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1911 Mar, 3

Hugues Lapointe

Hugues Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1982)
Hugues Lapointe (March 3, 1911 – November 13, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer, Member of Parliament and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1966 to 1978.

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  • 14 Jan

    Amundsen's South Pole expedition

    Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
  • 30 May

    Indianapolis 500

    At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
  • 31 May

    Porfirio Díaz

    The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
  • 24 Jul

    Machu Picchu

    Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
  • 29 Aug

    Native Americans in the United States

    Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.