It happened on a… November 4 - Beinteractivegroup

2016

British TV series “The Crown” premieres with Claire Foy playing Queen Elizabeth II and Matt Smith as Prince Philip

Justin Trudeau sworn in as Canadian Prime Minister with a cabinet split equally between men and women.

The body of the last missing victim is found on board the wrecked Costa Concordia, during its dismantling in Genoa.

Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate John McCain.

“Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” 1st film adaptation of the books by J. K. Rowling, premieres starring Daniel Radcliffe.

British girls group the Spice Girls release their debut album “Spice”, goes on to sell 23 million copies.

Jean Chretien is appointed the Prime Minister of Canada by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn.

Trois-Rivières goaltender Manon Rhéaume the first woman to sign a professional hockey contract.

Republican candidate Ronald Reagan is elected President of the United States, defeating incumbent Democrat US President Jimmy Carter by a landslide.

500 Iranian students loyal to Ayatollah Khomeini seize the US Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 hostages for 444 days.

Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli crowned as pope John XXIII.

Journalist René Lévesque debuts in new Société Radio-Canada public affairs show, ‘Point de Mire’.

Société Radio-Canada starts broadcasting La Famille Plouffe; the series is Quebec’s first téléroman.

United Nations Educational, Scientific, & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) formed

At the 40th National Automobile Show the first air-conditioned car was put on display.

Creation of the Société Radio-Canada, the french counterpart of the CBC.

Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt.

Dentist John Beers of San Francisco patents the gold crown.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Symphony No. 36” premieres in Linz, Austria.