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2015

The number of migrants arriving in Greece has surpassed 500,000, according to the UN.

Former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and his son Moatassem are killed after a battle in Sirte.

Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Cassie Gaines of Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a plane crash in Missouri.

Queen Elizabeth II officially opens the Sydney Opera House.

First oil crisis caused by the OPEC embargo.

Pierre Laporte is buried at Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.

Jean Béliveau of the Montreal Canadiens scores the 500th goal of his career.

Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon defeats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis and becomes the NWA champion.

South Africa begins the trial of Nelson Mandela and eight others.

Mayor Jean Drapeau announces that Montreal will have a subway in 1966.

Lester B. Pearson becomes the first Canadian to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to resolve the Suez Crisis.

The United States and Great Britain establish the border between the U.S. and Canada along the 49th parallel.

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