It happened on… February 3 — Saviez-vous Que? — Tous les jours, découvrez de nouvelles infos pour briller en société !

2020

The Diamond Princess cruise ship and its 3,700 passengers were quarantined at the port of Yokohama, Japan, after cases of COVID-19 were discovered.

The federal trial of four police officers who beat Rodney King begins in Los Angeles, California.

The first Winter Olympics in Asia are held in Sapporo, Japan.

Jimi Hendrix records the song “Purple Haze.”

The coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada is -64°C in Snag, Yukon.

The original Parliament Building in Ottawa is destroyed by fire, killing seven people.

Edwin Booth, one of the greatest actors in history, opens a theater in New York. The first play performed is “Romeo and Juliet.”

The world’s first industrial cheese factory is established in Switzerland.

It happened on… February 3