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Gasoline and diesel are sold by the litre rather than the gallon.
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Justin Timberlake was born
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More than three hundred men are arrested after police sweeps of Toronto bathhouses.
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Jessica Alba - Actress was born
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bob marley a singer-songwriter and musician died from a brain tumor
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The government of British Columbia named a 2,639-metre (8,658 foot) peak in the Rocky Mountains after Terry Fox.
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The 83-kilometre (52 mi) section of the Trans-Canada Highway in Ontario where Terry Fox was forced to end his run, was renamed in his honour
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mtv first launched there show
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Quebec's French language sign law comes into effect
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Three workers are killed and 5 injured during a test of the Space Shuttle
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Canadian government and all provinces, except Quebec, agree on how to patriate the Canadian Constitution
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The Canadarm is first deployed aboard the Space Shuttle
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Britney Spears was born
