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2004 Daniel Petrie, Canadian Director

2004 Agnes Martin, Canadian Artist

2003 Carol Shields, Canadian Author

2001 Mordecai Richler, Canadian Novelist

2001 Charles Templeton, Canadian Cartoonist

2001 Marcelle Ferron, Canadian Artist

2000 Pierre Elliott Trudeau, former Canadian Prime Minister, dies at 80

2000 Pierre Trudeau, Canadian Statesman

2000 Al Purdy, Canadian Poet

1999 Hank Snow, Canadian Musician

1999 Greg Moore, Canadian

1999 Owen Hart, Canadian Entertainer

1997 Steve Jones wins Canadian Golf Open with a 275

1996 Renette Cruz, Vancouver, wins Miss Canadian Universe

1996 Montreal Canadian's 1st game in their new arena

1995 Robertson Davies, Canadian Novelist

1995 Phillip Borsos, Tasmanian/Canadian director (Mean Season), dies

1995 Centennial of Canadian Mounties presence in Canada's Yukon Territory

1994 Sammy Taft, Canadian businessman (coined term "hat trick"), dies at 81

1992 Brian Macleod, Canadian musician, dies of cancer at 39

1992 Labor strike at Royal Canadian Mint ends

1991 Eugene Forsey, Canadian Politician

1991 Joni Mitchel inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame

1991 Northrop Frye, Canadian Critic

1990 Graig Russel, Canadian travel expert/transvestite, dies

1990 Manly Hall, Canadian Philosopher

1990 Fred Shero, Canadian Athlete

1990 Hugh MacLennan, Canadian Author

1989 Worst Canadian mass murder: Marc Lepine kills 14 women at U Montreal

1989 Houston's Terry Puhl plays in his 1,403rd game, most by a Canadian

1989 Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids

1989 William Stephenson, Canadian Soldier

1988 Canadian Senate OK's free trade pact; with US

1988 Gil Evans, Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at 75

1988 Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15

1987 Lang Jeffries, Canadian actor (Skip-Rescue 8), dies at 55

1987 Margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60

1986 Tommy Douglas, Canadian Clergyman

1984 Avril Lavigne, Canadian Musician

1984 Gordon Sinclair, Canadian Journalist

1984 Canadian PM Pierre Elliott Trudeau announced he is stepping down

1983 Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75

1983 Alden Nowlan, Canadian Poet

1982 Glenn H Gould, Canadian pianist, dies at 50

1982 Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident

1982 Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian Actress

1982 Kristin Kreuk, Canadian Actress

1981 Hayden Christensen, Canadian Actor

1981 Allan Dwan, Canadian Director

1980 Marshall McLuhan, Canadian cultural philosopher, dies at 69

1980 Bank of Canada's Canadian Currency Museum opens

1980 Ryan Gosling, Canadian Actor

1979 Petra Cada, Prague Czechoslovakia, Canadian table tennis player 1996 Olympics

1979 Donald Creighton, Canadian Historian

1979 Shawn Ashmore, Canadian Actor

1978 Estella Warren, Canadian Model

1978 Nelly Furtado, Canadian Musician

1978 Devon Sawa, Canadian Actor

1978 Mark Robson, Canadian Director

1978 Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian Actress

1976 Jennifer Robinson, Barrie Ontario, 1996 Canadian Champ

1976 Kasia Kulesza, Warsaw Poland, Canadian synchro swimmer, Oly-silver-96

1976 Roy Thomson, Canadian Publisher

1976 Royal Canadian Mint opens a branch in Winnipeg Manitoba

1976 Tamas Buday, Jr., Budapest Hungary, Canadian canoeist 1996 Olympics

1976 Ryan Reynolds, Canadian Actor

1976 Rachel McAdams, Canadian Actress

1975 Troy Amos Ross, born in Georgetown, Guyana, Canadian boxer 1996 Olympics

1975 Greg Moore, Canadian

1975 Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba

1975 Charlotte Whitton, Canadian Politician

1975 Aaron Funk, Canadian Musician

1975 600 employees of Royal Canadian Mint go on strike

1974 Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50,600 miles

1974 Natasha Henstridge, Canadian Actress

1974 Trudeau's Liberal Party wins Canadian parliamentary election

1974 Atilla Buday, born in Budapest, Hungary, Canadian canoeist 1996 Olympics

1974 Jana Nejedly, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics

1974 Alanis Morissette, Canadian Musician

1974 Ernest Becker, Canadian Scientist

1974 "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" by Gordon Sinclair peaks at #24

1974 Nicole Appleton, Canadian Musician

1973 Canadian actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Marcy Lafferty

1973 Rufus Wainwright, Canadian Musician

1973 Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

1973 Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

1973 Natalie Appleton, Canadian Musician

1973 Canadian ANIK A2 becomes 1st commercial satellite in orbit

1972 Lester B Pearson (L), 14th Canadian PM (Nobel 1957), dies at 75

1972 Pierre Trudeau forms Canadian government

1972 Daniel Nestor, born in Belgrade Yugo, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics

1972 Amanda Marshall, Canadian Musician

1972 Craig Howard, born in Redding, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Rolex

1972 Molly Parker, Canadian Actress

1972 Robert Esmie, born in Jamaica, Canadian 4X100m runner, 1996 Olympics gold

1972 Edward Reevey, St. John NB, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 South Carolina Intercol

1972 Michelle Menzies, born in Barrie, Ontario, Canadian ice pairs, 1995, 96 Can champs

1972 Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian Musician

1972 Lester B. Pearson, Canadian Politician

1971 David Defiagbon, Sapele Nigeria, Canadian boxer, 1996 Olympics silver

1971 Bryn Parry, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 BC Amateur-2nd

1971 Oleg Ladik, born in Kiev, Ukraine, Canadian 100 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics

1971 Cory Doctorow, Canadian Journalist

1971 Tom Green, Canadian Musician

1971 Paul Ragusa, Bulach Switz, Canadian 48 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics

1971 Jeff Stavroff, Columbus, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Space Coast-4

1971 Mihai Apostal, born in Bucharest, Romania, Canadian kayaker 1996 Olympics

1971 Trey Maples, born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Canadian

1971 Lara St. John, Canadian Musician

1971 Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian Celebrity

1971 Victor Kraatz, born in Berlin, Germany, Canadian ice dancer, 1995 World Champs-4th

1971 Jordan Young, Thunder Bay Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Purdue

1970 Jon Cleveland, born in Fresno California, Canadian 100m/200m swimmer, Oly-br-92, 96

1970 Rob Olson, Victoria BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Newlands Open

1970 Guy Hill, Atlanta Georgia, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 NCAA-3rd

1970 Nicky Goetze, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 NCAA Acad

1970 Sebastien Britten, Brossard Que, figure skater, 1995 Canadian Champ

1970 Mike Weir, Sarnia Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, Ontario Amateur-1990, 92

1970 Ben Weir, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Bogey Hills-2nd

1970 Barry Pepper, Canadian Actor

1970 Brett Liddle, born in Boksburg, South Afrrica, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Newcastle

1970 Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress

1970 Nigel Wilson, Canadian/US baseball outfielder for the Florida Marlins

1969 Craig Jones, Nambour Australia, Canadian Tour golfer, NZ Open-1994

1969 John McMullen, Santa Rosa California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 NCAA-15th

1969 Brent Dorman, Ocala Florida, Canadian Tour golfer

1969 Carol Mann wins LPGA Molson's Canadian Golf Open

1969 Derek Fung, Hong Kong, Canadian Tour golfer

1969 Dave Pashko, born in Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 CPGA Winter Tour

1969 Jaimie Dawson, Geneva, Switzerland, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics

1969 Mark Telerico, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 S Florida

1969 Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio and TV

1969 Royal Canadian Mint formally forms as a Crown Corp

1969 John Bracken, Canadian Politician

1969 Stephen Leaney, born in Australia, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Infinit TPC-7th

1969 Rick Mercer, Canadian Comedian

1968 Dave Jukes, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Kawartha Lakes

1968 Michelle Buckingham, born in Los Angeles, California, Canadian 61 kg judoka, Olymp-20-92, 96

1968 Glenroy Gilbert, Trinidad, Canadian 4X100m sprinter, 1996 Olympics gold

1968 Terri Clark, Canadian Musician

1968 Carol Mann wins LPGA Supertest Canadian Golf Open

1968 Mike Lee, born in Neptune, New Jersey, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Tommy Armour Tour

1968 Jean Charest, Canadian Lawyer

1968 Brian Wright, born in Stillwater Oklahoma, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 New Mexico Open-2nd

1968 Craig Roberts, born in Everett, Washington, Canadian 68 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics

1968 Jerry Springer, born in White Plains, New York, Canadian Tour golfer

1968 Sebastian Bach, Canadian Musician

1968 Ian Hutchings, born in Zimbabwe, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Klondike Klassic

1968 Rob Anderson, born in Kamloops BC, Canadian Tour golfer, BC Amateur-1990, 92

1968 Penny "Stamper" Davis, Carlisle England, Canadian 470 yachter, 1996 Olympics

1968 Marcus Meloan, Agana Guam, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 U.S. Amat Champ

1968 Jill Hennessy, Canadian Actress

1967 Scott Schrader, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Golden State

1967 Derek Porter, Belfast Ireland, Canadian rower, Oly-gold/silver-92/96

1967 Oswald Drawdy, Hampton, South Carolina, Canadian Tour golfer, 1987 South Carolina Amateur

1967 Dan Dupuis, Ashcroft BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Canadian Golf

1967 Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian Actress

1967 Ben Fouchee, born in Kuruman, South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1987 South Africa Amateur

1967 Bruny Surin, born in Cap Haitien, Haiti, Canadian 4X100m sprinter, Oly-gold-96

1967 Royal Canadian Mint ordered to start converting 10 cent and 25 cent coins to pure nickel as soon as possible

1967 Todd Doohan, Sarnia Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, Western Ont Amateur-92

1967 Ashleigh Banfield, Canadian Journalist

1966 Bruce Bulina, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Alberta Open

1966 Drew Hartt, Calgary Alta, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Desert Tour

1966 Rob Sullivan, born in Chicago, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Tri-City Pro-Am

1966 Peter Fonseca, Lisbon Portugal, Canadian marathoner 1996 Olympics

1966 Kevin Baker, Montreal, Canadian Tour golfer, Manitoba Amateur-1988

1966 Rosey Edeh, born in London, England, Canadian 400m hurdler, Olympics-4-92, 96

1966 Mike Pero, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 CPGA Winter

1966 John Randle, golfer, 1992 Canadian Tour Fall-3rd

1966 Jessica Monroe, Palo Alto California, Canadian rower 1996 Olympics

1966 Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin

1966 Richard Greenwood, born in Los Angeles, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Napa Valley

1966 Paul Devenport, New Zealand, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Texas Tour

1966 Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing at Tokyo, 64 die

1966 Mike Small, born in Aurora Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Emerald Coast

1965 Brent Franklin, Barrie Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Japan Open-2nd

1965 Andy Beal, Germany, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 West of England Pro

1965 Chima McLean, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Conestoga

1965 Cynthia Meyer, New York, Canadian trap shooter 1996 Olympics

1965 Peter MacKay, Canadian Politician

1965 Ian Leggatt, Cambridge Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Canadian Tour

1965 Shania Twain, Canadian Musician

1965 George Black, Canadian Public Servant

1965 James B Collip, Canadian bio-chemist (insulin), dies at 72

1965 David Bolton, born in Guyana, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Lando Mem Amateur

1965 Joe Cioe, Cranston, Rhode Island, Canadian Tour golfer, NH Open-1992, 93

1965 Canadian Football Players Association organizes

1965 Owen Hart, Canadian Entertainer

1965 Henry D G Crerar, Canadian general (WW I, Normandy), dies at 76

1965 Matt Jackson, Birmingham, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Payless

1965 Julie Doucet, Canadian Artist

1965 Tim Berrett, Tunbridge Wells Engl, Canadian 20k walker, Oly-14-92, 96

1965 Steven Cojocaru, Canadian Critic

1965 Obverse design of all Canadian coins is changed to depict present-day

1964 Anil Kaul, Amritsar India, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics

1964 Stuart Hendley, born in Houston, Texas, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Manitoba Open

1964 Cam Emerson, Hamilton Ont, Canadian golfer, 1989 Canadian Long Drive

1964 Pete McCutcheon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Quebec Open

1964 Jack Kay, born in Jr., Montreal Que, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Singapore Open

1964 William Maxwell Aitken, Canadian Businessman

1964 Tom Harding, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Transamerica

1964 Dean Spriddle, Plymouth, England, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Oak Valley

1964 Mike Grob, Billings Montana, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Manitoba-3rd

1964 Edwin John Pratt, Canadian poet (Towards the Last Spike), dies at 81

1964 Caroline Rhea, Canadian Comedian

1964 Eric Woods, born in California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Xerox BC Open

1964 Arturo Huerta, born in Mexico, Canadian walker 1996 Olympics

1964 Remi Bouchard, Lasalle Que, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 India Open

1964 Kevin Patterson, Canadian Writer

1964 Diana Krall, Canadian Musician

1963 Brian Clark, Brandon Man, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Morden Pro-Am

1963 Worst Canadian air disaster kills 118 in Montreal

1963 Scott Dunlap, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 South Africa Masters

1963 Jeff Bloom, born in Seattle, Washington Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Montana Open

1963 Si-An Deng, born in Shanghai, China, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics

1963 Charter members of Canadian Football Hall of Fame chosen

1963 John Restino, born in Westchester, New York, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Tommy Armour

1963 Jay B Cooper, Coral Gables, Florida, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Jamaica

1963 Tim Balmer, Milwaukee Wis, Canadian Tour golfer, Bermuda Open-1990

1963 Blair Piercy, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Cordova Bay Open

1963 Eric McCormack, Canadian Actor

1963 Joe Lloyd, Highland Park, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Space Coast

1963 Norm MacDonald, Canadian Actor

1963 Lijuan Geng, Hebei China, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics

1963 Ashley Chinner, Cape Town South Africa, golfer, 1992 CGIA Canadian Tour

1962 Rick Todd, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Ben Hogan Dakota

1962 Launch of Alouette 1, 1st Canadian satellite (on U.S. Delta rocket)

1962 Alouette (Canada), 1st Canadian satellite, launched

1962 Arden Knoll, Saskatoon Sask, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Klondike-2nd

1962 Nia Vardalos, Canadian Actress

1962 Robert Meyer, Sacramento Cal, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Morningstar

1962 Adam Kase, born in Socorro, New Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta Open-3rd

1962 Brad Wilson, born in Pomona, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 9 Pro-Am

1962 Nicholas Lea, Canadian Actor

1962 Phillip Hatchett, born in Russellville, Kentucky, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Quebec

1962 Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77

1962 Philip Jonas, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Payless-2nd

1962 Angela Bailey, England, Canadian 4X100m relayer 1984 Olympics silver

1962 Canadian Marine Service renamed Coast Guard

1961 Mark McKoy, Canadian track star, world record 50m indoor

1961 Carlos Espinosa, Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Philippine Open

1961 Rick Gibson, Calgary Alta, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 CPGA

1961 Greg Petersen, born in Iowa City, Iowa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Klondike-6th

1961 Danuta Bartoszek, born in Pyrzyce, Poland, Canadian marathoner 1996 Olympics

1961 Charmaine Crooks, born in Jamaica, Canadian 4X400m relayer, Oly-silver-1984

1961 Kevin McDonald, Canadian Comedian

1961 Bruce McCulloch, Canadian Actor

1961 Ian Doig, born in Seaforth, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1985 Florida Classic

1961 Matt Cole, born in Stratford, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Space Coast

1961 Todd McFarlane, Canadian Artist

1961 Roger Wessels, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, golfer, 1994 Canadian Masters

1961 Douglas Coupland, Canadian Writer

1960 Danny Mijovic, Belgrade Yugo, Canadian Tour golfer, 1984 Mexican

1960 Darryl James, Kamloops BC, Canadian Tour golfer, Glenco-1992, 93

1960 Kelli McMullen-Temple, Columbus, Ohio, Canadian equestrian 1996 Olympics

1960 Derek James, Durban South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Infiniti

1960 Hank Baran, born in San Diego, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Won Mexican

1960 Tom Jackson, Oakville, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 CPGA Winter

1960 Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist

1960 Lee Chill, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1977 Ohio Jr

1960 Oliver Platt, Canadian Actor

1959 Jim Rutledge, Victoria, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Indian Open

1959 Richard Zokol, Kitimat BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1982 BC Open

1959 Stuart Young-Black, born in Cheshire, England, Canadian equestrian 1996 Olympics

1959 Mark McKinney, Canadian Comedian

1959 Danny Sharp, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1986 Quinte Festival

1959 Eisenhower routes Canadian premier Diefenbaker message off the Moon

1959 Scott Hood, born in Seattle, Washington Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Montana Open-2nd

1959 Stephen Harper, Canadian Politician

1959 David Delong, born in Portland, Oregon, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 BC Open

1958 Frank Edmonds, Thunder Bay Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta

1958 Marty Schiene, born in Chicago, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Illinois Open

1958 Ray Freeman, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Coast Carolina

1958 Canadian Football League plays 1st game (Winnipeg 29, Edmonton 21)

1958 Canadian Football Council renamed Canadian Football League

1957 Canadian Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson wins Nobel Peace Prize

1957 Craig Marseilles, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Gold Coast

1957 Bruce Plummer, born in Seattle, Washington Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 West Coast

1957 Shannon Tweed, Canadian Actress

1956 Charles Richards, Canadian Politician

1956 Kelly Murray, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer, 985 Alberta Open

1956 Dave Sim, Canadian Cartoonist

1956 Canadian Football Council forms

1955 Jane Siberry, Canadian Musician

1955 Jerry Anderson, Montreal, Canadian Tour golfer, Quebec Open-1982, 83

1955 John Kricfalusi, Canadian Artist

1955 Tom Inskeep, Bluffton, Indiana, Canadian Tour golfer

1955 Tim Bray, Canadian Inventor

1955 David Pratt, Canadian Politician

1954 Kip Byrne, born in Detroit, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, Mich State Jr-1970-71

1954 Steven Pinker, Canadian Scientist

1954 John Colwell, Kingston Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1978 Simon Fraser

1953 Ray Stewart, Matsqui BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Dunhill Cup

1953 Jerry Pate, born in Macon, Georgia, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1976, Canadian Open 1976

1953 Bruce Heuchan, Kingston Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Alberta-7th

1953 Paul Haggis, Canadian Director

1953 Canadian Comet crashes at Karachi, 11 killed

1953 Mike Ford, New York City, Canadian Tour golfer, 1976 Port Jefferson Open

1952 Canadian TV begins in Montreal

1952 Mac Cone, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Canadian equestrian jumper 1996 Olympics

1952 Michael Daly, born in Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 BC Winter Tour

1952 Dan Halldorson, born in Winnipeg, Canadian Tour golfer, 1985 World Cup

1951 Bruce Alan Lietzke, born in Kansas City, Kansas, PGA golfer, 1978 Canadian Open

1951 Karen Kain, Canadian Dancer

1950 Robert Bryan Gilder, Corvallis OR, PGA golfer, 1980 Canadian Open

1950 Stockwell Day, Canadian Politician

1950 Terry Miskolczi, Dunnville ON, Canadian Tour golfer, 1976 Alberta-3rd

1950 Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer

1949 Victor Ostrovsky, Canadian/Israel, Mossad agent, By Way of Deception

1949 128 die as fire guts Canadian passenger steamer Noronic in Toronto

1949 Rob Walton, Canadian Athlete

1949 Larry Wall, Canadian Author

1948 Margaret Trudeau, Vancouver BC, former Canadian 1st lady

1948 Dini Petty, Canadian talk show host, CITY-TV

1947 Michael Ignatieff, Canadian Politician

1947 Kim Campbell, Canadian Statesman

1947 Bill Weberniuk, Canadian snookers player

1947 Igor Ivanov, Leningrad, Canadian chess champion, 1981-84, 1985-

1946 Canadian Library Association established

1945 Canadian football's Calgary Bronks changes its name to Stampeders

1945 Anne Murray, Canadian Musician

1945 Canadian troops move into Amsterdam

1945 British and Canadian troops liberate Nazi camp of Bergen-Belsen

1945 Canadian army liberates Teuge and Assen Netherlands from Nazis

1945 Canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Netherlands

1945 Canadian troops conquer Deventer

1945 Hengelo freed from nazi control by Canadian army

1945 Canadian troop free Doetinchem, Enschede, Borculo and Eibergen

1945 Operation Varsity: British, U.S. and Canadian airborne landings East of Rhine

1945 Emily Carr, Canadian Artist

1945 Canadian troops occupy Kalkar

1945 Aubrey Cousins, Canadian sergeant (Victoria Cross), dies in battle

1945 Canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland

1945 Tom McMillan, Canadian Politician

1944 Canadian and British troops liberate Dinteloord

1944 Canadian troops occupy Knokke

1944 Canadian troops occupy Breskens

1944 Canadian troops liberate Aardensburg

1944 Canadian offensive in West-Zeeuws-Flanders

1944 Canadian troops liberate Abbeville, France

1944 4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy

1944 Canadian 2nd division conquerors Falaise Normandy

1944 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy

1944 Operation Tractable: new Canadian offensive

1944 Brit/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy

1944 Canadian Cameroon Highlanders conquer St-Andre

1944 British/Canadian troops occupy Pontecorvo Italy

1943 Michael Ondaatje, Canadian Author

1943 Harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered

1943 Airship Canadian Star torpedoed and sinks

1943 Canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa

1943 J. Philippe Rushton, Canadian Psychologist

1942 Frank D. Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83

1942 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation authorized for radio service

1942 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed raiding Dieppe, France

1942 Preston Manning, Canadian Politician

1942 Jack Carroll, Canadian Politician

1941 Winston Churchill addresses Canadian parliament

1941 Bob Panasik, Windsor Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1986 Canadian TPC

1941 John S Plaskett, Canadian astronomer (Plaskett's twins), dies

1941 Kermit Zarley, born in Seattle, Washington, PGA golfer, 1970 Canadian Open

1941 Bernie Ebbers, Canadian Businessman

1941 Bernard Ebbers, Canadian Businessman

1940 Galen Weston, English/Canadian industrial/multi-millionaire

1940 David McFadden, Canadian Poet

1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canadian PM William M King agree to joint defense commission

1940 Herve Filion, sulky driver, 1969 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame

1939 Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

1939 Joe Clark, [Charles Joseph], P-C, 16th Canadian PM, 1979-80

1939 Sidney Altman, Canadian Scientist

1939 Adrienne Clarkson, Canadian Journalist

1938 Paul Martin, Canadian Politician

1938 Moshe Safdie, Canadian Architect

1938 Lucien Bouchard, Canadian Lawyer

1938 Francis W "Frank" Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player

1937 Stephen Lewis, Canadian Politician

1936 David Suzuki, Canadian Scientist

1935 Carol Shields, Canadian Author

1935 John J R Macleod, Scot/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), dies at 58

1934 Donald Stewart Cherry, Canadian Journalist

1933 Richard Williams, Canadian Director

1933 Alden Nowlan, Canadian Poet

1933 Emily Murphy, Canadian Activist

1933 Alex Campbell, Canadian Politician

1932 Glenn Gould, Canadian Musician

1932 Gay Robert Brewer, born in Middletwon, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1972 Canadian

1931 Ottawa branch of Royal Mint begins operation as Royal Canadian Mint

1931 Ted Kotcheff, Canadian Director

1931 Jane Rule, Canadian Author

1931 Bob Goalby, golfer, British Open-1968, Canadian Open-1968, NZ-1970

1931 Canadian Rugby Union adopts the forward pass

1930 1st Canadian football game played under lights, Hamilton-UBC

1930 Richard Bedford Bennet forms Canadian government

1930 Emma Albani, Canadian Musician

1929 Moe Norman, born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1966 Quebec Open

1929 John Turner, born in Richmond, England, L, 17th Canadian PM, 1984

1929 Maurice Strong, Canadian Businessman

1929 USCG vessel sank Canadian schooner suspected of carrying liquor

1929 John Polanyi, Berlin, Canadian chemist, Nobel 1986

1929 John Charles Polanyi, Canadian Scientist

1928 James Randi, Canadian Entertainer

1928 Canadian hockey team wins 3rd consecutive gold medal

1928 Elizabeth Joan Smith, Canadian Politician

1927 Romeo LeBlanc, Canadian Politician

1926 Vincent Massey becomes 1st Canadian minister to USA

1926 Canadian government of MacKenzie King forms

1926 Margaret Laurence, Canadian Novelist

1926 Leslie Nielsen, Canadian Actor

1925 Albert Bandura, Canadian Psychologist

1925 Oscar Peterson, Canadian Musician

1925 Ted Lindsay, Canadian Athlete

1925 Fred Shero, Canadian Athlete

1924 Brett Somers, Canadian Actress

1924 Arthur Erickson, Canadian Architect

1924 Al Balding, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, Quebec Open-1952

1924 Marcelle Ferron, Canadian Artist

1923 Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian Author

1923 Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian Scientist

1922 Mavis Gallant, Canadian Author

1921 William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM

1921 Franklin D. Roosevelt stricken with polio at summer home on Canadian Is of Campobello

1921 Canadian 5 cent nickel coin is authorized

1921 George Stephen, Canadian Businessman

1920 Pierre Berton, Canadian Author

1920 New Canadian small cent coin is released

1920 Royal Canadian Mounted Police forms as Royal Northwest Mounted Police merge with Dominion Police

1920 Daniel Petrie, Canadian Director

1919 William Osler, Canadian Scientist

1919 Canadian National Railways established (North America's longest, 50,000 KM)

1919 Pierre Trudeau, 15th Canadian PM, 1968-79, 1980-84

1919 Assent is given to an Act to amend the Canadian Currency Act, 1910

1919 William W. Campbell, Canadian poet (Ian of the Orcades), dies at 60

1918 Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hit a reef off Alaska, 398 die

1918 Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies

1918 Al Purdy, Canadian Poet

1918 John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies

1917 Vimy Ridge France stormed by Canadian troops

1915 Charles Templeton, Canadian Cartoonist

1914 Proclamation prohibits Canadian mint from issuing gold coins

1914 Ship rams Canadian ship Empress of Ireland on St. Lawrence R; 1024 die

1913 Robertson Davies, Canadian Novelist

1913 Mark Robson, Canadian Director

1912 Northrop Frye, Canadian Critic

1912 Agnes Martin, Canadian Artist

1912 Irving Layton, Canadian Poet

1912 Edward Blake, Canadian Politician

1911 Proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 and $10 gold coins

1910 George D Kilpatrick, Canadian/British bible scholar

1910 Canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent

1910 Canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy

1909 Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000

1909 Sandra Oh, Canadian Actress

1909 Naomi Klein, Canadian Journalist

1909 Leonard Peikoff, Canadian Philosopher

1908 Canadian branch of the Royal Mint opens in Ottawa

1907 Test tokens are struck in 1st production of Canadian coins

1907 Hugh MacLennan, Canadian Author

1905 Alberta and Saskatchewan become 8th and 9th Canadian provinces

1904 William Hall, Canadian Soldier

1904 Eugene Forsey, Canadian Politician

1904 Tommy Douglas, Canadian Clergyman

1902 Donald Creighton, Canadian Historian

1901 Manly Hall, Canadian Philosopher

1901 George Mercer Dawson, Canadian Scientist

1900 Gordon Sinclair, Canadian Journalist

1900 Graham Spry, St. Thomas Ontario, Canadian radio pioneer

1898 1st Canadian Intercollegiate football game: McGill beats Queen's, 3-2

1898 Sybil Andrews, English/Canadian painter

1897 Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union forms in Kingston

1897 Lester Bowles Pearson, L, 14th Canadian PM, 1963-68, Nobel 1957

1897 Lester B. Pearson, Canadian Politician

1897 William Stephenson, Canadian Soldier

1896 Charlotte Whitton, Canadian Politician

1895 John G Diefenbaker, Neustadt Ontario, 13th Canadian PM, C, 1957-63

1894 Roy Thomson, Canadian Publisher

1892 James B Collip, Canadian biochemist/physiologist, insulin

1892 Alexander Mackenzie, Canadian Statesman

1891 Canadian Rugby Union forms

1891 John McDonald, Canadian Leader

1889 Alan M Bateman, Canadian geologist, Yale professor

1888 William Alexander Henry, Canadian Lawyer

1888 Henry DG Crerar, Canadian general, WW I/Italy/Netherland

1885 Canadian Pacific Railway completed at Craigellachie

1885 Canadian Meti insurgent Louis Reil captured, Saskatchewan

1885 Allan Dwan, Canadian Director

1885 Louis Riel's forces defeat Canadian forces at Duck Lake, Sask

1885 Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator, appointed

1884 Canadian Rugby Football Union forms

1883 John Bracken, Canadian Politician

1882 Louis St. Laurent, Compton Quebec, L, 12th Canadian PM, 1948-57

1881 Canadian ferry Princess Victoria sinks near London Ontario, 200 die

1879 Charles Richards, Canadian Politician

1879 William Maxwell Aitken, Canadian Businessman

1876 John J R Macleod, Scottish/Canadian physiologist, Nobel 1923

1875 Francis Bond Head, Canadian Statesman

1874 William Lyon Mackenzie King, L, 10th Canadian PM, 1921-30, 1935-48

1874 Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian Educator

1874 Robert Service, England, Canadian poet, Cremation of Sam McGee

1873 Prince Edward Island becomes 7th Canadian province

1873 Joseph Howe, Canadian Politician

1873 George Black, Canadian Public Servant

1873 Royal Canadian Mounted Police founded

1873 Robert Nelson, Canadian Politician

1872 Cornelius Kreighoff, Canadian, dies

1871 British Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province

1871 Emily Carr, Canadian Artist

1870 Henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50

1870 Manitoba becomes 5th Canadian province and NW Territories created

1870 Richard B. Bennett, C, 11th Canadian PM, 1930-35

1868 1st written account of a Canadian football game

1868 Emily Murphy, Canadian Activist

1867 Ottawa Rough Riders and Senators play Canadian Football game

1867 British North America Act (Canadian constitution) passes

1867 John Strachan, Canadian Clergyman

1865 John S Plaskett, Canadian astronomer, Plaskett's twins

1865 Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian Author

1862 Simon Fraser, Canadian explorer, dies

1861 1st documented Canadian football game (at University of Toronto)

1861 William Lyon MacKenzie, Canadian Journalist

1861 Bliss Carman, Canadian Poet

1858 1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent and 20 cent)

1858 William W. Campbell, Canadian poet, Beyond the Hills of Dream

1854 Robert Laird Borden, C, 8th Canadian PM, 1911-20

1852 John Richardson, Canadian writer (War of 1812), dies

1849 George Mercer Dawson, Canadian Scientist

1848 C Grant B Allen, Canadian writer, Woman Who Did

1847 Emma Albani, Canadian Musician

1841 Wilfrid Laurier, L, 7th Canadian PM, 1896-1911

1841 1st Canadian parliament opens in Kingston, Ontario

1839 1st Canadian track and field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds)

1837 Canadian militia destroy Caroline, a U.S. steamboat docked at Buffalo

1836 1st Canadian RR opens, between Laprairie and St. John, Quebec

1833 Edward Blake, Canadian Politician

1829 George Stephen, Canadian Businessman

1827 William Hall, Canadian Soldier

1821 Charles Tupper, C, 6th Canadian PM, 1896

1821 John Abbott, born in Quebec, Canada, C, 3rd Canadian PM, 1891-92

1820 Oliver Mowat, a founder of the Canadian Confederation

1817 Alexander Tilloch Galt, a Canadian founding father

1816 William Alexander Henry, Canadian Lawyer

1815 John McDonald, Canadian Leader

1814 George Cartier, C, Canadian co-PM, 1858-62

1804 Joseph Howe, Canadian Politician

1796 Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian Author

1796 John Richardson, Canadian writer, Wacousta, or the prophecy

1795 William Lyon MacKenzie, Canadian Journalist

1794 Robert Nelson, Canadian Politician

1793 Francis Bond Head, Canadian Statesman

1778 John Strachan, Canadian Clergyman

1770 David Thompson, English/Canadian explorer, Columbia River



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