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It happened on a… October 31

2019

US House of Representatives votes to formalize impeachment proceedings against PresidentDonald Trump.

2011

The world population reaches 7 billion inhabitants according to the United Nations.

1995

Jacques Parizeau announces his resignation as Quebec Premier, leader of the Parti québécois and MNA for L’Assomption after his Yes side narrowly loses the Quebec referendum.

1994

American tennis star Venus Williams makes her professional debut as a 14 year old with a 6-3, 6-4 win over former NCAA champion and world No. 58 Shaun Stafford in the Bank of the West Classic in Oakland, California.

1984

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh at her home in New Delhi.

1982

Pope John Paul II canonizes Marguerite Bourgeoys , founder of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame de Montréal as Canada’s first woman Saint.

1968

US President Lyndon B. Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam.

1954

The Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) began a revolt against French rule.

1950

The Big Cat, Earl Lloyd becomes the first African-American to play a game in the NBA, scoring 6 points on debut for the Washington Capitols.

1941

Mount Rushmore Monument is completed in South Dakota, designed by Gutzon Borglum.

1926

Magician Harry Houdini died of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix.

1889

Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) in Paris closes after 32 million visitors.

1888

John Boyd Dunlop developed the first practical pneumatic or inflatable tyre for his son’s tricycle.

1756

Giacomo Casanova escapes from prison in Venice by climbing onto the roof.

1541

Michelangelo Buonarroti finishes painting “The Last Judgement” in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City.

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Daniel Radcliffe behind documentary about his double paralyzed in an accident on the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

A documentary produced by Daniel Radcliffe will soon be released on HBO.

The project tells the tragic story of a young stuntman left paralyzed in a terrible filming accident on the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.

The documentary David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived , produced by HBO Documentary Films and Sky, recounts the events that completely changed the young stuntman’s life in 2009, when he was the understudy assigned to Daniel Radcliffe for his role as Harry Potter, and had been since the very first film in the saga.

The accident occurred while David Holmes was rehearsing a scene at the Warner Bros studios in Leavesden. Although he was to have been pulled backwards at high speed during a stunt to reproduce the effects of an explosion, Holmes was instead thrown against a wall.

Holmes immediately broke his neck.

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Happy to finally be able to talk about this documentary project he’d been keeping secret for a long time, David Holmes commented on the news on Instagram:

“In January 2009, I had an accident during a stunt rehearsal that changed my life forever.”

“Being a stuntman was my calling in life, and doubling Harry was the best job in the world,” adds Holmes, who has had to overcome many challenges since this life-changing event.

In particular, Holmes explains that he wouldn’t have overcome any of it without the people around him, including several members of the Harry Potter saga cast including Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy).

The documentary David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived premieres on HBO on November 15.

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‘Friends’ stars on Matthew Perry’s death: “We are family.”

Hours after the official announcement of Matthew Perry’s death, his Friends colleagues and stars comment on the terrible news.

“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. “We were more than just castmates. We are a family. There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss. In time we will say more, as and when we are able. For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world.” reads the official statement issued jointly by Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow and Jennifer Aniston.

The five remaining stars of the legendary sitcom will take time to digest the news and let the dust settle before saying anything more.

The death of Matthew Perry, 54, was announced last Saturday (October 28), sending shockwaves through the industry and around the world.

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It happened on a… October 30

2018

German ex-nurse Niels Högel admits in court to killing over 100 patients, making him one of the world’s worst serial killers.

US Pentagon sends 5,200 troops to Mexican border in advance of migrant caravan from Central America.

2012

Walt Disney purchases Lucasfilm Ltd and its rights for Star Wars and Indiana Jones for $4.05 billion.

1995

Quebec Referendum on sovereignty. The tally: Non 2,361,521 (50.6%), Oui 2,308,028 (49.4%); 93.2% of eligible voters go to the polls.

1974

Muhammad Ali KOs George Foreman in 8th round in Kinshasa Zaire (‘The Rumble in the Jungle’).

1973

The Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosporus for the first time.

1968

Frank Sinatra recorded his version of the song My Way.

1940

Film premiere of “One Night in the Tropics” first film for Abbott and Costello Paterson New Jersey.

1938

Orson Welles’ “The War of the Worlds” aired on CBS radio. The belief that the realistic radio dramatization was a live news event about a Martian invasion caused panic among listeners.

1922

Benito Mussolini forms government in Italy.

1692

Founding of the Hôpital Général de Québec.

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Tributes for Matthew Perry are pouring in

The news of Matthew Perry’s death has come as a shock to friends, colleagues and fans around the world.

The sad loss of Perry, star of Friends and many other projects, who died at the age of 54, sent shockwaves around the industry and the world.

Many celebrities have expressed their sorrow and paid tribute to him.

Here are a few of them.

Maggie Wheeler

The Friends team

Olivia Munn

Justin Trudeau

Robert Griffin III

Shannen Doherty

Melissa Joan Hart

Yvette Nicole Brown

Alyssa Milano

Maddison Brown

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Selma Blair

Taylor Lautner

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Rumer Willis

Michael Rapaport

Thomas Lennon

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It happened on a… October 29

2019

Rising seas could endanger 150 million people worldwide, three times more than previously thought, according study by Climate Central published in “Nature Communications”

2015

China announces the end of their one-child policy after 35 years.

2004

Arabic news network, Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a video of Osama bin Laden in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks.

1973

Robert Bourassa reelected Premier of Quebec, with 102 seats for his Quebec Liberal Party, 6 for the Parti québécois, and 2 Crédit social; no Union nationale members are elected.

1965

The Rolling Stones open their third North American tour with a concert in Montreal.

1960

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) won his first professional fight.

1959

“Asterix” is first published in the French magazine “Pilote” by Rene Goscinny, illustrated by Albert Uderzo.

1945

First ballpoint pen goes on sale, manufactured by Biro.

1929

America’s Great Depression began with the crash of the Wall Street stock market.

1863

The International Committee of the Red Cross was founded.

1787

Opera “Don Giovanni”, music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte premieres at the National Theater of Bohemia in Prague.

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Matthew Perry found dead at 54

Terrible news.

The star of Friends and numerous films Matthew Perry has died, according to TMZ.

Perry was reportedly found at his home.

Several rumors are circulating as to the official reason for his death, while drowning and cardiac arrest were mentioned in the first hour following the public announcement of his death.

This is terrible news for Perry’s loved ones and colleagues, but also for his fans, all of whom had seen him bravely go through serious addiction problems over the years.

The actor had released a book in 2022 titled Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.

Matthew Perry was 54 years old.

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It happened on a… October 28

2020

New coral reef 500m (1,640ft) high, taller than the Empire State Building, discovered north of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

1997

NBA announces hiring of Dee Kantner & Violet Palmer as 1st women to officiate a major-league all-male sports league.

1978

Bobby Orr scores his last career NHL goal (vs Detroit Red Wings)

1971

John Lennon and Yoko Ono record “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” in NYC.

1962

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the U.S. that he had ordered the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba.

1958

Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was elected Pope. He took the name John XXIII.

1954

Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded to Ernest Hemingway.

1900

II Summer (Modern) Olympic Games, Paris, France: competition ends after 5 months; no opening or closing ceremonies conducted.

1886

The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor by U.S. President Cleveland.

1824

First classes begin at Montreal Medical Institute, Canada’s first medical school.

1636

Harvard College was founded in Massachusetts. The original name was Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was the first school of higher education in America.

1492

Christopher Columbus sights Cuba and claims it for Spain under the name “Juana”.

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Sophie Grégoire in a relationship… for several months already?

Legal documents shed light on this secret relationship.

According to rumors and divorce papers, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has been in a relationship with an Ottawa surgeon for months, long before she officially announced her separation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last August.

Although nothing has been officially confirmed by the Prime Minister or Sophie Grégoire, divorce papers dated April 26 are said to be the source of the rumors. The documents involve an Ottawa surgeon working at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and his ex-wife, in which it is stated that the surgeon was romantically involved with a well-known local public figure.

The affair is attracting a great deal of media attention, but would also present important security considerations, according to the National Post.

The surgeon’s ex-wife is quoted in legal documents as saying that this situation involving her ex-husband and his new partner (Grégoire) would have created significant safety issues for their children while in their father’s care.

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Also according to the National Post, sources claimed that the important public figure involved in the divorce papers was indeed Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.

On August 2, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and Justin Trudeau announced that they had ended their relationship after 18 years of marriage and that they were now legally separated, but without offering any details on the reasons for their separation, leaving room for much speculation since then.

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The couple had been married since 2005, and have three children together: Xavier James, Ella-Grace Margaret and Hadrien Grégoire.

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Justin Timberlake furious with Britney Spears and her revelations

Justin and Jessica Biel’s wedding celebrations are on the rocks.

While Justin Timberlake was rather worried in the days leading up to the release of Britney Spears’ memoir, A Women In Me, about what would end up in the singer’s book, he’s now reportedly downright angry about the revelations made about him!

Britney Spears has indeed dropped a few bombshells in her memoirs… big revelations kept secret until now, about her relationship with Justin Timberlake in the early 2000s, and the latter is reportedly absolutely furious about the singer’s comments about him.

In her book, Britney claims to have become pregnant at the age of 19 with Justin Timberlake, and that after discussions they decided she would have an abortion because he wasn’t ready to be a father.

According to a Page Six source, Timberlake is accusing Spears of only telling her side of the story!

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In her book, Britney says she regretted the abortion and probably wouldn’t have done it if it had been her own decision.

While Justin Timberlake was reportedly very angry upon learning of the singer’s surprise pregnancy, strongly insisting that they weren’t ready and that he didn’t want to be a father, Britney had a very different take on the situation.

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Timberlake has made no official comment since Britney Spears’ shocking revelations, although sources say he’s furious that he had no say in the revelations to the world of his private life.

Plus, it looks like Justin and Jessica Biel’s wedding celebrations are on the rocks.

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The October 24 release of A Women In Me came just days after Justin Timberlake and his wife Jessica Biel’s wedding anniversary, which would have absolutely ruined the singer’s celebrations, according to Page Six!

And, according to Britney, her book is already shattering records…

Will Justin offer his side of the story?