Princess Catherine (Kate) Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, gives birth to a prince. He is later named Louis Arthur Charles. This is the third child for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The baby boy is the fifth-in-line to the throne.
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1564: William Shakespeare is born. He dies on the same day 52 years later.
1851: The Three-Pence Beaver, Canada’s first postage stamp, designed by Sir Sandford Fleming and issued. It is the first pictorial stamp in the world that does not depict a monarch.
1965: Rolling Stones perform at their first Canadian show at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal.
1985: Coca-Cola changes the formula for it’s Coke and launches New Coke. The public rejects the New Coke and it is quickly pulled from shelves.
2005: The first YouTube video is posted – The 18-second clip “Me at the zoo” shows co-founder Jawed Karim at San Diego Zoo. It has been viewed more than 48 million times (2018).