On This Day in History
The Montreal Canadiens are founded
1909The Montreal Canadiens, later the oldest professional ice-hockey club in the world, were founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association. (Montreal Canadiens)
Also on this day
- 1909 The first Grey Cup is played — The first Grey Cup, the championship game of the Canadian Football League, was held in Toronto.
- 1639 Horrocks and Crabtree observe a transit of Venus — Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree made the first successful observation of a transit of Venus from Earth.
- 2012 Il Canto degli Italiani becomes Italy's official anthem — Il Canto degli Italiani officially became the national anthem of Italy, 66 years after it had been provisionally chosen following the birth of the Italian Republic.