On this day in history: John F. Kennedy assassinated

In 1718 , the English pirate Blackbeard was killed during a battle off the Virginia coast.

In 1806 , Le Canadien , the first all- French -language newspaper in Canada , and the first newspaper in Newfoundland , were printed.

In 1915 , Canada issued a war loan of $50 million which was oversubscribed and later raised to $100 million .

In 1986 , Mike Tyson defeated Trevor Berbick by a knockout in the second round to win the World Boxing Council’s heavyweight championship in Las Vegas .

In 1989 , Lebanese President Rene Muawad was assassinated only 17 days after he was elected.

In 1999 , skier Nancy Greene was voted Female Athlete of the Century in a survey of newspaper editors and broadcasters by The Canadian Press .

In 2018 , Montreal skier Erik Guay announced his retirement. The three -time Olympian earned 25 World Cup medals and captured three world championship medals, including two gold, over his career. He retired as Canada ’s most decorated alpine skier. In 2018 , Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was named the most outstanding player at the CFL ’s awards banquet in Edmonton . Mitchell had first won the award in 2016 ..