It happened on… October 13

An accident occurs at a mine in Copiapó, Chile. Thirty-three miners are trapped underground for 69 days before being rescued.

The NBA locks out its players and cancels the season—a first in its 51-year history.

Racer Andy Green smashes the land speed record, reaching 763.035 mph—1,227.985 km/h.

A bus crashes into a ravine in Les Éboulements, Charlevoix, killing 44 people.

The British band The Who records the song “My Generation.”

Jean Béliveau is named captain of the Montreal Canadiens. He succeeds Doug Harvey.

Gratien Gélinas’s character Ti-Coq is brought to the big screen for the first time.