It happened on a… October 8

Actress and singer Selena Gomez reveals she has Lupus.

Ottawa Senators 1st NHL game.

Gilles Villeneuve wins his first Formula 1 race at the Montreal Grand Prix.

Canadien Guy Lafleur scores his first NHL goal.

John Lennon recorded the single « Imagine ».

Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia..

Jerry Lee Lewis recorded « Great Balls of Fire ».

Microwave oven patented.

« The Second Hundred Years » silent short film released starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy – 1st Laurel and Hardy film with them appearing as a team.

Jeanne Mance opens the Hôtel Dieu, Montreal’s first hospital and the first lay hospital in North America.