Category: Éphémérides (anglais)

Gregg Popovich surpasses Lenny Wilkens to became the all-time winningest coach in NBA history with his 1,413th win.

BTS is the first K-pop band to perform on US TV show “Saturday Night Live”.

“Avengers: Age of Ultron”, directed by Joss Whedon, starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner, premieres in Los Angeles.

NHL Pitts Penguin Mario Lemieux’s last NHL regular game.

Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament at the age of 21. He also set a record when he finished at 18 under par.

Montreal fans welcome Pete Rose in his first game as an Expo; he hits a double – his 4,000th career hit – against his former teammates, the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Rolling Stones released ‘Brown Sugar’ the first record on their own label, Rolling Stones Records, which introduces the infamous licking- tongue and lips logo.

Apollo 13 announces “Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here”, as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon

The Beatles record their single “Help”.

Sidney Poitier became the first black to win an Oscar for best actor. It was for his role in the movie “Lilies of the Field.”

The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in New York City.

George Frideric Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” performed for the 1st time at New Music Hall in Dublin.

Euro Disney (Disneyland Paris) opens in Marne-la-Vallee, France.

56th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Fred Couples wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of 1976 champion Raymond Floyd.

Terry Fox 1958-1981 dips his artificial leg into the Atlantic in St. John’s Newfoundland to start his cross-country ‘Marathon of Hope’, backed by the Canadian Cancer Society, to raise money for cancer research.

Anne Rice’s debut novel “Interview with a Vampire” is published by Knopf.

1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam.

Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit Earth (Vostok 1)

Maurice (Rocket) Richard scores his last NHL goal before retiring, helping his Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2.

Bill Haley and the Comets record “Rock Around Clock”.

John Moodie from Hamilton, On, imports a Winton automobile, first gasoline-powered automobile brought to Canada.

George C Blickensderfer patents portable typewriter.

Winnipeg hit with record 33 cm of snow.

Fort Sumter in South Carolina is attacked by the Confederacy, beginning the American Civil War.

England adopted the original Union Jack as its flag.

85th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Hideki Matsuyama become first Japanese male to win a golf major.

Barack Obama and Raúl Castro meet in Panama, the 1st meeting of US and Cuban heads of state since the Cuban Revolution.

“The Avengers”, directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner, premieres in Los Angeles.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has successfully enriched uranium.

Philadelphia Flyers’ goalie Ron Hextall scores short-handed into an empty net in an 8-5 victory over Washington Capitals; first NHL goalie to score a playoff goal. In 1987, he was the first goalie to score a regular season goal.

The Apple I computer, created by Steve Wozniak is released

Apollo 13 is launched.

Frank Sinatra records “Strangers in the Night” single for his album of the same name. Later reaches #1 Billboard charts.

Prince Rainier III becomes ruler of Monaco.

Jackie Robinson became the first black player in major-league history. He played in an exhibition game for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Establishment of Tel Aviv by Jewish settlers.

The Shogunate is abolished in Japan.

Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates unconditionally and he is exiled to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean.

Fire destroys one-third of the town of Montreal.

First home delivery service by drone begins in Canberra, Australia by Wing, part of Google’s Alphabet company.

First-ever photo of a black hole announced, taken by The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration in 2017 in galaxy M87, 6.5 billion times the mass of earth, 55 million light-years away.

Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak.

Paul McCartney officially announces the split of The Beatles.

Warner Bros. released “House of Wax.” It was the first 3-D movie to be released by a major Hollywood studio.

Act of Parliament creates Trans-Canada Airlines, now Air Canada; company will have two passenger planes and a biplane by September launch.

F. Scott Fitzgerald published “The Great Gatsby” for the first time.

The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) held its first championship tournament.

White Star liner Titanic leaves Queenstown for NY; to pass the coast of Newfoundland in four days.

Mount Tambora in the Dutch East Indies experiences a cataclysmic eruption, one of the most powerful in history, killing around 71,000 people, causes global volcanic winter.

81st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Spaniard Sergio García beats Justin Rose of England; Garcia’s 1st major title in his 74th attempt.

“The Lion King” becomes highest grossing Broadway show after overtaking “The Phantom of the Opera”.

Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles; Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor’s Guildhall.

Baghdad falls to U.S. forces, ending the invasion of Iraq, but resulting in widespread looting.

US Fed court finds Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of 8 out of 10 drug and racketeering charges.

Wayne Gretzky tallies his 177th career playoff point vs. Los Angeles, surpassing Jean Beliveau as the all-time leading scorer in Stanley Cup playoff history.

Ringo Starr releases “It Don’t Come Easy” in UK

Martin Luther King Jr., buried in Atlanta.

NASA names 1st 7 astronauts for Project Mercury.

PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame.

Mae West made her debut on Broadway in the production of “Diamond Lil.”

Hudson Bay Company cedes its territory to Canada.

The National Gallery opened in London.

Egyptian archaeologists announce their most important find since Tutankhamun’s tomb – discovery of a lost ‘golden city’ the 3,000-years-old ancient city of Aten near Luxor.

WrestleMania XXXIV : Ronda Rousey makes WWE debut, teaming with Kurt Angle to beat Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a mixed tag team match.

Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Ontario, Canada. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos motorcycle gang.

Over four million people attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.

Actor Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California.

Frank Robinson debuts as 1st African American baseball manager.

Hammerin’ Hank Aaron hits 715th HR, off of L.A. Dodger Al Downing, breaking Babe Ruth’s record in Atlanta.

Lester B. Pearson throws out the first ball as the Montreal Expos play their first game at Jarry Park, beating the National Baseball League St. Louis Cardinals 8-7; opening game of franchise, first regular-season major league baseball game in Canada, and outside the US.

Milk sold in glass bottles for 1st time

Alfred Paraf patented the first successful oleomargarine.

The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Melos.

William Pigott opens the first inn in Nova Scotia; first in English Canada.

China ends its lockdown of Wuhan, the city at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic after 76 days as the country reports no new deaths for the 1st time.

WrestleMania XXVIII : John Cena defeats The Rock to win his record 11th WWE Championship.

U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein’s regime falls two days later.

Beginning of the Rwandan Genocide; the Presidential Guard begins killing moderate politicians and public figures in Kigali, including Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana.

Russia announces it will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.

The Toronto Blue Jays play their inaugural regular season game in a light snowfall at the CNE Exhibition Stadium; the expansion team beats the Chicago White Sox 9-5.

John Wayne won his first and only Oscar for his role in “True Grit.” He had been in over 200 films.

The Internet’s symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1

At the age of 23, Jack Nicklaus became the youngest golfer to win the Green Jacket at the Masters Tournament.

The United Nations’ World Health Organization began operations.

English chemist John Walker invents wooden matches.

Canadian Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team involved in a bus crash outside Tisdale, Saskatchewan that kills 16.

“Star Trek” film reboot directed by J.J. Abrams, starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto premieres in Austin, Texas.

Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 month by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use

Gordie Howe completes record 26th season as a hockey player.

The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau chosen as Liberal Party leader on fourth ballot, replacing Lester Pearson.

Teflon invented by Roy J. Plunkett

Charlie Chaplin became the highest-paid film star in the world when he signed a contract with Mutual Film Corporation for $675,000 a year. He was 26 years old.

North Pole reached by Americans Robert Peary (picture) & Matthew Henson.

World’s 1st animated cartoon is released, “Humorous Phases of Funny Faces” by J. Stuart Blackton.

The first modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.

City of Vancouver BC incorporated

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to hospital suffering from COVID-19

Steve Irwin’s “The Crocodile Hunter” debuts.

Kurt Cobain committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at his home in Seattle.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers) became the all-time NBA regular season scoring leader when he broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record of 31,419 career points.

Gentilly nuclear power station starts service near Trois-Rivières; world’s first reactor fueled by natural uranium, cooled by ordinary water.

Winston Churchill resigned as British prime minister.

Elvis Presley records his debut single “That’s All Right”

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company starts producing inflatable tires.

The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh & Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.

Opening in Saint John, NB, of the first public museum in Canada (New Brunswick Museum).

Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop.

Former US President Donald Trump sits in a New York courtroom, where he pleaded not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges of falsifying business records. It was the first time a current or former president faced criminal charges in American history.

Finland became the 31st member of NATO, wrapping up its historic strategic shift by depositing its accession documents to the alliance.

Alibaba becomes the world’s largest retailer according to US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Jack Ma founds Chinese internet company Alibaba.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s last NBA game in Seattle.

Wayne Gretzky set an NHL record with his 213th point of the season.

At Cape Canaveral, the space shuttle Challenger took off on its first flight. It was the sixth flight overall for the shuttle program.

Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the age of 39.

The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.

Canada and eleven nations signed a treaty to create The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

City of Los Angeles incorporated.

Napoleon abdicates for the first time in favour of his son.