Drake surpasses The Beatles record of most singles in Billboard Hot One 100 with seven against their five from his album “Scorpion”.
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo joins Italian champions Juventus in a deal worth £99.2m, becoming one of the four most expensive players of all time.
“Orange Is the New Black” premieres on Netflix starring Taylor Schilling.
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, the 5th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released.
Coldplay release their debut album “Parachutes” (Grammy Award Best Alternative Album 2002).
In Miami, Florida, the former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.
Boris Yeltsin sworn in as 1st elected President of the Russian Federation.
French foreign intelligence agents blow up the Greenpeace boat Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbor, New Zealand to prevent it interfering with French nuclear tests in the South Pacific. Dutch photographer Fernando Pereira is killed.
Playboy (and also Penthouse) publish nude pictures of Madonna.
Rolling Stones score their 1st US #1 single “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”.
The Beatles release “A Hard Day’s Night”, their 3rd studio album.
Telstar, the world’s first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
Sugar Ray Robinson was defeated for only the second time in 133 fights as Randy Turpin took the middleweight crown.
Canada’s first drive-in movie theatre opens in Hamilton.
George Eastman first demonstrated color motion pictures.