2019
Last segment of “Coach’s Corner with Don Cherry and Ron MacLean airs after 37 years in Canada
1996
Evander Holyfield upsets Mike Tyson in 11th-round knockout in Las Vegas to regain WBA heavyweight boxing title; second boxer, after Muhammad Ali, to win a heavyweight title 3 times.
1989
Conference of first ministers fails to resolve opposition to Meech Lake raised by Manitoba and Newfoundland, threatens to rescind his province’s ratification unless the accord is altered to protect Newfoundland’s ability to get transfer payments.
1986
Jean Doré elected Mayor of Montreal with 68% of the votes counted.
1985
Garry Kasparov becomes the youngest ever world chess champion (22), with a 13-11 win over fellow Russian Anatoly Karpov.
1980
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran.
1967
The first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine was published in San Francisco. It featured a photo of John Lennon on the cover.
1961
PGA eliminates caucasians only rule
Brian Epstein saw The Beatles playing live for the first time during a lunchtime session at The Cavern Liverpool. Epstein went on to be the group’s manager.
1921
Partito Nazionalista Fascista formed in Italy by Mussolini.
1907
The Cullinan Diamond, the largest ever discovered, is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
1861
First documented Canadian football game played, at the University of Toronto.