Category: Éphémérides (anglais)

World Cup: Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology is used for the first time, awarding France a penalty in 2-1 win over Australia in Kazan

Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco.

Musical comedy film “The Blues Brothers” starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and directed by John Landis, premieres in Chicago

The film adaptation of “Grease” premiered in New York City.

Soviet space mission Vostok 6 is launched with Valentina Tereshkova onboard, who becomes the 1st woman in space.

“Psycho”, psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, and Vera Miles, opens in New York City.

IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.

Pepsi Cola company forms

Ford Motor Company was incorporated.

François de Laval 1623-1688 arrives in Canada as Vicar Apostolic of New France; becomes first Bishop of Quebec in 1674.

Physicist Stephen Hawking’s ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey, London, between the remains of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully tightrope walk over Niagara Falls.

NBA Draft: St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio) small forward LeBron James first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers

Birth of the first federal political party in Canada that supports Quebec nationalism, le Bloc Québécois.

Bob Dylan records single “Like a Rolling Stone”.

Fire kills 35 elderly persons at l’Hospice Ste-Cunégond.

Canada’s Maritime Provinces switch from Eastern to Atlantic time.

World’s first moving pictures caught on camera (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse’s hooves leave the ground.

Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.

The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.

Colonists in North America completed James Fort in Jamestown, VA.

Dannebrog is the flag of Denmark and the oldest national flag in the world. .

Cristiano Ronaldo removes sponsors coke bottles from his press table at the European Championships, prompting the company share price to drop $4 billion.

“Jurassic World”, 1st film to make $500 million worldwide in its opening weekend.

The US government charges NSA leaker Edward Snowden with violating the Espionage Act and theft of government property.

“The Bourne Identity” directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon is released in the US

Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the Falkland Islands.

Edouard Carpentier beats Lou Thesz to become NWA wrestling champion

Nat King Cole records “The Christmas Song” for the first time.

Anne Frank begins her diary.

German troops entered Paris. As Paris became occupied loud speakers announced the implementation of a curfew being imposed for 8 p.m.

The Nazis opened their concentration camp at Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland.

The first Canadian parliament opened in Kingston.

The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the “Stars and Stripes” as the national flag of the United States.

NBA Finals: Toronto Raptors beat defending champion Golden State Warriors, 114-110 to win franchise’s first Championship; last game at Oracle Arena, Oakland; Kawhi Leonard MVP

A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch.

“Jagged Little Pill” 3rd studio album by Alanis Morissette is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1996).

“Licence to Kill”, 16th James Bond film, last directed by John Glen and starring Timothy Dalton premieres in London.

“The Long and Winding Road” becomes the Beatles’ last US Number 1 song.

Babe Ruth’s final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies Aug 16th.

Paris was evacuated before the German advance on the city.

Captain Albert Berry made the first successful parachute jump from an airplane in Jefferson, Mississippi.

Fire wipes out much of Vancouver, destroying nearly 1,000 buildings; 50 people killed, and only 4 houses left standing.

Danish star soccer midfielder Christian Eriksen suffers an on-field cardiac arrest during Euro 2020 game with Finland in Copenhagen; revived with a defibrillator; game controversially restarts with 1-0 Finland win.

Singapore Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.

World Health Organization concludes that diesel exhaust causes cancer.

“Transformers”, directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox premieres in Sydney.

Jacques Parizeau sets up Common Front for the Referendum with Lucien Bouchard of the Bloc Quebecois and Mario Dumont of the Parti de l’Action Democratique.

Boris Yelstin elected President of Russian Federation.

“Mariah Carey” debut album by Mariah Carey is released.

“Raiders of the Lost Ark” (the first Indiana Jones film) directed by Stephen Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford premieres

“You Only Live Twice”, 5th James Bond film starring Sean Connery, screenplay by Roald Dahl, premieres in London.

Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.

“Cleopatra” starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison, and Richard Burton premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.

Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” is originally released.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.

Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury.

Fire in a Montreal theatre kills 200 people.

Captain George Vancouver discovers site of Vancouver, British Columbia.

The newly completed Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is unveiled in Rome.

Four young children were found alive after more than 40 days wandering the Amazon, where they survived like “children of the jungle,” according to Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces plan to ban single-use plastics by 2021.

The World Health Organization declares H1N1 swine flu to be a global pandemic, the first such incident in over forty years.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada’s First Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children are isolated from their homes, families and cultures for a century.

“American Idol” created by Simon Fuller with judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson premieres on Fox

Steven Spielberg’s movie “Jurassic Park” opened.

Steven Spielberg’s movie “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” opened.

Janis Joplin plays her 1st gig (San Francisco).

Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.

Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia when he ran aground.

Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove.

“The Sopranos” series finale on HBO (infamous “cut to black” ending).

The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission.

CFL Montreal Concordes lose to Toronto in their first game; football team will later revert to former name, the Alouettes, but eventually fold.

The Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.

John Diefenbaker (C) elected Prime Minister of Canada.

Saab produces its first automobile. Defunct in 2012.

Italy declared war on France and Britain. In addition, Canada declared war on Italy.

Alcoholic Anonymous was founded by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith.

The Jardin des Plantes zoo opened in Paris. It was the first public zoo.

Benjamin Franklin tests the lightning conductor with his kite-flying experiment.

The LIV Golf Professional Tour begins its activities in London. Phil Mickelson and more than a dozen golfers have been suspended by the PGA Tour for participating in the series, which is supported by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.

French Open Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1; 3rd straight French singles title; 12th overall; first to win 12 singles titles at same Grand Slam; 18th major.

Over 1 million people protest in Hong Kong over proposed new extradition laws to China in one of largest-ever protests in the city.

Edward Snowden publicly makes his identity known as the leaker of NSA documents.

Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) became the first National Hockey League (NHL) player to win three Conn Smythe Trophies. The award is given to the playoff’s Most Valuable Player.

Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 to clinch their 24th Stanley Cup title in the 100th anniversary season.

Pittsburgh Penguins pick Mario Lemieux as their number one draft choice in the NHL Entry draft.

Brian Jones leaves the Rolling Stones after developing a serious drug problem

Donald Duck makes his debut in “The Wise Little Hen”.

Jacques Cartier became the first to sail into the river he named Saint Lawrence.

Lockdowns for COVID-19 in Europe saved 3 million lives according to study by Imperial College London.

World’s most powerful supercomputer, Summit, can process 200,000 trillion calculations per second, launched at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, by IBM and NVidia

Ray Bourque plays the final game in his NHL career

“Ghostbusters”, American supernatural comedy film, directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murrary and Dan Aykroyd is released.

Vietnam War: The photographer Nick Ut takes his Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of a naked 9-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc running down a road after being burned by napalm.

Rolling Stones release “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”.

The United States Supreme Court rules that restaurants in Washington, D.C., cannot refuse to serve black patrons.

George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.

“Lassie” debuted on ABC radio. It was a 15-minute show.

Bing Crosby records “Silent Night”.

Ives W. McGaffey received a U.S. patent for the suction vacuum cleaner.

The first patent of invention was issued by the Province of lower Canada, for a washing and fulling machine in favour of Noah Cushing of Quebec.

Lionel Messi announced his Major League Soccer (MLS) future with Inter Miami CF. The 35-year-old striker, who won the World Cup with Argentina the year before, would earn $54 million per season with the Florida club.

Mars Curiosity Rover finds organic matter, including methane, on Mars in studies published in journal “Science”.

Stanley Cup Final, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Calgary Flames, 2-1 for 4-3 series win; Tampa Bay’s 1st-ever appearance in final.

Universal Studios Florida opens in Orlando, FL.

Wayne Gretzky wins his ninth NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years.

Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier was kept off-limits.

French Open Men’s Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins 11th and final career Grand Slam title; Open era record 6th French title; beats Ivan Lendl.

Sony Corporation unveiled its brand new consumer home videotape recorder. The black and white only unit sold for $995.

1st Rolling Stones TV appearance (Thank Your Lucky Stars) & release 1st single, “Come On”.

Vatican City becomes a sovereign state.

The United Colonies changed their name to the United States.

Louis XIV crowned King of France.