— about 55 years ago
Date | Event |
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1000-10-09 |
Leif Ericson discovers "Vinland" (possibly L'Anse aux Meadows, Canada) reputedly becoming first European to reach North America |
1497-06-24 |
John Cabot claims Eastern Canada for England (believes he found Asia in Nova Scotia) |
1534-06-29 |
Jacques Cartier discovers Prince Edward Islands Canada |
1534-07-24 |
Jacques Cartier, lands in Canada, claims it for France |
1536-07-09 |
French navigator Jacques Cartier returns to Saint-Malo from Canada |
1541-08-23 |
French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada. |
1578-05-31 |
Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in London. |
1613-03-27 |
The first English child born in Canada at Cuper's Cove, Newfoundland to Nicholas Guy. |
1620-06-03 |
Construction of the oldest stone church in French North America, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, begins at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. |
1642-05-18 |
Montreal, Canada, founded |
1672-05-17 |
Frontenac becomes governor of New France (Canada) |
1713-06-23 |
The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada. |
1760-06-04 |
Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada taken from the Acadians. |
1763-02-10 |
Treaty of Paris ends French-Indian War, surrendering Canada to Britain |
1771-05-07 |
Samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada |
1773-07-20 |
Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada) |
1775-05-17 |
American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada. |
1780-05-19 |
About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England, only now known to be caused by forest fires in Canada |
1783-05-18 |
First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada after leaving the United States. |
1789-06-03 |
Alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada) |
1792-12-17 |
Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city |
1793-07-22 |
Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada. |
1796-02-01 |
The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York. |
1812-07-11 |
US invades Canada (Detroit frontier) |
1812-07-12 |
US forces led by Gen Hull invade Canada (War of 1812) |
1812-10-13 |
Battle of Queenstown Heights, Brit beats US attempt to invade Canada |
1813-05-27 |
Americans capture Ft George, Canada |
1813-06-06 |
US invasion of Canada halted at Stoney Creek (Ont) |
1813-10-05 |
Battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British |
1814-07-03 |
Americans capture Fort Erie, Canada (War of 1812) |
1816-06-19 |
Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
1818-04-16 |
Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot amendment (unarmed US-Canada border) |
1818-10-20 |
49th parallel forms as border between US & Canada |
1825-02-22 |
Russia & Britain establish Alaska-Canada boundary |
1826-08-19 |
Canada Co chartered to colonize Upper Canada (Ontario) |
1827-08-10 |
Race riots in Cincinnati (1,000 blacks leave for Canada) |
1832-06-07 |
Asian cholera reaches Quebec, brought by Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada. |
1837-03-24 |
Canada gives black citizens the right to vote |
1837-05-25 |
The Patriots of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the British for freedom. |
1837-12-05 |
Uprising under William Lyon Mackenzie in Canada |
1838-02-28 |
Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Québec) |
1838-03-03 |
Rebellion at Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada |
1840-07-23 |
Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper & Lower Canada |
1841-10-16 |
Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, is chartered |
1842-08-09 |
US-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty |
1844-09-25 |
Canada defeats USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international |
1845-05-28 |
Fire in Quebec, Canada, 1,500 houses destroyed |
1848-03-11 |
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government. |
1849-04-25 |
The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots. |
1851-04-23 |
Canada issues its 1st postage stamps |
1852-07-09 |
Fire destroys 1,100 construction sites in Montreal Canada |
1857-06-10 |
Britain passes an act putting Canada on the decimal currency system |
1857-12-31 |
Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada |
1858-01-01 |
Canada begins using decimal currency system |
1867-03-08 |
The British North America Act is passed in the House of Commons, and would serve as a constitution for Canada for the next 100 years |
1867-07-01 |
The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as the first Prime Minister |
1869-04-09 |
Hudson Bay Company cedes its territory to Canada |
1869-10-05 |
A strong hurricane devastates the Bay of Fundy region of Maritime Canada. The storm had been predicted over a year before by a British naval officer. |
1869-11-03 |
Canada's Hamilton Foot Ball Club forms |
1869-12-08 |
Timothy Eaton founds T. Eaton Co. Limited in Toronto, Canada. |
1869-12-18 |
Canada's Hamilton Foot Ball Club plays its 1st game |
1870-02-12 |
Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for US silver coins to circulate in Canada |
1870-04-15 |
Last day US silver coins allow to circulate in Canada |
1870-05-12 |
Manitoba becomes a province of Canada |
1870-07-15 |
Hudson's Bay & Northwest Territories transferred to Canada |
1871-04-14 |
Canada sets denominations of currency as dollars, cents, & mills |
1871-07-01 |
The decimal currency system is made uniform in Canada |
1871-07-20 |
British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada. |
1872-04-14 |
Dominion Lands Act passed-Canada's Homestead Act |
1872-06-14 |
Trade unions are legalised in Canada. |
1873-05-23 |
Canada's North West Mounted Police Force forms |
1873-06-22 |
Prince Edward Island joins Canada |
1873-11-05 |
Due to the fallout from the Pacific Scandal, John A. Macdonald resigns as Prime Minister of Canada |
1873-11-07 |
Alexander Mackenzie becomes the second Prime Minister of Canada, succeeding John A. Macdonald |
1874-09-12 |
1874 The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded. |
1876-06-03 |
Lacrosse introduced in Britain & Canada |
1876-08-10 |
1st phone call between Brantford & Paris, Canada |
1876-08-12 |
Madeline (US) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America's Cup |
1877-05-05 |
Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles. |
1878-07-01 |
Canada joins the Universal Postal Union. |
1878-10-17 |
After serving as the opposition for five years, John A. Macdonald is re-elected as Prime Minister of Canada |
1879-11-06 |
Canada celebrates 1st Thanksgiving Day |
1880-06-24 |
First performance of "O Canada," the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. |
1880-07-16 |
Dr. Emily Stowe becomes the first woman licenced to practice medicine in Canada. |
1883-11-18 |
Standard time zones forms by railroads in US & Canada |
1885-03-19 |
Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional government, Sask |
1885-07-01 |
The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada. |
1885-07-02 |
Canada's North-west Insurrection ends with surrender of Big Bear |
1890-07-01 |
Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable. |
1891-06-16 |
John Abbott becomes Canada's third prime minister. |
1891-06-29 |
Street railway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, commences operation. |
1891-12-15 |
James Naismith invents basketball (Canada) |
1892-12-05 |
Sir John Thompson becomes the fourth Prime Minister of Canada. |
1894-12-21 |
Mackenzie Bowell becomes the 5th Prime Minister of Canada |
1896-05-01 |
Seven days after parliament was dissolved, Charles Tupper is sworn in as the 6th Prime Minister of Canada |
1896-07-01 |
Wilfrid Laurel sworn in as 1st French speaking premier of Canada |
1896-07-08 |
Charles Tupper resigns as Prime Minister of Canada after losing the June 23rd election, his 69-day term the shortest in Canadian history |
1896-07-11 |
Wilfrid Laurier sworn in as the 7th Prime Minister of Canada |
1898-06-13 |
Yukon Territory of Canada organized, Dawson chosen as capital |
1900-04-19 |
4th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:39:44.4 |
1900-07-23 |
The Canadian government reviews immigration policy, prohibiting criminals and paupers from landing in Canada |
1900-11-07 |
In Canada, the Liberal Government led by Wilfrid Laurier retains its majority |
1901-04-19 |
5th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:29:23.6 |
1902-06-15 |
Canada's Maritime Provinces switch from Eastern to Atlantic time |
1902-07-29 |
Union of Orthodox Rabbis of US & Canada forms |
1903-10-20 |
US wins disputed boundary between District of Alaska & Canada |
1904-09-26 |
Earl Grey is named British governor-general of Canada |
1905-09-01 |
Wilfrid Laurier oversees Alberta and Saskatchewan joining the Confederation of Canada |
1906-03-27 |
Founding of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba |
1906-05-22 |
A British garrison leaves Esquimalt, on the Pacific coast, after a military occupation that began in 1858: these were the last British soldiers stationed in Canada |
1906-08-29 |
Bridge in St Lawrence Canada caves in; 70 die |
1907-04-19 |
11th Boston Marathon won by Tom Longboat of Canada in 2:24:24 |
1907-09-23 |
Proclamation sets fineness & weight of silver & bronze coins of Canada |
1907-10-17 |
Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland. |
1908-09-12 |
Canada appoints a Civil Service Commission, initiating a more equitable system for selecting civil servants |
1910-04-19 |
14th Boston Marathon won by Fred Cameron of Canada in 2:28:52.4 |
1910-05-14 |
Canada authorizes issuing of silver dollar coins |
1910-05-17 |
Canada sets the designs for the 1-50 cent coins |
1910-09-07 |
In the Hague, the International Court arbitrates a fishing-rights dispute between Newfoundland (still seperate from Canada) and the US |
1911-06-22 |
King George V crowned king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and all his realms and territories beyond the sea. |
1911-10-10 |
Robert Borden becomes the 8th Prime Minister of Canada |
1911-10-21 |
Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta Unions form Western Canada Rugby Football Union |
1911-12-29 |
Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins |
1912-03-22 |
Agnes Martin, Macklin Canada, Canadian-American abstract painter |
1914-04-20 |
18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2 |
1914-08-22 |
Canada's Finance Act, 1914, receives assent |
1915-04-19 |
19th Boston Marathon won by Edouard Fabre of Canada in 2:31:41.2 |
1916-02-03 |
Canada's original Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, burns down |
1916-03-16 |
US & Canada sign migratory bird treaty |
1917-01-02 |
Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank |
1917-07-25 |
Sir Thomas Whyte introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%). |
1918-08-08 |
WWI: The Battle of Amiens begins - Canada/Australian/British breakthrough with 600 tanks, The end of trench warfare |
1921-12-29 |
Mackenzie King elected and sworn in as the 10th Prime Minister of Canada |
1922-01-11 |
Insulin 1st used to treat diabetes (Leonard Thompson, 14, of Canada) |
1922-06-29 |
France grants 1 km² at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes." |
1924-03-27 |
Canada recognizes USSR |
1925-06-10 |
Inaugural service for the United Church of Canada, a union of Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregationalist churches held in Toronto Arena. |
1925-06-29 |
Canada House opens in London, England. |
1926-04-19 |
30th Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:25:40.4 |
1926-06-29 |
Arthur Meighen returns to office as Prime Minister of Canada. |
1926-07-01 |
Canada restores gold standard |
1926-09-25 |
Mackenzie King is re-elected as Prime Minister of Canada |
1927-02-18 |
US & Canada begin diplomatic relations |
1927-06-01 |
Peace Bridge between US & Canada opens |
1927-08-07 |
Peace Bridge between US & Canada dedicated |
1928-06-24 |
With declining business, the Great Gorge and International Railway begins using one-person crews on trolley operations in Canada. |
1929-01-02 |
US & Canada agree to preserve Niagara Falls |
1929-04-19 |
33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6 |
1929-09-21 |
1st legal pass in Canada was thrown by Gerry Seiberling & 1st reception by Ralph Losie of Calgary Altomah-Tigers against Edmonton |
1930-07-29 |
Airship R100, 1st passenger-carrying flight from England to Canada |
1930-10-29 |
1st Eastern Canada night CF game: Oshawa vs Toronto Balmy Beach |
1931-10-10 |
A J Bennett hits H Garbarino for 1st scoring pass in Canada's Big 4 |
1931-12-11 |
Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, NZ, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd |
1932-06-17 |
Oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada |
1932-07-18 |
US & Canada sign a treaty to develop St Lawrence Seaway |
1933-03-04 |
Bertha Wilson is appointed as first woman to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada. |
1933-04-25 |
US & Canada drop Gold Standard |
1934-04-19 |
38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8 |
1935-03-11 |
Bank of Canada opens |
1935-04-12 |
Royal Proclamation sets design of Canada's new Jubilee Silver Dollar |
1935-05-01 |
Canada's 1st silver dollar is circulated |
1935-10-23 |
Mackenzie King is elected as Prime Minister of Canada for the third time |
1936-01-06 |
Barbara Hanley became Canada's 1st woman mayor (Webbwood, Ontario) |
1937-04-19 |
41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20 |
1938-08-18 |
FDR dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting US & Canada |
1939-09-03 |
WWII: Britain declares war on Germany after invasion of Poland. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa & Canada |
1939-09-10 |
Canada declares war on Germany |
1939-09-10 |
Canada, under the leadership of Mackenzie King, declares war on Germany |
1940-04-19 |
44th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:28.6 |
1940-06-10 |
Canada declares war on Italy. |
1940-10-02 |
British liner Empress loaded with refugees for Canada, sunk |
1941-01-03 |
Canada & US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 yr lease) |
1941-01-09 |
Maiden flight by Canada's British-built Avro Lancaster military plane |
1942-07-05 |
Ian Fleming graduates from a training school for spies in Canada |
1943-04-19 |
47th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:25.8 |
1943-08-04 |
British premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada |
1943-11-18 |
First US ambassador to Canada, Ray Atherton, nominated |
1944-04-18 |
48th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:50.4 |
1944-08-07 |
Canada/Polish offensive direction Falaise: Total Cooperation |
1944-08-08 |
Canada/Polish troops occupy Cramesnil/Secqueville/Cintheaux/St-Aignan |
1944-09-11 |
FDR & Churchill meet in Canada at 2nd Quebec Conference |
1945-10-08 |
US President Harry Truman announced atomic bomb secret shared with Britain and Canada |
1948-04-19 |
52nd Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:02 |
1948-11-15 |
Mackenzie King retires after spending 22 years as the Prime Minister of Canada |
1948-11-15 |
Louis St. Laurent is sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister of Canada |
1948-12-29 |
Canada recognizes Israel |
1949-02-12 |
Team Canada beats Denmark 47-0 in hockey |
1949-03-31 |
Newfoundland becomes Canada's 10th province |
1949-04-03 |
North Atlantic Treaty signed by US, Britain, France & Canada |
1950-01-19 |
Maiden flight by Canada's Avro Canada CF-100 military plane |
1952-01-24 |
Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada. |
1953-01-20 |
1st US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY |
1954-10-15 |
Hurricane Hazel strikes US & Canada, 348 die |
1957-05-27 |
Toronto's CHUM-AM, (1050 kHz) becomes Canada's first radio station to broadcast only top 40 Rock n' Roll music format. |
1957-06-10 |
John Diefenbacker (C) elected PM of Canada |
1957-06-18 |
John Diefenbacker (C) takes office as PM of Canada |
1957-06-21 |
Ellen Louks Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first woman Cabinet Minister. |
1957-06-21 |
Louis St. Laurent resigns as Prime Minister of Canada, ending the longest uninterrupted run at the federal level in Canadian history |
1957-08-01 |
US & Canada create North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) |
1957-10-04 |
Avro Arrow roll-out ceremony at Avro Canada plant in Malton, Ontario. |
1957-10-14 |
Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first Canadian monarch to open the Parliament of Canada with the Speech from the Throne. |
1958-04-05 |
Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time. |
1958-05-19 |
US & Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) |
1958-06-17 |
The Wooden Roller Coaster at Playland, which is in the Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver, Canada opened, and is still open to this day |
1958-07-01 |
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave. |
1959-02-20 |
The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate. |
1960-02-28 |
US wins Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Canada |
1962-03-15 |
Donald Jackson of Canada is 1st to land a triple lutz ice skate jump |
1962-09-28 |
Alouette (Canada), 1st Canadian satellite, launched |
1962-11-08 |
Canada government orders changing nickel back to round shape |
1963-04-22 |
Lester B. Pearson is sworn in as the 14th Prime Minister of Canada |
1963-11-29 |
Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 831: A Douglas DC-8 carrying 118, crashes after taking-off from Dorval Airport near Montreal, Canada |
1964-11-16 |
Radio CJCX Sydney Nova Scotia (Canada) starts shortwave transmission |
1964-12-15 |
Canada adopts maple leaf flag |
1965-02-15 |
Canada replaces Union Jack flag with Maple Leaf |
1965-02-15 |
Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada |
1965-11-09 |
Hurricane hits north east US/Canada |
1965-11-09 |
Several U.S. states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast Blackout of 1965. |
1966-07-01 |
The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto. |
1966-08-10 |
Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere & leaving it again |
1967-01-18 |
Yellowknife replaces Ottawa as capital of NW Territories, Canada |
1967-07-01 |
Canada celebrates the 100th anniversary of the British North America Act, 1867. |
1967-10-27 |
Expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada |
1967-12-14 |
Lester B. Pearson (PM of Canada) announces that he is retiring from politics, and is succeeded by Pierre Trudeau |
1968-04-20 |
Pierre Trudeau sworn in as Canada's 15th Prime Minister |
1968-06-03 |
Canada announces it will replace silver with nickel in coins |
1968-08-01 |
Canada begins replacing silver with nickel in coins |
1969-01-30 |
US/Canada ISIS 1 launched to study ionosphere |
1969-04-08 |
1st Baseball game in Canada - Mont Expos beats NY Mets 10-9 |
1969-04-14 |
1st major league baseball game outside US played (Montreal Canada) |
1969-05-14 |
Abortion & contraception legalized in Canada |
1969-07-07 |
Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English lang |
1970-07-05 |
Air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109 |
1971-01-06 |
Neil Young returns to his homeland of Canada for his first concert there since his pre-stardom days |
1971-04-01 |
US/Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere |
1972-05-04 |
The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to "Greenpeace Foundation". |
1972-06-16 |
The largest single-site hydro-electric power project in Canada starts at Churchill Falls, Labrador. |
1972-08-10 |
1 million kg meteorite grazes atmosphere above Canada |
1972-09-28 |
Canada defeats the USSR in the eigth and final game of the ice hockey Summit Series. |
1973-07-07 |
Glenda Reiser (Canada) sets record women's mile (4:34.9) |
1973-11-14 |
Canada begins production of Olympic coins |
1973-12-12 |
Canada begins selling Olympic coins ($5 & $10 silver coins) |
1974-05-08 |
Canada government of Trudeau falls |
1976-08-01 |
21st Olympic games close at Montreal Canada |
1976-10-22 |
Red Dye No. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs. The dye is still used in Canada. |
1977-02-27 |
Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada |
1977-04-18 |
81st Boston Marathon won by Jerome Drayton of Canada in 2:14:46 |
1977-10-17 |
Canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament |
1978-03-09 |
Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa Canada won by Linichuk & Karponosov |
1978-06-26 |
Air Canada Flight 189 to Toronto overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of 107 passengers on board perish. |
1979-04-22 |
Mick Jagger & Keith Richards give a benefit concert in Canada |
1979-05-22 |
Canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau as the 16th Prime Minister of Canada |
1979-06-14 |
Canada all out 45 in Cricket World Cup v England, in 40 3 overs |
1979-06-21 |
Sri Lanka beat Canada by 60 runs to win the 1st ICC Trophy |
1979-09-05 |
Canada puts its first gold bullion coin on sale |
1980-02-18 |
Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Liberal Party wins Canada's elections |
1980-03-03 |
Pierre Trudeau sworn in, for the second time, as the 17th Prime Minister of Canada |
1980-07-01 |
'O Canada' officially becomes the national anthem of Canada. |
1980-12-05 |
Bank of Canada's Canadian Currency Museum opens |
1982-01-09 |
5.9 earthquake in New England & Canada; 1st since 1855 |
1982-04-16 |
Queen Elizabeth proclaims Canada's new constitution |
1982-04-17 |
Canada adopts its constitution |
1982-04-18 |
Canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act |
1982-07-26 |
Canada's Anik D1 Comsat launched by US Delta rocket |
1982-07-26 |
Karen Dianne Baldwin, 18, of Canada, crowned 31st Miss Universe |
1982-09-14 |
Cindy Nicholas of Canada makes her 19th swim of English Channel |
1983-06-02 |
Toilet catches fire on Air Canada's DC-9, 23 die at Cincinnati |
1983-07-23 |
Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel and makes a deadstick landing at Gimli, Manitoba. |
1984-06-17 |
John Turner succeeds Pierre Trudeau as premier of Canada |
1984-06-30 |
Pierre Trudeau officially steps down as Prime Minister of Canada after serving two separate terms for a total of 15 years |
1984-09-17 |
Brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th PM succeeding John Turner |
1985-05-29 |
Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months. |
1985-05-31 |
Tornados in Penn, Ohio, NY & Canada kill 88 & injured more than 1,000 |
1986-03-25 |
Kurt Browning (Canada) becomes 1st skater to land a quadruple jump |
1986-08-28 |
Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium |
1987-08-02 |
25th Tennis Fed Cup: Germany beats USA in Vancouver Canada (2-1) |
1987-08-30 |
Ben Johnson of Canada runs 100 m in world record 9.83 sec |
1988-01-02 |
Mulroney & Reagan sign Canada-US free trade agreement |
1988-01-28 |
Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional |
1988-02-13 |
15th Winter Olympic games opens at Calgary, Canada |
1988-02-28 |
15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada |
1988-07-30 |
Ronald J Dossenbach begins world record ride, pedaling across Canada from Vancouver BC, to Halifax, NS (13 days, 15 hr, 4 min) |
1988-08-13 |
Ronald J Dossenbach sets world record for pedaling across Canada from Vancouver, BC to Halifax, NS in 13 days, 15 hr, 4 min |
1988-09-22 |
Canada begins production of a $5 silver Maple Leaf bullion coin |
1988-09-24 |
Canada's Ben Johnson runs drug-assisted 100 m in 9.79 sec |
1988-09-26 |
Canada's Ben Johnson stripped of his 100-m gold failing drug test |
1988-11-25 |
Widespread earthquake hits North East US, Canada, no damage reported |
1989-06-26 |
Canada updates coins with a new potrait of the Queen |
1990-07-11 |
Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec, Canada begins. |
1990-09-30 |
The Dalai Lama unveils the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in Canada's capital city of Ottawa. |
1991-06-15 |
Birth of the first federal political party in Canada that supports Quebec nationalism, le Bloc Québécois. |
1991-07-23 |
James Farentino of Dynasty arrested in Canada for cocaine possession |
1992-08-12 |
Canada, Mexico, and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). |
1992-10-26 |
The Charlottetown Accord fails to win majority support in a Canada wide referendum. |
1993-06-25 |
Kim Campbell becomes the 19th Prime Minister of Canada (although she would remain in office for less than five months) |
1993-10-25 |
Canada Liberal Party/Bloc Québécois wins parliamentary election |
1993-11-04 |
Jean Chretien is appointed the Prime Minister of Canada by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn |
1995-01-01 |
Centennial of Canadian Mounties presence in Canada's Yukon Territory |
1995-10-30 |
Quebec Referendum votes to remain part of Canada |
1995-12-12 |
CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31 |
1996-03-31 |
Radio Canada International's final shortwave broadcast |
1996-09-16 |
1st one-day international in Canada, India v Pakistan at Toronto |
1996-11-19 |
Lt. Gen. Maurice Baril of Canada arrives in Africa to lead a multi-national policing force in Zaire. |
1997-09-02 |
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Montreal Canada on CHOM 97.7 FM |
1997-09-02 |
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toronto Canada on CILQ 107.1 FM |
1998-01-04 |
A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction. |
1998-02-17 |
USA Women's Ice Hockey Team beats Canada and wins the first Olympic Gold medal |
1998-08-20 |
The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval. |
2000-05-02 |
Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands unveils the Man With Two Hats monument in Apeldoorn and the other in Ottawa on May 11, 2000. Symbolically linking both Netherlands and Canada for their assistance throughout World War II. |
2001-09-14 |
Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital. |
2002-02-24 |
Canada defeats the United States 5-2 to win the men's ice hockey Olympic Gold Medal |
2002-03-04 |
Canada bans human embryo cloning but permits government-funded scientists to use embryos left over from fertility treatment or abortions. |
2002-04-17 |
Four Canadian Forces soldiers are killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire from two United States Air Force F-16s, the first deaths in a combat zone for Canada since the Korean War. |
2002-05-11 |
Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands unveils the Man With Two Hats monument in Ottawa and Apeldoorn (May 2), 2000, symbolically linking both the Netherlands and Canada for their assistance throughout the Second World War. |
2003-08-14 |
Widescale power blackout in the northeast United States and Canada. |
2003-12-07 |
The Conservative Party of Canada is officially recognized after the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. |
2003-12-12 |
Paul Martin becomes the Prime Minister of Canada |
2003-12-12 |
Jean Chretien formally resigns as the Prime Minister of Canada |
2004-01-21 |
Canada: The residence of reporter Juliet O'Neill is searched by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigating leaks concerning the deportation of Maher Arar. |
2004-03-20 |
Stephen Harper wins the leadership of the newly created Conservative Party of Canada, becoming the party's first leader. |
2005-02-01 |
Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act, making Canada the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage. |
2005-07-20 |
Canada becomes the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, after the bill C-38 receives its Royal Assent. |
2005-08-04 |
Prime Minister Paul Martin announces that Michaëlle Jean will be Canada's 27th — and first black — Governor General. |
2005-11-01 |
First part of the Gomery Report, which discusses allegations of political money manipulation, is released in Canada. |
2005-12-21 |
Joe Sakic is named captain of the 2006 Team Canada Olympic team |
2006-04-08 |
Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Ontario, Canada. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos motorcycle gang. |
2006-11-27 |
The Canadian House of Commons endorses Prime Minister Stephen Harper's motion to declare Québécois a nation within a unified Canada. |
2007-01-22 |
The jury portion of the trial against Robert Pickton, accused of being Canada's worst serial killer, opens in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. |
2008-06-11 |
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an official historic apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children were isolated from their homes, families and cultures for a century. |
2008-11-28 |
Canada remains the only OECD country out of the recession at this time |
2009-06-24 |
Mike Babcock is named head coach of Team Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics (they would win the gold medal) |
2009-07-23 |
The Bank of Canada announces the end of the recession even though it remains nascent and still dependent on government stimulus money |
2009-11-30 |
Canada begins its recovery from the recession; economic growth is at 0.4% after 14 months of economic stagnation |
2011-09-15 |
In Canada, the St. Thomas Assembly plant is closed permanently after decades of providing employing to the region of St. Thomas, Ontario and resulting in the loss of roughly 1,400 well-paid jobs |
2012-05-30 |
A number of nations including Germany, Turkey and Canada, expel Syrian diplomats following the Houla massacre |
2012-06-21 |
Moody's downgrades 15 major banks in the UK, US, Canada and Europe |
2012-08-26 |
A Legionella outbreak in Quebec City, Canada, kills 8 and infects 104 |
2012-09-07 |
Canada closes its Iranian embassy and expels Iranian diplomatic staff out of Canada |
2013-02-08 |
A massive blizzard begins in the US and Canada that resulted in 15 deaths, 5,300 cancelled flights, and loss of power for 900,000 people |
2013-03-15 |
Patrick Chan of Canada wins the men's 2013 World Figure Skating Championships |
2013-04-07 |
Sweden wins the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship defeating Canada |
2013-04-14 |
Justin Trudeau, son of long-serving Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, is elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada |
2013-07-22 |
Mike Babcock is named head coach of Team Canada for the second team, this time for the 2014 Winter Olympics (they would repeat as gold medalists) |
2013-09-17 |
6 people are killed after a train and double-decker bus collide in Ottawa, Canada |
2015-11-04 |
Justin Trudeau sworn in as Canada's Prime Minister |
2016-03-10 |
Over dinner, Obama and Trudeau to celebrate thaw in US-Canada relations |
2016-03-10 |
Obama and Justin Trudeau of Canada Unveil Efforts to Fight Climate Change |
2016-04-05 |
Canada seeks 'Panama Papers' data, major bank defends practices |
2016-04-26 |
John Ridsdel: Hostage from Canada killed in Philippines |
2016-05-06 |
Alberta wildfire may stall Canada's second-quarter growth |
2016-05-07 |
Wildfire continues to burn near Fort McMurray in Canada |
2016-05-14 |
Canada's Trudeau tours Alberta oil town ravaged by wildfire |
2016-05-18 |
Canada fires cost oil sands production $985m |
2016-08-09 |
Rugby: First rugby medal in 92 years goes to Canada with women's bronze |
2016-11-30 |
Canada PM Approves Controversial Pipeline to Pacific Coast |
2017-02-12 |
Canada man who beheaded bus passenger granted freedom |
2017-04-11 |
US, Mexico, Canada join to launch 2026 World Cup bid |
2018-06-02 |
Canada files WTO challenge of US tariffs, to work with EU |
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Date | Event |
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1727-01-02 |
James Wolfe, Westerham, Kent, England, British Army officer, defeated the French in Canada and captured Quebec |
1752-02-25 |
John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806) |
1783-05-09 |
Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader |
1796-11-06 |
George Back, English sea officer/explorer (North Canada) |
1804-05-12 |
Robert Baldwin, (L) help establish government in Canada (or 1904) |
1807-10-04 |
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician, prime minister of the Province of Canada (d. 1864) |
1815-01-11 |
John A. Macdonald, Glasgow Scotland, First Prime Minister of Canada (1867-1873 and 1878-1891) |
1818-01-17 |
Antoine Dorion, (L) joint premier of Canada (1858, 1863-64) |
1818-11-29 |
George Brown, Canada, publisher (Toronto Globe), PM (L) (1858) |
1821-07-02 |
Charles Tupper, Amherst Nova Scotia, (C) 6th Prime Minister of Canada (69-day term) |
1822-01-28 |
Alexander Mackenzie, Logierait Scotland, (L) 2nd PM of Canada (1873-78) |
1823-04-06 |
Joseph Medill, St John NB Canada, newspaper editor (Chicago Tribune) |
1823-12-27 |
Mackenzie Bowell, Rickinghall England, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (1894-1896) |
1838-09-16 |
James J Hill, Canada, RR entrepreneur (Great Northern Railroad) |
1839-05-08 |
Adolphe-Basile Routhier, French Canadian lyricist (O Canada) (d. 1920) |
1841-03-03 |
John Murray, Canada oceanographer (Depths of the Ocean) |
1845-01-14 |
Henry C K Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th marquess of Landsdowne/gov-gen Canada |
1845-11-10 |
John Thompson, Halifax Nova Scotia, (C) 4th PM of Canada (1892-94) |
1847-02-25 |
John Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism) |
1849-07-12 |
William Osler, Canada, physician/author (circulatory system) |
1850-05-01 |
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General of Canada (d. 1942) |
1850-05-01 |
Prince Arthur, H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Decorating the Monument of Champlain and Receiving Addresses of Welcome from the Mayor of Quebec, the Governor General of Canada and Vice President Fairbanks, Representative of the United States |
1852-05-11 |
Charles W. Fairbanks, H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Decorating the Monument of Champlain and Receiving Addresses of Welcome from the Mayor of Quebec, the Governor General of Canada and Vice President Fairbanks, Representative of the United States |
1859-09-17 |
Frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator |
1861-11-06 |
James Naismith, Almonte, Canada, inventor (basketball, football helmet), (d.1939) |
1863-05-14 |
John Charles Fields, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Canadian mathematician and founder of the Fields Medal |
1869-12-30 |
Stephen Leacock, Canada, economist/humorist/professor |
1874-04-14 |
Count Alexander, of Athlone, gov-gen (South-Africa/Canada) |
1874-06-16 |
Arthur Meighen, Anderson Ontario, (C) 9th PM of Canada (1920-21, 1926) |
1875-08-26 |
John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme) |
1875-11-10 |
Maude Eburne, Canada, actress (Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman) |
1879-05-25 |
W Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker |
1879-06-22 |
Thibaudeau Rinfret, jurist and Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1962) |
1879-11-03 |
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canada, Arctic explorer/ethnologist |
1880-08-29 |
Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canada, lived past 117 |
1884-07-25 |
Davidson Black, Canada, Paleoanthropologist and doctor of anatomy (identified Peking Man) |
1887-02-20 |
Vincent Massey, Toronto Ontario, Governor General of Canada |
1887-10-31 |
Edouard Lalonde, Canada, NHLer (Mont Canadiens)/lacrosse player |
1890-03-03 |
Norman Bethune, Canada, Doctor in Spain & China |
1891-02-10 |
Harold RLG, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Gov-gen of Canada (1945-52) |
1896-06-30 |
Wilfred Pelletier, Montreal Canada, conductor (Voice of Firestone) |
1896-08-30 |
Raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare) |
1900-04-19 |
Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada (d. 1991) |
1901-03-15 |
Colin McPhee, Montreal Canada, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles) |
1901-10-22 |
Charles Huggins, Canada, US physician |
1902-06-19 |
Guy Lombardo, London Ontario Canada, orchestra leader (Auld Lang Syne) |
1902-11-28 |
Victor Jory, Dawson City Canada, actor (Kings Row, Manhunt) |
1903-01-03 |
Charles Foulkes, Canada, general |
1903-02-22 |
Morley Callaghan, Canada, author (Toronto Star, Native Argosy) |
1904-05-16 |
Hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1928) |
1906-01-01 |
Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932) |
1906-03-28 |
Joseph Wright, Canada, oarsman (Olympic-gold-1928) |
1907-01-16 |
Alexander Knox, Canada, actor (Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind) |
1907-03-03 |
Canada Lee, NYC, actor (Lost Boundaries) |
1907-03-03 |
Canada Lee, Lifeboat |
1907-09-03 |
Andrew Brewin, Canada, lawyer/cofound New Democratic Party |
1907-09-15 |
Fay Wray, Alberta Canada, actress-King Kong's main squeeze |
1908-02-13 |
Gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer |
1908-10-24 |
John Tuzo Wilson, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Canadian geologist (contributions to plate tectonics) |
1909-11-15 |
Don Large, Canada, choral director (Wayne King) |
1910-10-08 |
Raymod Gray Lewis, Ontario Canada, 4X400 relayer (Olympic-bronze-1932) |
1910-10-27 |
Jack Carson, Manitoba Canada, actor (Star is Born, Mildred Pierce) |
1911-07-21 |
Marshall McLuhan, Canada, writer (Medium is the Massage) |
1912-01-02 |
Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer |
1912-04-26 |
A. E. van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn) (d. 2000) |
1912-07-17 |
Art Linkletter, Saskatchewan Canada, TV host (People are Funny) |
1913-03-11 |
John Jacob Weinzweig, Toronto Canada, composer (Enchanted Hill) |
1913-04-04 |
Jules Léger, Quebec diplomat and Governor general of Canada (d. 1980) |
1913-09-15 |
Henry Dreyfus Brant, Montreal Canada, composer (Great American Goot) |
1914-05-09 |
Hank Snow, Nova Scotia Canada, country singer (I Went to Your Wedding) |
1914-09-28 |
Harold Taylor, Canada, educator (Art & the Future) |
1915-02-12 |
Lorne Greene, Ottawa Canada, actor (Bonanza, Battlestar Galactica) |
1915-10-27 |
Harry Saltzman, St Johns NB Canada, producer (Goldfinger) |
1915-11-15 |
Albert Pullinger, Young Canada at School |
1916-02-23 |
George Abel, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1972) |
1916-05-01 |
Glenn Ford, Quebec Canada, actor (Cade's County, Big Heat, Midway) |
1917-02-06 |
Arthur Gold, Toronto, Canada, pianist |
1917-05-21 |
Raymond Burr, BC Canada, actor (Perry Mason, Ironsides, Godzilla) |
1919-01-19 |
Anthony Dexter, [Walter Fleischmann], NB Canada, actor (Valentino) |
1919-05-05 |
George London, Montreal Canada, bass-baritone (Monterone-Rigoleto) |
1919-10-18 |
Pierre Trudeau, Montreal Quebec, 15th Prime Minister of Canada |
1919-11-05 |
Elisa Lamotte, La cabane au Canada |
1920-02-07 |
Oscar Brand, Winnipeg Canada, folk vocalist (Draw Me a Laugh) |
1920-11-02 |
Ann Rutherford, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, actress, (d. 2012) |
1921-06-08 |
Alexis Smith, Penticton BC Canada, actress (Jessica-Dallas, Follies) |
1921-10-20 |
Pierre Laporte, Canada, journalist/statesman (Revolution Script) |
1922-01-09 |
Har G Khorana, India/Canada bio-chemist (Nobel 1968) |
1922-03-20 |
Jack Kruschen, Winnipeg Canada, actor (Papa-Webster, Busting Loose) |
1922-08-01 |
Arthur Hill, Saskatchewan Canada, actor (Owen Marshall, Glitter) |
1922-10-17 |
Pierre Juneau, Montreal, Canada, film and broadcast executive, (d. 2012) |
1922-12-18 |
Larry D Mann, Toronto Canada, actor (Marty-Accidental Family), (d. 2014) |
1923-02-04 |
Conrad Bain, Alberta Canada, actor (Maude, Diff'rent Strokes), (d. 2013) |
1923-04-25 |
Melissa Hayden, Toronto Canada, ballerina (1961 Silver Bowl) |
1923-08-25 |
Monty Hall, Winnipeg Canada, TV game show host (Lets Make a Deal) |
1923-11-01 |
Gordon R[upert] Dickson, Canada, sci-fi author (Genetic General) |
1924-05-04 |
Ward Cornell, Hockey Night in Canada |
1924-11-04 |
Howie Meeker, Hockey Night in Canada |
1926-06-03 |
Colleen Dewhurst, Montreal Canada, actress (Maggie-Blue & Grey) |
1926-10-29 |
Jon[athan Stewart] Vickers, Prince Albert, Canada, tenor |
1927-10-03 |
Kenojuak Asheva, Ikirasaq, Canada, Inuit artist, (d. 2013) |
1927-12-18 |
Roméo LeBlanc, 25th Governor General of Canada |
1928-01-03 |
Frank Ross Anderson, Canada, International Chess Master (1954) |
1928-10-03 |
Erik Bruhn, Copenhagen Denmark, dancer (Natl Ballet of Canada) |
1928-12-19 |
Galt MacDermot, Montreal Canada, composer (Letting Down My Hair) |
1929-04-10 |
Abraham Rotstein, Canada for Canadians |
1930-07-25 |
Maureen Forrester, Montreal Canada, contralto (Ressurection Symphony) |
1931-03-22 |
William Shatner, Montreal Canada, actor (Star Trek, T J Hooker) |
1931-04-22 |
Robert Dickson, Canada, ice hockey player (1948) |
1931-06-07 |
Lang Jeffries, Ontario Canada, actor (Skip-Rescue 8) |
1931-08-10 |
Brian McFarlane, Hockey Night in Canada |
1932-02-24 |
John Vernon, Canada, actor (Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry) |
1932-08-11 |
Israel H. Asper, Canada's Magnificent Snowbirds: The First 20 Years |
1932-08-28 |
Andy Bathgate, Canada, NY Ranger (1958 NHL MVP) |
1932-09-14 |
Harry Sinden, NHL player/coach (Team Canada) |
1932-09-25 |
Glenn Herbert Gould, Toronto Canada, pianist (sued Steinway Piano) |
1932-09-28 |
Michael G[reatrex] Coney, Canada, sci-fi author (Cat Karina) |
1933-07-18 |
Raymund Murray Schafer, Sarnia Ontario, Canada, composer (Patria) |
1934-01-11 |
Jean Chretien, Shawinigan Quebec, 20th Prime Minister of Canada (1993-2003) |
1934-02-05 |
Don Cherry, Kingston Ontario, Canadian hockey commentator (Hockey Night in Canada) |
1934-03-16 |
Ray Hnatyshyn, Governor-General of Canada (d. 2002) |
1935-01-04 |
Kenneth Money, Canada, astronaut (STS 42-alt) |
1935-01-17 |
Jim Robson, Hockey Night in Canada |
1935-03-02 |
Al Waxman, Toronto Canada, actor (Cagney & Lacey, Meatballs 3, Spasms) |
1935-03-19 |
Burt Metcalfe, Saskatchewan Canada, actor/dir (Father of the Bride) |
1935-04-02 |
Sharon Acker, Toronto Canada, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason 1973) |
1936-01-24 |
Jack Scott, Canada, rocker (My True Love) |
1936-10-09 |
Don Wittman, Hockey Night in Canada |
1937-03-09 |
Harry Neale, Hockey Night in Canada |
1937-08-02 |
Garth Hudson, Canada, pop musician (The Band-Life is a Carnival) |
1938-07-29 |
Peter Jennings, Toronto Canada, news anchor (ABC Evening News) |
1938-08-28 |
Paul Martin, Windsor Ontario, 21st Prime Minister of Canada (2003-2006) |
1938-10-19 |
Peter Workman, Canada |
1938-11-16 |
Walter Learning, Canada Russia '72 |
1938-11-26 |
Rich Little, Ottawa Canada, impressionist/actor (Love on a Rooftop) |
1939-02-10 |
Adrienne Clarkson, 26th Governor General of Canada |
1939-02-10 |
Adrienne Clarkson, Adrienne Clarkson Presents: A Tribute to Peppiatt & Aylesworth: Canada's First Television Comedy Team |
1939-03-20 |
Brian Mulroney, Baie-Comeau Quebec, (P-C) 18th PM of Canada (1984-93) |
1939-04-27 |
Jerry Mercer, Montreal Canada, rock drummer (April Wine) |
1940-09-30 |
Harry Winston Jerome, Sask Canada, 100m runner (Olympic-bronze-1964) |
1941-07-01 |
Rod Gilbert, Canada, NHL wing (NY Rangers) |
1941-11-29 |
Dennis Doherty, Halifax Canada, rocker (Mamas & The Papas) |
1942-04-02 |
Richard Canada, Oliver Twist |
1942-08-09 |
David Steinberg, Winnipeg Canada, comedian/director (End) |
1942-09-30 |
Dewey Martin, Canada, rock vocalist/drummer (Buffalo Springfield) |
1943-05-11 |
Nancy Greene, Canada, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1968) |
1943-07-05 |
Robbie Robertson, [Jamie], Toronto Canada, rock guitarist (Band) |
1943-09-07 |
Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada |
1943-11-07 |
Joni Mitchell, [Roberta J Anderson], Alberta Canada, singer (Clouds) |
1943-12-28 |
David Peterson, Toronto, premier of Ontario Canada (L) (1982- ) |
1944-12-24 |
Daniel Johnson Jr., Breaking Point: Canada/Quebec - The 1995 Referendum |
1945-03-02 |
Gordon Thompson, Ottawa Canada, actor (Adam Carrington-Dynasty) |
1945-05-27 |
Bruce Cockburn, Ottawa Canada, folk rock vocalist (Waterwalker) |
1945-06-20 |
[Morna] Anne Murray, Springhill Nova Scotia Canada, singer (Snow Bird) |
1946-04-18 |
Alexander "Skip" Spence, Canada, guitarist/vocalist (Moby Grape-Omaha) |
1946-06-07 |
Jenny Jones, [Janina Stronski], Canada, comedienne (Jenny Jones Show) |
1946-06-24 |
David Collenette, Breaking Point: Canada/Quebec - The 1995 Referendum |
1946-07-07 |
Jim Day, Canada, equestrian show jumper (Olympic-gold-1968) |
1946-10-24 |
Jerry Edmonton, Canada, rock drummer (Steppenwolf) |
1946-12-17 |
Eugene Levy, Hamilton Canada, comedian/writer (SCTV) |
1947-03-10 |
[Avril] Kim Campbell, Port Alberni British Columbia, Canada's 1st female and 19th Prime Minister (1993 ) |
1948-01-15 |
Tommy Nolan, Montreal Canada, actor (Jody-Buckskin) |
1948-01-19 |
Frank McKenna, Breaking Point: Canada/Quebec - The 1995 Referendum |
1948-01-29 |
Marc Singer, Vancouver Canada, actor (V, Dallas) |
1948-03-17 |
William [Ford] Gibson, Canada, sci-fi author (Neuromancer, Count Zero) |
1948-04-24 |
Paul Cellucci, 69th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada, (d. 2013) |
1948-08-19 |
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Saskatoon Canada, singer and songwriter |
1948-11-05 |
Donnie McDougall, The Guess Who: Running Back Thru Canada |
1948-11-24 |
Spider Robinson, Canada, sci-fi author (3 Hugo, Callahan's Secret) |
1948-11-27 |
Dave Winthrop, Exclusif... Canada |
1949-03-24 |
Steve Lang, Montreal Canada, rock bassist (April Wine) |
1949-05-03 |
Ron Canada, Wedding Crashers |
1949-05-11 |
Charles Canada, Falling Up |
1949-05-26 |
Dayle Haddon, Montreal Quebec Canada, actress (Bedroom Eyes) |
1949-11-25 |
Peter Riden, Canada Naturally: The Film (Part One) |
1949-12-03 |
Heather Menzies, Toronto Canada, actress (Jessica-Logan's Run) |
1950-06-02 |
Joanna Gleason, Toronto Canada, actress (Morgan-Hello Larry) |
1950-08-16 |
Stockwell Day, Canada's Dance with China/The Super-Rich, and the Rest of Us/Fiscal Cliff-onomics |
1950-12-18 |
Martha Johnson, Toronto Canada, rocker (M+M) |
1951-02-24 |
Helen Shaver, Ontario Canada, actress (WIOU, Praise of Older Women) |
1952-03-24 |
Nicholas Campbell, Toronto Canada, actor (Nick-Insiders) |
1952-05-20 |
Warren Cann, Victoria Canada, rock drummer (Ultravox) |
1952-07-01 |
Dan Aykroyd, Ottawa Canada, comedian/actor (SNL, Dragnet) |
1952-09-12 |
Neil Peart, Canada, musician and drummer (Rush-A Farewell to Kings) |
1953-05-14 |
Tom Cochrane, Toronto Canada, rock vocalist/guitarist (Red Rider) |
1953-07-29 |
Geddy Lee, Toronto Canada, lead vocalist/bassist (Rush-Tom Sawyer) |
1953-08-17 |
Robert Brent Thirsk, BC Canada, astronaut (STS 78) |
1953-08-27 |
Alex Lifeson, Toronto Canada, rock guitarist (Rush) |
1953-12-17 |
Mark Gane, Toronto Canada, rocker (M+M) |
1954-03-13 |
Robin Duke, Toronto Canada, comedienne (SNL, SCTV, Club Paradise) |
1954-05-15 |
Bob Beauchemin, Winnipeg Canada, golfer (West Coast Open-1982, 83) |
1954-05-16 |
[Dafydd] Rhys Williams, Saskatoon Canada, MD/astronaut (sk: STS 90) |
1954-10-05 |
Duncan Regehr, Alberta Canada, actor (Wizards & Warriors) |
1954-10-21 |
Brian V. Tobin, Breaking Point: Canada/Quebec - The 1995 Referendum |
1954-11-20 |
Frank Marino, Montreal Canada, rock guitarist (Mahogany Rush) |
1955-01-08 |
Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) |
1955-03-16 |
Andy Scott, Breaking Point: Canada/Quebec - The 1995 Referendum |
1955-04-25 |
Jane Stewart, Breaking Point: Canada/Quebec - The 1995 Referendum |
1955-11-29 |
Howie Mandel, Toronto Canada, comedian (Dr Wayne Fiscus-St Elsewhere) |
1956-04-13 |
Matthew Coon Come, Breaking Point: Canada/Quebec - The 1995 Referendum |
1956-07-15 |
Kathy Kreiner, Canada, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1976) |
1957-01-31 |
Brett "the Hitman" Hart, Alberta Canada, WWF champion |
1957-05-08 |
Jeff Wincott, Toronto Canada, actor (Night Heat) |
1957-06-25 |
Greg Millen, Hockey Night in Canada |
1957-07-06 |
Ron Duguay, Canada, hockey player (NY Rangers, Detroit Red Wings) |
1957-08-01 |
Glen Gorbous, Canada, longest throw of a regulation baseball (445'10") |
1957-08-20 |
Cindy Nicholas, Canada, swimmer (swam English Channel 19 times) |
1957-09-06 |
Michaëlle Jean, 27th Governor-General of Canada |
1958-10-01 |
Paul McKenna, Cab to Canada |
1958-10-17 |
France St Louis, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98) |
1959-01-04 |
Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up) |
1959-04-17 |
Teri Austin, Toronto Canada, actress (Terminal Choice, Knots Landing) |
1959-04-30 |
Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada |
1959-06-30 |
Michel Dion, Quebec City Canada, Rifle shooter (Olympics-24-92, 96) |
1959-08-29 |
Chris Hadfield, Sarnia Ontario Canada, RCAF/astronaut (STS 74, sk: 99) |
1959-11-09 |
Karin Mundinger, Toronto Canada, LPGA golfer (1985 Singapore Open-2nd) |
1959-11-29 |
Neal Broten, Roseau Canada, NHL center (NJ Devils) |
1960-02-18 |
Andy Moog, NHL goalie (Oilers, Bruins, Olympics-Canada-1988) |
1960-04-12 |
Ron MacLean, Zweibrücken Germany, Canadian sportscaster (Hockey Night in Canada) |
1960-12-28 |
Raymond bourque, Saint-Laurent Quebec, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, Boston) |
1961-01-27 |
Jean-Paul Banos, Lavelanet France, Canada sabre (Oly-9/10-88, 92, 96) |
1961-03-11 |
Bruce Watson, Ontario Canada, rock guitarist (Big Country-Wonderland) |
1961-09-12 |
Mylene Farmer, Montreal Canada, french singer (Cendres de Lune) |
1961-12-18 |
Brian Orser, Canada, figure skater (Olympics-Silver-88) |
1962-01-08 |
Sass Jordan, Canada's Idol Is... |
1962-01-17 |
Jim Carrey, Ontario Canada, actor (Living Color, Dumb & Dumber, Mask) |
1962-02-10 |
Jean-Marie Banos, Lavelanet France, Canada sabre (Oly-9/10-88, 92, 96) |
1962-05-31 |
Corey Hart, Montreal Canada, vocalist (I Wear My Sunglasses at Night) |
1962-06-02 |
Laura Witvoet, Alberta Canada, LPGA golfer (1995 LPGA Corning-52nd) |
1962-08-06 |
Gwendolyn Gresham, Canada Remembers: Their Achievements and Sacrifices |
1963-03-01 |
Ron Francis, Sault Ste Marie, NHL center (Pitts Penguins, Team Canada) |
1963-04-29 |
Mike Babcock, Manitouwadge Ontario, NHL Coach (Anaheim, Detroit, Team Canada) |
1963-05-25 |
Mike Myers, Canada, comedian (SNL, Wayne's World) [or Jun 25] |
1963-05-26 |
Richard Crouse, Nightmare in Canada: Canadian Horror on Film |
1963-06-04 |
Carey Nelson, Canada, marathoner (Olympics-96) |
1963-07-11 |
Al MacInnis, Inverness NS, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, St Louis) |
1963-10-03 |
Patrick Flatley, Hockey Night in Canada |
1964-04-01 |
Scott Stevens, Kitchener, NHL defenseman (NJ Devils, Team Canada) |
1964-05-24 |
Pat Verbeek, Sarnia Ont, NHL forward (Team Canada, NY Rangers) |
1964-07-14 |
Barbara Chiu, Canton China, Canada table tennis player (Oly-33-92, 96) |
1964-12-05 |
Randy A. Riddle, Raider in Canada: Portrait of Sean Martin |
1964-12-19 |
Lorie Kane, PEI Canada, LPGA golfer (du Maurier Ltd-1994, 95) |
1965-05-09 |
Steve Yzerman, Cranbrook British Columbia, NHL forward (Team Canada, Detroit) |
1965-05-10 |
Linda Evangelista, St Catherines Canada, supermodel (Elite) |
1965-05-12 |
Stacy Wilson, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98) |
1965-07-16 |
Claude Lemieux, Buckingham Que, NHL forward (Team Canada, Colorado) |
1965-07-25 |
Tom Dvorak, Braunschwieg GER, Canada equestrian dressage (Olympics-96) |
1965-08-07 |
Elizabeth Manley, Canada, figure skater (Olympics-Silver-88) |
1965-08-27 |
Patricia Hy-Boulais, Phnom Penh Kampuchea, Canada tennis (Oly-92, 96) |
1965-11-08 |
Mike Peluso, Pengilly Canada, NHL left wing (NJ Devils) |
1965-12-10 |
Jennifer Wyatt, Vancouver Canada, golfer (1992 Crestar-Farm Fresh) |
1966-01-23 |
Janai P. Canada, Pictures of Baby Jane Doe |
1966-01-30 |
Danielle Goyette, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98) |
1966-03-25 |
Jeff Healey, Canada, blind pop guitarist (See the Light) |
1966-04-21 |
Judy Diduck, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98) |
1966-05-21 |
Manon Kelley, Quebec City Canada, actress (Red Lips 2) |
1966-06-18 |
Doug Bodger, Chemainus BC, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, San Jose) |
1966-07-27 |
Al Charron, Rugby Union forward (Canada) |
1966-08-13 |
Shayne Corson, NHL forward (Team Canada Oly-1998, Montreal) |
1966-09-10 |
Joe Nieuwendyk, NHL forward (Dallas Stars, Team Canada 1998) |
1966-10-05 |
Therese Brisson, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98) |
1966-12-14 |
Bill Ranford, Brandon Man, NHL goalie (Team Canada, Boston) |
1967-04-12 |
Cameron K. Smith, The Closer You Get to Canada |
1967-04-29 |
Curtis Joseph, Keswick Ont, NHL goalie (Team Canada, Edmonton Oilers) |
1967-06-19 |
Eric Schweig, Inuvik Canada, actor (Dead Man's Walk) |
1967-08-26 |
Sonia Laplante, Canada Russia '72 |
1967-10-01 |
Geraldine Heaney, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98) |
1967-10-09 |
Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canada, tennis player/actress (Spring Fever) |
1967-12-16 |
Donovan Bailey, Manchester Jamaica, Canada 100m runner (Oly-2 gold-96) |
1968-01-09 |
Katie Anderson, Kingston Jamaica, Canada 100m hurdler (Oly-7th-92, 96) |
1968-02-11 |
Sandee Birdsong, MasterChef Canada |
1968-03-30 |
Celine Dion, Quebec Canada, singer (I'm Your Woman) |
1968-06-29 |
Theoren Fleury, Oxbow Sask, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames, Canada) |
1968-07-02 |
Mark Tewsksbury, Canada swimmer (world record backstroke) |
1968-07-21 |
Lyle Odelein, Quill Lake Sask, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, Montreal) |
1969-06-04 |
Tine Moberg-Parker, Oslo Norway, Canada Europe class yachter (Oly-96) |
1969-06-14 |
Eric Desjardins, Rauyn Quebec, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Canada) |
1969-06-17 |
Karen Nystrom, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-Silver-98) |
1969-07-07 |
Joe Sakic, Burnaby British Columbia, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche, Canada 98/02) |
1969-07-08 |
Lori Hallier, Victoria BC Canada, actress (Shannon-Santa Barbara) |
1969-09-17 |
Rob Zamuner, NHL forward (Tampa Bay Lightning, Team Canada 1998) |
1969-11-15 |
Helen Kelesi, Canada, tennis star |
1969-12-10 |
Rob Blake, Simcoe Ont, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, LA Kings) |
1969-12-12 |
Kris Wirtz, Red Deer Alberta, ice pairs (1994 Skate Canada) |
1970-04-08 |
Canada Johanna Gordon, Vanilla Sky |
1970-05-18 |
Vicky Sunohara, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98) |
1970-08-09 |
Rod Brind'amour, Ottawa, NHL center (Phila Flyers, Team Canada 98) |
1970-08-22 |
Jean-Michel Bombardier, Brantford Ont Canada, ice pairs (1995, 96 Can) |
1970-11-03 |
Andrea Alton, Be My Valentine, Franny Canada |
1970-11-04 |
Corey Schwab, North Battleford Canada, NHL goalie (NJ Devils) |
1970-11-15 |
Lesley Reddon, ice hockey goalie (Canada, Oly-98) |
1970-12-03 |
Laura Schuler, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98) |
1971-03-23 |
Renette Cruz, Miss Universe-Canada (1996) |
1971-03-23 |
Yasmeen Ghauri, Montrael Canada, model (Valentino Perfume) |
1971-04-15 |
Guivi Sissaouri, Tbilisi Georgia, Canada freestyle wrestler (Oly-s-96) |
1971-07-10 |
Adam Foote, Toronto, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche, Team Canada) |
1971-08-10 |
Martin Quinney, Quesnel BC, Canada Tour golfer (1994 Glen Meadows-2nd) |
1972-05-06 |
Dean Larsson, BC Canada, Nike golfer (1994 Monterrey Open-46th) |
1972-05-06 |
Martin Brodeur, Montreal Quebec, NHL goalie (NJ Devils, Team Canada) |
1972-07-03 |
Leigh Andrew-Pearso, North Vancouver BC Canada, 470 yachter (Oly-96) |
1972-11-14 |
Lori Dupuis, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98) |
1972-12-22 |
Kirk Maltby, It's Our Game: Team Canada's Victory at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey |
1973-07-21 |
Stephen Clarke, Sutton Coldfield England, Canada swimmer (Oly-br-92, 96) |
1973-08-02 |
Nancy Drolet, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98) |
1973-10-31 |
Fiona Smith, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98) |
1973-11-22 |
Cassie Campbell, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98) |
1973-12-05 |
Shalom Harlow, Toronto Canada, model (House of Style, Harper's Bazaar) |
1974-01-24 |
Kristy Sargeant, Edmonton Alberta, ice pairs (1994 Skate Canada) |
1974-02-16 |
Kathy McCormack, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-Silver-98) |
1974-06-13 |
Elli Overton, Canada, Australian swimmer (Olympics-5th-92, 96) |
1974-10-10 |
Chris Pronger, NHL defenseman (Team Canada Oly-1998, St. Louis) |
1975-01-01 |
Becky Kellar, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98) |
1975-04-10 |
Eric Canada, I Am Legend |
1975-11-04 |
Eric Fichaud, Anjou Canada, NHL goalie (NY Islanders) |
1976-01-27 |
Brian Canada, Rules of the Game |
1976-10-10 |
Shane Doan, It's Our Game: Team Canada's Victory at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey |
1976-9-13 |
José Théodore, It's Our Game: Team Canada's Victory at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey |
1977-05-14 |
Jayna Hefford, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98) |
1977-06-12 |
Wade Redden, It's Our Game: Team Canada's Victory at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey |
1977-06-19 |
Sahara MacDonald, Popstars: Canada |
1978-07-05 |
Carmen Kempt, Miss Canada Universe (1997) |
1978-08-12 |
Hayley Wickenheiser, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98) |
1978-12-14 |
Andrea Henry, Popstars: Canada |
1978-9-05 |
Rob MacDonald, UFC 58: USA vs. Canada |
1979-01-16 |
Brendan Morrow, It's Our Game: Team Canada's Victory at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey |
1979-01-23 |
Scott Hannan, It's Our Game: Team Canada's Victory at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey |
1979-03-24 |
Bibiana Steinhaus, Canada vs. New Zealand |
1979-04-04 |
Roberto Luongo, It's Our Game: Team Canada's Victory at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey |
1979-04-11 |
Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Miss World Canada 2003, Singer/Songwriter, Human Rights Activist |
1979-05-01 |
Jennifer Botterill, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98) |
1979-06-19 |
Elsa Bangz, World Sex Tour 24: Canada |
1979-10-13 |
Ryan Malcolm, Canada's Idol Is... |
1979-9-15 |
Patrick Marleau, It's Our Game: Team Canada's Victory at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey |
1980-07-10 |
Julie Crochetiere, Popstars: Canada |
1980-10-06 |
Michael Goldberg, Five Days to Fame: The Miss World Canada Story |
1981-01-21 |
Dany Heatley, It's Our Game: Team Canada's Victory at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey |
1981-04-29 |
Maiko Watson, Popstars: Canada |
1981-11-11 |
Natalie Glebova, Miss Universe Canada 2005 |
1981-11-26 |
Mirella Dell'Aquila, Popstars: Canada |
1981-12-25 |
Michael Gillespie, Authentic: Young Rival's Journey Through Canada |
1982-10-25 |
Gary Beals, Canada's Idol Is... |
1983-9-27 |
Jay Boouwmeester, It's Our Game: Team Canada's Victory at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey |
1984-9-01 |
Jimmy MacKinley, Canada Russia '72 |
1985-06-11 |
Josh Ramsay, Canada, singer-songwriter (Marianas Trench) |
1985-07-26 |
Audrey de Montigny, Canada's Idol Is... |
1987-07-07 |
Lena Ma, Miss World Canada 4th runner-up |
1990-9-24 |
Jonelle Filigno, Canada vs. New Zealand |
Date | Event |
---|---|
1843-09-01 |
Prime Minister of Canada John A. Macdonald (28) weds his cousin Isabella Clark |
1846-10-08 |
Prime Minister of Canada Charles Tupper (25) weds Frances Amelia Morse (20) in Amherst, Nova Scotia |
1847-12-23 |
Prime Minister of Canada Mackenzie Bowell (24) weds Harriet Moore |
1849-07-26 |
Prime Minister of Canada John Abbott (28) weds Mary Bethune at bride's parents home |
1853-06-17 |
Prime Minister of Canada Alexander Mackenzie (31) weds second wife Jane Sym |
1867-02-16 |
Prime Minister of Canada John A. Macdonald (52) weds Agnes Bernard (30) at St George's Church in Hanover Square, London |
1868-08-13 |
Prime Minister of Canada Wilfrid Laurier (26) weds Zoé Lafontaine (27) in Montreal, Canada |
1870-07-05 |
Prime Minister of Canada John Thompson (24) weds Annie E. Affleck (25) in Portland, Maine |
1889-09-25 |
Prime Minister of Canada Robert Borden (34) weds Laura Bond |
1904-06-24 |
Prime Minister of Canada Arthur Meighen (30) weds Jessie Isabel Cox |
1908-05-19 |
Prime Minister of Canada Louis St. Laurent (26) weds Jeanne Renault |
1908-06-03 |
NHL goaltender Georges Vezina (21) weds Marie Adelaide Stella Morin in Chicoutimi, Canada |
1911-07-05 |
"Anne of Green Gables" author Lucy Maud Montgomery (36) weds Ewen MacDonald in Prince Edward Island, Canada |
1925-08-22 |
Prime Minister of Canada Lester B. Pearson (28) weds teacher Maryon Elspeth Moody (23) |
1949-04-30 |
Ice hockey goaltender Jacques Plante (20) weds Jacqueline Gagne in Quebec, Canada |
1953-12-08 |
Prime Minister of Canada John Diefenbaker (58) weds second wife Olive Palmer (51) at Park Road Baptist Church in Toronto, Canada |
1957-09-10 |
Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien (23) weds Aline Chaine (21) in Canada |
1963-05-11 |
Prime Minister of Canada John Turner (33) weds Geills McCrae Kilgour (25) |
1971-03-04 |
Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau (51) weds author/actress Margaret Joan Sinclair (23) at a private ceremony in North Vancouver, Canada |
1973-05-26 |
Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney (34) weds Mila Pivnicki (19) |
1973-06-30 |
Prime Minister of Canada Joe Clark (34) weds lawyer Maureen McTeer (21) |
1973-09-08 |
Ice hockey star Bobby Orr (25) weds speech therapist Peggy Wood at a secret ceremony in Ontario, Canada |
1979-04-28 |
Actor and comedian John Candy (28) weds Rosemary Margaret Hobor at St. Basil's Church in Toronto, Canada |
1988-07-17 |
NHL ice hockey star player Wayne Gretzky (27) weds actress Janet Jones (27) at St. Joseph's Basilica in Edmonton, Canada |
1990-06-09 |
NHL goaltender Patrick Roy (25) weds Michele Piuze at Saint-Sacrement Church in Quebec, Canada |
1993-06-26 |
NHL scoring champion Mario Lemieux (27) weds longtime girlfriend Nathalie Asselin at Notre Dame Basilica in Canada |
1993-12-11 |
Canada's PM Stephen Harper (34) weds Laureen Teskey (30) |
1994-12-17 |
Queen of Pop Celine Dion (26) weds her manager Rene Angelil (52) at Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Canada |
2005-06-01 |
"The Amazing Race 7" executive assistant Alex Ali and Lynn Warren in Ottawa, Canada |
2005-09-17 |
Country music singer Terri Clark (37) weds her tour manager Greg Kaczor at a resort on Lake Louise in Calgary, Canada |
2005-12-31 |
Olympic gold medal skater Jamie Sale (28) weds her pair figure skater David Pelletier (31) at Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Canada |
2006-12-30 |
Canadian pair figure skaters David Pelletier (31) weds partner Jamie Sale (28) at the Fairmont Banff Springs hotel in Alberta, Canada |
2012-08-11 |
"The Hangover" actor-comedian Zach Galifianakis (42) weds co-founder of the Growing Voices charity Quinn Lundberg at the UBC Farm in Vancouver, Canada |
2013-07-06 |
Actress Elisha Cuthbert (30) weds ice hockey player Dion Phaneuf at St James Catholic Church in Summerfield, Canada |
Date | Event |
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1557-01-01 |
Jacques Cartier, French explorer (Canada), dies at 65 |
1696-01-11 |
Charles Albanel, French missionary explorer in Canada (b. 1616) |
1806-10-26 |
John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752) |
1891-06-06 |
John A. Macdonald, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1815) |
1892-04-17 |
Alexander Mackenzie, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada, dies of a stroke at 70 |
1893-10-30 |
John Abbott, 3rd PM of Canada (C) (1891-92), dies of brain cancer at 72 |
1894-12-12 |
Sir John Thompson, fourth Prime Minister of Canada, dies of a sudden heart attack at 49 |
1899-10-28 |
C Grant B Allen, Canada, British writer (Woman Who Did), dies |
1908-06-14 |
Frederick Arthur Stanley, Governor general of Canada (b. 1841) |
1911-04-14 |
Henri Elzéar Taschereau, French Canadian jurist and Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1836) |
1911-08-21 |
W R Wister, cricketer (USA v Canada 1859), dies |
1915-10-30 |
Charles Tupper, sixth Prime Minister of Canada, dies of heart failure at 94 |
1917-12-10 |
Sir Mackenzie Bowell, fifth Prime Minister of Canada, dies of pneumonia at 93 |
1918-06-04 |
Charles W. Fairbanks, H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Decorating the Monument of Champlain and Receiving Addresses of Welcome from the Mayor of Quebec, the Governor General of Canada and Vice President Fairbanks, Representative of the United States |
1937-06-10 |
Robert Borden, eighth Prime Minister of Canada, dies at 82 |
1940-02-11 |
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Gov-Gen of Canada (1935-40), dies |
1941-03-16 |
John Murray, Canada oceanographer (Challenger), dies at 73 |
1942-01-16 |
Prince Arthur, H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Decorating the Monument of Champlain and Receiving Addresses of Welcome from the Mayor of Quebec, the Governor General of Canada and Vice President Fairbanks, Representative of the United States |
1944-09-27 |
Aimee Semple McPherson, Canada/US evangelist/faith healer, dies at 53 |
1945-03-24 |
J S Nicklin, Lt-Col/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies |
1947-06-26 |
Richard Bedford Bennett, 11th Prime Minister of Canada, dies of a heart attack at 76 |
1950-07-22 |
William LM King, premier of Canada (1921-30, 35-48), dies at 75 |
1950-07-22 |
Mackenzie King, 10th Prime Minister of Canada, dies of pneumonia at 75 |
1952-05-09 |
Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in NYC at 45 |
1952-05-09 |
Canada Lee, Lifeboat |
1957-01-16 |
Alexander Cambridge, gov-gen (S Afr 1923-31/Canada 1940-5), dies at 82 |
1960-08-05 |
Arthur Meighen, 9th Prime Minister of Canada, dies at 86 |
1967-03-05 |
Georges Vanier, Governor General of Canada (b. 1888) |
1967-12-30 |
Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada, dies at 80 |
1969-09-13 |
Charles Foulkes, Canada gen/honorary citizen of Wageningen, dies at 66 |
1970-07-26 |
Robert Taschereau, French Canadian lawyer and Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1896) |
1973-07-25 |
Louis St. Laurent, 12th Prime Minister of Canada, dies of natural causes at 91 |
1976-12-16 |
Réal Caouette, French Canadian politician (Social Credit Party of Canada) (b. 1917) |
1979-08-16 |
John Diefenbaker, 13th Prime Minister of Canada, dies at 83 |
1989-07-27 |
Albert Pullinger, Young Canada at School |
1992-08-15 |
Martha Blackburn, Canada newspaper publisher (London Free Press), dies |
1992-12-21 |
Sybil Andrews, English/Canada painter, dies at 94 |
1993-01-26 |
Jeanne Sauvé, Governor-General of Canada (b. 1922) |
1993-07-30 |
Jay Scott, [Jeffrey Scott Beaven], US/Canada movie critic, dies at 43 |
2000-02-05 |
Ward Cornell, Hockey Night in Canada |
2000-09-28 |
Pierre Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1919) |
2002-12-18 |
Ray Hnatyshyn, Governor-General of Canada (b. 1934) |
2003-10-07 |
Israel H. Asper, Canada's Magnificent Snowbirds: The First 20 Years |
2004-07-12 |
Betty Oliphant, co-founder of National Ballet of Canada (b. 1918) |
2005-01-10 |
Metropolitan Wasyly Fedak, primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (b. 1909) |
2005-11-12 |
William G. Adams, former mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada (b. 1923) |
2007-02-19 |
Celia Franca, founder of National Ballet of Canada (b. 1921) |
2008-01-12 |
Don Wittman, Hockey Night in Canada |
2009-06-24 |
Roméo LeBlanc, 25th Governor General of Canada (b. 1927) |
2010-10-12 |
Charles Canada, Falling Up |
2011-12-02 |
Gwendolyn Gresham, Canada Remembers: Their Achievements and Sacrifices |
2013-04-07 |
Peter Workman, Canada |
2015-04-27 |
Abraham Rotstein, Canada for Canadians |
2016-03-28 |
Former Canada forward Norman Hadley dies aged 51 |