1998 Event SwissAir flight 111 crashes off the coast of Nova Scotia killing all 229 onbaord, likely cause was an electrical fire 1992 Event Peter Collins discovers nova Cygni 1992 1977 Event 20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean) 1975 Event Star in Cygnus goes nova becoming 4th brightest in sky 1974 Birthday Kris Burley, Truro Nova Scotia, gymnast 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Stanislav Jasecko, Spisska Nova Ves, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1972 Birthday Kelly O'Leary, born in Halifax Nova, Scotia, kayaker 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Nova Peris, Darwin Australia, field hockey left halfback 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Phil Graham, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, rower 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Todd Hallett, Shelburne Nova Scotia, rower, Olympics-7-92, 96 1967 Birthday Robyn Meagher, born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 5k runner 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Christine Parris-Washington, Truro Nova Scotia, softball 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Mike Forgeron, Main-A-Dieu Nova Scotia, rower 1996 Olympics 1964 Event Radio CJCX Sydney Nova Scotia (Canada) starts shortwave transmission 1964 Birthday Randall Thompson, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, boxer 1996 Olympics 1956 Birthday Aldo Nova, rocker, Blood on the Bricks 1950 Event D McI Hodgson of St. Ann Bay, Nova Scotia catches a 997 lb tuna 1948 Birthday Art Hindle, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, actor, Jeff-Dallas, Berrengers 1946 Birthday Anne Murray, Springhill Nova Scotia, country singer, Snowbird 1941 Event Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Event 1st boxing match to be televised, Lon Nova defeats Max Baer 1932 Birthday Eydie Gorme, Edithe Gormezano, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Bossa Nova 1928 Birthday Amazing [James] Randi, born in Toronto, Ontario, skeptic magician, Nova 1928 Birthday Peter Donat, Kentville Nova Scotia, Flamingo Road, Different Story 1918 Event Nova Aquila, brightest nova since Kepler's nova of 1604, discovered 1917 Birthday Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian guitarist, developed bossa nova 1914 Birthday Hank Snow, Nova Scotia, Canada, country singer, I Went to Your Wedding 1906 Death Alfred Gilpin Jones, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia 1900 - 1906, dies at 81 1898 Birthday Fritz Zwicky, Swiss astronomer, super nova 1892 Event 1st cattle tuberculosis test in U.S. made, Villa Nova, Penn 1885 Birthday George Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor, Courage of Lassie 1873 Event British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die 1867 Event Dominion of Canada forms (New Bruns, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec) 1824 Birthday Alfred Gilpin Jones, Weymouth NS, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, 1900 - 1906 1776 Event British forces evacuate Boston to Nova Scotia during Revolutionary War 1773 Event Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada) 1710 Event British troops occupies Port Royal, Nova Scotia 1710 Event English troops occupy Acadia (Nova Scotia) 1690 Event English troops of W Phips conquer Port Royal Nova Scotia 1630 Death Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Opella Nova), dies at 44 1607 Death Jacob van Heemskerck, Dutch Admiral (Nova Zambia), dies in battle 1604 Event Supernova "Kepler's nova" 1st sighted 1502 Event Portuguese Admiral Da Nova discovers St. Helena 1501 Event Joao da Nova Castell discovers Ascension Islands 1497 Event John Cabot claims eastern Canada for England (believes he found Asia in Nova Scotia)
