2020
2019
FIFA Ballon d’Or: Barcelona striker Lionel Messi wins his record sixth award. He will add a seventh in 2021.
2014
Stephen Hawking claims that Artificial Intelligence could be a “threat to mankind” and spell the end of the human race.
2013
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”, 2nd film in the Hobbit series, directed by Peter Jackson, starring Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen, premieres in Los Angeles
2003
US reality show “The Simple Life” with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie premieres on Fox.
1995
Patrick Roy resigns from the Montreal Canadiens; suspended the following day by General Manager Réjean Houle; later traded to Colorado Avalanche.
1985
Robert Bourassa, with the slogan ‘la force de l’expérience’, leads the Liberals back to power in Quebec after 9 years of PQ rule.
1976
Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
1969
1941
1933
Fred Astaire’s 1st film, “Dancing Lady”, released.