2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama vetoes the Keystone XL project, which would extend the existing Keystone pipeline and connect Canadian oil directly to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries; environmentalists claim the pipeline extension will add to climate change Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian journalist Baher Mohamed are released on bail in Cairo while awaiting trial for allegedly assisting the Muslim Brotherhood; a third journalist, Australian Peter Grest, was deported earlier this month 2014 Event Burger King Worldwide Inc. will purchase Canadian restaurant chain Tim Hortons Inc. and move its headquarters to Canada; Burger King will pay a little over $11 billion in U.S. dollars, and the merger will create the third-largest global fast food company 2013 Event The 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to Canadian writer Alice Munro U.S. Senator Ted Cruz ignites speculation about a 2016 Presidential run when he announces plans to renounce his Canadian citizenship The oldest water ever found is discovered in a Canadian mine; the water dates back 2.6 billion years Research In Motion, the Canadian manufacturer of wireless devices, releases the Blackberry 10, its newest operating system for Blackberrys; the company also announces two smartphones, the Z10 and Q10 2012 Event Medical textbooks require rewriting after 39-year-old Canadian Scott Routley becomes the first person believed to be in a vegetative state to tell scientists he isn't in any pain Lydia Ko, a 15-year old amateur golfer, wins the Canadian Women's Open; she is the youngest winner ever on the LPGA Tour and first amateur to win since JoAnne Carner in 1969 2011 Event Canadian Auto Workers vote in favor of striking against Caterpillar Inc's locomotive manufacturing plant in London, Ontario In Quebec, 200,000 Canadian college and university students vote to boycott classes to protest tuition fee increases After winning a Liberal Party of British Columbia ballot, Canadian politician Christy Clark becomes the second woman to be Premier of British Columbia 2004 Death Agnes Martin, Canadian Artist Daniel Petrie, Canadian Director 2003 Death Carol Shields, Canadian Author 2001 Death Marcelle Ferron, Canadian Artist Mordecai Richler, Canadian Novelist Charles Templeton, Canadian Cartoonist 2000 Death Pierre Elliott Trudeau, former Canadian Prime Minister, dies at 80 Pierre Trudeau, Canadian Statesman Al Purdy, Canadian Poet 1999 Death Hank Snow, Canadian Musician Greg Moore, promising Canadian racecar driver, competed in Indy Lights, CART World Series, fatally injured in violent car crash on the 10th lap of the CART season finale Owen Hart, Canadian Entertainer 1997 Event Steve Jones wins Canadian Golf Open with a 275 1996 Event Renette Cruz, Vancouver, wins Miss Canadian Universe Montreal Canadian's 1st game in their new arena 1995 Death Robertson Davies, Canadian Novelist Phillip Borsos, Tasmanian/Canadian director (Mean Season), dies 1995 Event Centennial of Canadian Mounties presence in Canada's Yukon Territory 1994 Death Sammy Taft, Canadian businessman (coined term "hat trick"), dies at 81 1992 Death Brian Macleod, Canadian musician, dies of cancer at 39 1992 Event Labor strike at Royal Canadian Mint ends 1991 Death Eugene Forsey, Canadian Politician 1991 Event Joni Mitchel inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame Northrop Frye, Canadian Critic 1990 Death Fred Shero, Canadian Athlete Hugh MacLennan, Canadian Author Graig Russel, Canadian travel expert/transvestite, dies Manly Hall, Canadian Philosopher 1989 Event Worst Canadian mass murder: Marc Lepine kills 14 women at U Montreal Houston's Terry Puhl plays in his 1,403rd game, most by a Canadian Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids 1989 Death William Stephenson, Canadian Soldier 1988 Event Canadian Senate OK's free trade pact; with US 1988 Death Gil Evans, Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at 75 Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15 1987 Death Lang Jeffries, Canadian actor (Skip-Rescue 8), dies at 55 Margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60 1986 Death Tommy Douglas, Canadian Clergyman 1984 Death Gordon Sinclair, Canadian Journalist 1984 Event Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau announced he is stepping down 1983 Death Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 Alden Nowlan, Canadian Poet 1982 Birthday Kristin Kreuk, Canadian Actress Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian Actress 1982 Death Glenn H Gould, Canadian pianist, dies at 50 Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident 1981 Death Allan Dwan, Canadian Director 1980 Death Marshall McLuhan, Canadian cultural philosopher, dies at 69 1980 Event Bank of Canada's Canadian Currency Museum opens 1980 Birthday Ryan Gosling, Canadian Actor 1979 Death Donald Creighton, Canadian Historian 1979 Birthday Shawn Ashmore, Canadian Actor Petra Cada, Prague Czechoslovakia, Canadian table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1978 Birthday Rachel McAdams, Canadian Actress Devon Sawa, Canadian Actor 1978 Death Mark Robson, Canadian Director Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian Actress 1976 Birthday Jennifer Robinson, Barrie Ontario, 1996 Canadian Champ Ryan Reynolds, Canadian Actor Kasia Kulesza, born in Warsaw, Poland, Canadian synchro swimmer, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1976 Death Roy Thomson, Canadian Publisher 1976 Event Royal Canadian Mint opens a branch in Winnipeg Manitoba Tamas Buday, Jr., Budapest Hungary, Canadian canoeist 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Troy Amos Ross, born in Georgetown, Guyana, Canadian boxer 1996 Olympics Greg Moore, born in New Westminster, British Columbia, promising Canadian racecar driver, competed in Indy Lights, CART World Series 1975 Event Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba 1975 Death Charlotte Whitton, Canadian Politician Aaron Funk, Canadian Musician 600 employees of Royal Canadian Mint go on strike 1974 Event Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50,600 miles 1974 Birthday Natasha Henstridge, Canadian Actress Trudeau's Liberal Party wins Canadian parliamentary election Atilla Buday, born in Budapest, Hungary, Canadian canoeist 1996 Olympics Jana Nejedly, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics Alanis Morissette, Canadian Musician 1974 Death Ernest Becker, Canadian Scientist "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" by Gordon Sinclair peaks at #24 1973 Event Canadian actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Marcy Lafferty 1973 Birthday Rufus Wainwright, Canadian Musician Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress Natalie Appleton, Canadian Musician Canadian ANIK A2 becomes 1st commercial satellite in orbit 1972 Death Lester B. Pearson, 14th Canadian Prime Minister, Nobel 1957, dies at 75 Lester B. Pearson, Canadian Politician 1972 Event Pierre Trudeau forms Canadian government 1972 Birthday Daniel Nestor, born in Belgrade Yugo, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics Craig Howard, born in Redding, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Rolex Molly Parker, Canadian Actress Robert Esmie, born in Jamaica, Canadian 4X100m runner, 1996 Olympics gold Edward Reevey, St. John NB, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 South Carolina Intercol Michelle Menzies, born in Barrie, Ontario, Canadian ice pairs, 1995, 96 Can champs Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian Musician 1971 Birthday David Defiagbon, Sapele Nigeria, Canadian boxer, 1996 Olympics silver Bryn Parry, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 BC Amateur-2nd Oleg Ladik, born in Kiev, Ukraine, Canadian 100 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics Cory Doctorow, Canadian Journalist Paul Ragusa, born in Bulach, Switzerland, Canadian 48 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics Jeff Stavroff, Columbus, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Space Coast-4 Mihai Apostal, born in Bucharest, Romania, Canadian kayaker 1996 Olympics Trey Maples, born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Canadian Lara St. John, Canadian Musician Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian Celebrity Victor Kraatz, born in Berlin, Germany, Canadian ice dancer, 1995 World Champs-4th Jordan Young, Thunder Bay Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Purdue 1970 Birthday Jon Cleveland, born in Fresno California, Canadian 100m/200m swimmer, Bronze Medal 1992, 1996 Olympics Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress Rob Olson, Victoria BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Newlands Open Guy Hill, Atlanta Georgia, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 NCAA-3rd Nicky Goetze, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 NCAA Acad Sebastien Britten, Brossard Que, figure skater, 1995 Canadian Champ Mike Weir, Sarnia Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, Ontario Amateur-1990, 92 Ben Weir, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Bogey Hills-2nd Barry Pepper, Canadian Actor Brett Liddle, born in Boksburg, South Afrrica, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Newcastle Nigel Wilson, Canadian/US baseball outfielder for the Florida Marlins 1969 Birthday Craig Jones, born in Nambour, Australia, Canadian Tour golfer, New Zealand Open 1994 John McMullen, Santa Rosa California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 NCAA-15th Brent Dorman, Ocala Florida, Canadian Tour golfer 1969 Event Carol Mann wins LPGA Molson's Canadian Golf Open Derek Fung, Hong Kong, Canadian Tour golfer Dave Pashko, born in Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 CPGA Winter Tour Jaimie Dawson, born in Geneva, Switzerland, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics Mark Telerico, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 S Florida Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio and TV Royal Canadian Mint formally forms as a Crown Corp 1969 Death John Bracken, Canadian Politician Stephen Leaney, born in Australia, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Infinit TPC-7th 1968 Birthday Jill Hennessy, Canadian Actress Dave Jukes, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Kawartha Lakes Michelle Buckingham, born in Los Angeles, California, Canadian 61 kg judoka, Olympic-20-92, 96 Glenroy Gilbert, Trinidad, Canadian 4X100m sprinter, 1996 Olympics gold Terri Clark, Canadian Musician 1968 Event Carol Mann wins LPGA Supertest Canadian Golf Open Mike Lee, born in Neptune, New Jersey, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Tommy Armour Tour Jean Charest, Canadian Lawyer Brian Wright, born in Stillwater Oklahoma, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 New Mexico Open-2nd Craig Roberts, born in Everett, Washington, Canadian 68 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics Jerry Springer, born in White Plains, New York, Canadian Tour golfer Sebastian Bach, Canadian Musician Ian Hutchings, born in Zimbabwe, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Klondike Klassic Rob Anderson, born in Kamloops BC, Canadian Tour golfer, BC Amateur-1990, 92 Penny "Stamper" Davis, Carlisle England, Canadian 470 yachter, 1996 Olympics Marcus Meloan, Agana Guam, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 U.S. Amat Champ 1967 Birthday Ashleigh Banfield, Canadian Journalist Scott Schrader, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Golden State Derek Porter, Belfast Ireland, Canadian rower, Olympic-gold/silver-92/96 Oswald Drawdy, Hampton, South Carolina, Canadian Tour golfer, 1987 South Carolina Amateur Dan Dupuis, Ashcroft BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Canadian Golf Ben Fouchee, born in Kuruman, South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1987 South Africa Amateur Bruny Surin, born in Cap Haitien, Haiti, Canadian 4X100m sprinter, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1967 Event Royal Canadian Mint ordered to start converting 10 cent and 25 cent coins to pure nickel as soon as possible Todd Doohan, Sarnia Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, Western Ont Amateur-92 1966 Birthday Bruce Bulina, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Alberta Open Drew Hartt, Calgary Alta, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Desert Tour Rob Sullivan, born in Chicago, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Tri-City Pro-Am Peter Fonseca, Lisbon Portugal, Canadian marathoner 1996 Olympics Kevin Baker, Montreal, Canadian Tour golfer, Manitoba Amateur-1988 Rosey Edeh, born in London, England, Canadian 400m hurdler, Olympics-4-92, 96 Mike Pero, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 CPGA Winter John Randle, golfer, 1992 Canadian Tour Fall-3rd Jessica Monroe, Palo Alto California, Canadian rower 1996 Olympics 1966 Event Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin Richard Greenwood, born in Los Angeles, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Napa Valley Paul Devenport, New Zealand, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Texas Tour Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing at Tokyo, 64 die Mike Small, born in Aurora Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Emerald Coast 1965 Birthday Julie Doucet, Canadian Artist Brent Franklin, Barrie Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Japan Open-2nd Andy Beal, Germany, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 West of England Pro Chima McLean, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Conestoga Cynthia Meyer, New York, Canadian trap shooter 1996 Olympics Peter MacKay, Canadian Politician Ian Leggatt, Cambridge Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Canadian Tour 1965 Death George Black, Canadian Public Servant James B Collip, Canadian bio-chemist (insulin), dies at 72 David Bolton, born in Guyana, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Lando Mem Amateur Joe Cioe, Cranston, Rhode Island, Canadian Tour golfer, New Hampshire Open - 1992, 1993 1965 Event Canadian Football Players Association organizes Owen Hart, Canadian Entertainer Henry D G Crerar, Canadian general (WW I, Normandy), dies at 76 Matt Jackson, Birmingham, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Payless Tim Berrett, Tunbridge Wells Engl, Canadian 20k walker, 1992, 1996 Olympics Steven Cojocaru, Canadian Critic Obverse design of all Canadian coins is changed to depict present-day 1964 Birthday Kevin Patterson, Canadian Writer Anil Kaul, Amritsar India, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics Diana Krall, Canadian Musician Stuart Hendley, born in Houston, Texas, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Manitoba Open Cam Emerson, Hamilton Ont, Canadian golfer, 1989 Canadian Long Drive Pete McCutcheon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Quebec Open Jack Kay, born in Jr., Montreal Que, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Singapore Open 1964 Death William Maxwell Aitken, Canadian Businessman Tom Harding, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Transamerica Dean Spriddle, Plymouth, England, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Oak Valley Mike Grob, Billings Montana, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Manitoba-3rd Edwin John Pratt, Canadian poet (Towards the Last Spike), dies at 81 Caroline Rhea, Canadian Comedian Eric Woods, born in California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Xerox BC Open Arturo Huerta, born in Mexico, Canadian walker 1996 Olympics Remi Bouchard, Lasalle Que, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 India Open 1963 Birthday Brian Clark, Brandon Man, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Morden Pro-Am 1963 Event Worst Canadian air disaster kills 118 in Montreal Norm MacDonald, Canadian Actor Scott Dunlap, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 South Africa Masters Jeff Bloom, born in Seattle, Washington Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Montana Open Si-An Deng, born in Shanghai, China, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics Charter members of Canadian Football Hall of Fame chosen John Restino, born in Westchester, New York, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Tommy Armour Jay B Cooper, Coral Gables, Florida, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Jamaica Tim Balmer, Milwaukee Wis, Canadian Tour golfer, Bermuda Open-1990 Blair Piercy, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Cordova Bay Open Eric McCormack, Canadian Actor Joe Lloyd, Highland Park, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Space Coast Lijuan Geng, Hebei China, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics Ashley Chinner, Cape Town South Africa, golfer, 1992 CGIA Canadian Tour 1962 Birthday Rick Todd, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Ben Hogan Dakota 1962 Event Launch of Alouette 1, 1st Canadian satellite (on U.S. Delta rocket) Alouette (Canada), 1st Canadian satellite, launched Arden Knoll, Saskatoon Sask, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Klondike-2nd Robert Meyer, Sacramento Cal, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Morningstar Adam Kase, born in Socorro, New Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta Open-3rd Brad Wilson, born in Pomona, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 9 Pro-Am Nicholas Lea, Canadian Actor Phillip Hatchett, born in Russellville, Kentucky, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Quebec 1962 Death Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 Philip Jonas, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Payless-2nd Angela Bailey, England, Canadian 4X100m relayer 1984 Olympics silver Canadian Marine Service renamed Coast Guard 1961 Birthday Douglas Coupland, Canadian Writer Mark McKoy, Canadian track star, world record 50m indoor Carlos Espinosa, Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Philippine Open Rick Gibson, Calgary Alta, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 CPGA Greg Petersen, born in Iowa City, Iowa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Klondike-6th Danuta Bartoszek, born in Pyrzyce, Poland, Canadian marathoner 1996 Olympics Charmaine Crooks, born in Jamaica, Canadian 4X400m relayer, Silver Medal 1984 Olympics Kevin McDonald, Canadian Comedian Bruce McCulloch, Canadian Actor Ian Doig, born in Seaforth, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1985 Florida Classic Matt Cole, born in Stratford, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Space Coast Todd McFarlane, Canadian Artist Roger Wessels, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, golfer, 1994 Canadian Masters 1960 Birthday Danny Mijovic, Belgrade Yugo, Canadian Tour golfer, 1984 Mexican Darryl James, Kamloops BC, Canadian Tour golfer, Glenco-1992, 93 Kelli McMullen-Temple, Columbus, Ohio, Canadian equestrian 1996 Olympics Derek James, Durban South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Infiniti Hank Baran, born in San Diego, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Won Mexican Tom Jackson, Oakville, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 CPGA Winter Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist Lee Chill, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1977 Ohio Jr Oliver Platt, Canadian Actor 1959 Birthday Jim Rutledge, Victoria, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Indian Open Richard Zokol, Kitimat BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1982 BC Open Stuart Young-Black, born in Cheshire, England, Canadian equestrian 1996 Olympics Mark McKinney, Canadian Comedian Danny Sharp, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1986 Quinte Festival 1959 Event Eisenhower routes Canadian premier Diefenbaker message off the Moon Scott Hood, born in Seattle, Washington Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Montana Open-2nd Stephen Harper, Canadian Politician David Delong, born in Portland, Oregon, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 BC Open 1958 Birthday Frank Edmonds, Thunder Bay Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta Marty Schiene, born in Chicago, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Illinois Open Ray Freeman, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Coast Carolina 1958 Event Canadian Football League plays 1st game (Winnipeg 29, Edmonton 21) Canadian Football Council renamed Canadian Football League 1957 Birthday J. C. Watts, born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, politician, U.S. House of Representatives, Oklahoma's 4th district, formerly a football player playing for the Canadian Football League 1957 Event Canadian Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson wins Nobel Peace Prize Craig Marseilles, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Gold Coast Bruce Plummer, born in Seattle, Washington Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 West Coast Shannon Tweed, Canadian Actress 1956 Death Charles Richards, Canadian Politician 1956 Birthday Kelly Murray, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer, 985 Alberta Open Dave Sim, Canadian Cartoonist 1956 Event Canadian Football Council forms 1955 Birthday Jerry Anderson, Montreal, Canadian Tour golfer, Quebec Open-1982, 83 John Kricfalusi, Canadian Artist Tom Inskeep, Bluffton, Indiana, Canadian Tour golfer Tim Bray, Canadian Inventor David Pratt, Canadian Politician 1954 Birthday Kip Byrne, born in Detroit, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, Michigan State Jr. 1970, 1971 Steven Pinker, Canadian Scientist Frank Marino, born in Montreal, Canada, Francesco Antonio Marino, guitarist, rocker, musician, songwriter, leader of Canadian band Mahogany Rush John Colwell, Kingston Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1978 Simon Fraser 1953 Birthday Ray Stewart, Matsqui BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Dunhill Cup Jerry Pate, born in Macon, Georgia, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1976, Canadian Open 1976 Bruce Heuchan, Kingston Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Alberta-7th Paul Haggis, Canadian Director 1953 Event Canadian Comet crashes at Karachi, 11 killed Mike Ford, New York City, Canadian Tour golfer, 1976 Port Jefferson Open 1952 Event Canadian TV begins in Montreal 1952 Birthday Mac Cone, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Canadian equestrian jumper 1996 Olympics Michael Daly, born in Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 BC Winter Tour Dan Halldorson, born in Winnipeg, Canadian Tour golfer, 1985 World Cup 1951 Birthday Bruce Alan Lietzke, born in Kansas City, Kansas, PGA golfer, 1978 Canadian Open Karen Kain, Canadian Dancer 1950 Birthday Robert Bryan Gilder, Corvallis OR, PGA golfer, 1980 Canadian Open Stockwell Day, Canadian Politician Terry Miskolczi, Dunnville ON, Canadian Tour golfer, 1976 Alberta-3rd Cathy Sherk, born in Bancroft, Ontario, professional golfer, achieved No. 1 World ranking by Golf Digest, 1978, earned silver medal with Canadian team at 1978 World Amateur Golf Team Championships, joined LPGA tour, inducted into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, 1995 Dave McCurdy, born in Canadian, Texas, Representative-D-Oklahoma 1981 - 1995 Stephen Chatman, born in Faribault, Minnesota, Canadian composer, received Fulbright grant for study at Hochschule fur Misik in Cologne, since 1976 has served as professor and Head of the Composition Division at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer 1949 Birthday Victor Ostrovsky, Canadian/Israel, Mossad agent, By Way of Deception 1949 Event 128 die as fire guts Canadian passenger steamer Noronic in Toronto Rob Walton, Canadian Athlete Larry Wall, Canadian Author 1948 Birthday Margaret Trudeau, Vancouver BC, former Canadian 1st lady Dini Petty, Canadian talk show host, CITY-TV 1947 Birthday Michael Ignatieff, Canadian Politician Kim Campbell, Canadian Statesman Bill Weberniuk, Canadian snookers player Igor Ivanov, Leningrad, Canadian chess champion, 1981-84, 1985- 1946 Event Canadian Library Association established 1945 Birthday Tom McMillan, Canadian Politician 1945 Event Canadian football's Calgary Bronks changes its name to Stampeders Anne Murray, Canadian Musician Canadian troops move into Amsterdam British and Canadian troops liberate Nazi camp of Bergen-Belsen Canadian army liberates Teuge and Assen Netherlands from Nazis Canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Netherlands Canadian troops conquer Deventer Hengelo freed from nazi control by Canadian army Canadian troop free Doetinchem, Enschede, Borculo and Eibergen Operation Varsity: British, U.S. and Canadian airborne landings East of Rhine 1945 Death Emily Carr, Canadian Artist Canadian troops occupy Kalkar Aubrey Cousins, Canadian sergeant (Victoria Cross), dies in battle Canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland 1944 Event Canadian and British troops liberate Dinteloord Canadian troops occupy Knokke Canadian troops occupy Breskens Canadian troops liberate Aardensburg Canadian offensive in West-Zeeuws-Flanders Canadian troops liberate Abbeville, France 4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy Canadian 2nd division conquerors Falaise Normandy 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy Operation Tractable: new Canadian offensive British/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy Canadian Cameroon Highlanders conquer St-Andre British/Canadian troops occupy Pontecorvo Italy 1943 Birthday J. Philippe Rushton, Canadian Psychologist Michael Ondaatje, Canadian Author 1943 Death Harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered 1943 Event Airship Canadian Star torpedoed and sinks Canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa 1942 Death Frank D. Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83 1942 Birthday Jack Carroll, Canadian Politician 1942 Event Canadian Broadcasting Corporation authorized for radio service 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed raiding Dieppe, France Preston Manning, Canadian Politician 1941 Event Winston Churchill addresses Canadian parliament 1941 Birthday Bob Panasik, Windsor Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1986 Canadian TPC 1941 Death John S Plaskett, Canadian astronomer (Plaskett's twins), dies Kermit Zarley, born in Seattle, Washington, PGA golfer, 1970 Canadian Open Bernard Ebbers, Canadian Businessman 1940 Birthday Galen Weston, English/Canadian industrial/multi-millionaire David McFadden, Canadian Poet 1940 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister William M. King agree to joint defense commission Herve Filion, sulky driver, 1969 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame 1939 Birthday Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist Joe Clark, Charles Joseph, P-C, 16th Canadian PM, 1979-80 Sidney Altman, Canadian Scientist Adrienne Clarkson, Canadian Journalist 1938 Birthday Lucien Bouchard, Canadian Lawyer Paul Martin, Canadian Politician Moshe Safdie, Canadian Architect Francis W "Frank" Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player 1937 Birthday Stephen Lewis, Canadian Politician 1936 Birthday David Suzuki, Canadian Scientist 1935 Birthday Carol Shields, Canadian Author 1935 Death John J R Macleod, Scot/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), dies at 58 1934 Birthday Donald Stewart Cherry, Canadian Journalist 1933 Birthday Alex Campbell, Canadian Politician 1933 Death Emily Murphy, Canadian Activist Ian Tyson, born in British Columbia, Canada, singer, songwriter, guitarist, song 'Four Strong Winds' chosen as greatest Canadian song of all time, in Canada's Country Music Hall of Fame Richard Williams, Canadian Director Alden Nowlan, Canadian Poet 1932 Birthday Glenn Gould, Canadian Musician Gay Robert Brewer, born in Middletwon, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1972 Canadian 1931 Event Ottawa branch of Royal Mint begins operation as Royal Canadian Mint 1931 Birthday Ted Kotcheff, Canadian Director Jane Rule, Canadian Author Bob Goalby, golfer, British Open-1968, Canadian Open-1968, New Zealand 1970 Canadian Rugby Union adopts the forward pass 1930 Event 1st Canadian football game played under lights, Hamilton-UBC Richard Bedford Bennet forms Canadian government 1930 Death Emma Albani, Canadian Musician 1929 Birthday Moe Norman, born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1966 Quebec Open John Turner, born in Richmond, England, L, 17th Canadian PM, 1984 Maurice Strong, Canadian Businessman 1929 Event USCG vessel sank Canadian schooner suspected of carrying liquor John Polanyi, Berlin, Canadian chemist, Nobel 1986 John Charles Polanyi, Canadian Scientist 1928 Birthday James Randi, Canadian Entertainer 1928 Event Canadian hockey team wins 3rd consecutive gold medal Elizabeth Joan Smith, Canadian Politician 1927 Birthday Romeo LeBlanc, Canadian Politician 1926 Event Vincent Massey becomes 1st Canadian minister to USA Canadian government of MacKenzie King forms 1926 Birthday Margaret Laurence, Canadian Novelist Leslie Nielsen, Canadian Actor 1925 Birthday Albert Bandura, Canadian Psychologist Fred Shero, Canadian Athlete Ted Lindsay, Canadian Athlete 1924 Birthday Arthur Erickson, Canadian Architect Al Balding, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, Quebec Open-1952 Marcelle Ferron, Canadian Artist 1923 Birthday Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian Author Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian Scientist 1922 Birthday Mavis Gallant, Canadian Author 1921 Event William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM 1921 Death George Stephen, Canadian Businessman Franklin D. Roosevelt stricken with polio at summer home on Canadian Is of Campobello Canadian 5 cent nickel coin is authorized 1920 Birthday Daniel Petrie, Canadian Director Pierre Berton, Canadian Author 1920 Event New Canadian small cent coin is released Royal Canadian Mounted Police forms as Royal Northwest Mounted Police merge with Dominion Police 1919 Death William Osler, Canadian Scientist 1919 Event Canadian National Railways established (North America's longest, 50,000 KM) 1919 Birthday Pierre Trudeau, 15th Canadian PM, 1968-79, 1980-84 Assent is given to an Act to amend the Canadian Currency Act, 1910 William W. Campbell, Canadian poet (Ian of the Orcades), dies at 60 1918 Birthday Al Purdy, Canadian Poet 1918 Event Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hit a reef off Alaska, 398 die 1918 Death Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian Prime Minister 1896 - 1911, dies John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies 1917 Event Vimy Ridge France stormed by Canadian troops 1915 Birthday Charles Templeton, Canadian Cartoonist 1914 Event Proclamation prohibits Canadian mint from issuing gold coins Ship rams Canadian ship Empress of Ireland on St. Lawrence R; 1024 die 1913 Birthday Mark Robson, Canadian Director Robertson Davies, Canadian Novelist 1912 Birthday Northrop Frye, Canadian Critic Agnes Martin, Canadian Artist Irving Layton, Canadian Poet 1912 Death Edward Blake, Canadian Politician 1911 Event Proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 and $10 gold coins 1910 Birthday George D Kilpatrick, Canadian/British bible scholar 1910 Event Canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent Canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy 1909 Event Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000 1909 Birthday Sandra Oh, Canadian Actress Naomi Klein, Canadian Journalist Leonard Peikoff, Canadian Philosopher 1908 Event Canadian branch of the Royal Mint opens in Ottawa 1907 Event Test tokens are struck in 1st production of Canadian coins 1907 Birthday Hugh MacLennan, Canadian Author 1905 Event Alberta and Saskatchewan become 8th and 9th Canadian provinces 1904 Birthday Tommy Douglas, Canadian Clergyman 1904 Death William Hall, Canadian Soldier Eugene Forsey, Canadian Politician 1902 Birthday Donald Creighton, Canadian Historian 1901 Birthday Manly Hall, Canadian Philosopher 1901 Death George Mercer Dawson, Canadian Scientist 1900 Birthday Gordon Sinclair, Canadian Journalist Graham Spry, St. Thomas Ontario, Canadian radio pioneer 1898 Event 1st Canadian Intercollegiate football game: McGill beats Queen's, 3-2 1898 Birthday Sybil Andrews, English/Canadian painter 1897 Event Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union forms in Kingston 1897 Birthday Lester Bowles Pearson, L, 14th Canadian PM, 1963-68, Nobel 1957 Lester B. Pearson, Canadian Politician William Stephenson, Canadian Soldier 1896 Birthday Charlotte Whitton, Canadian Politician 1895 Birthday John G Diefenbaker, Neustadt Ontario, 13th Canadian PM, C, 1957-63 1894 Birthday Roy Thomson, Canadian Publisher 1892 Birthday James B Collip, Canadian biochemist/physiologist, insulin 1892 Death Alexander Mackenzie, Canadian Statesman 1891 Event Canadian Rugby Union forms 1891 Death John McDonald, Canadian Leader 1889 Birthday Alan M Bateman, Canadian geologist, Yale professor 1888 Death William Alexander Henry, Canadian Lawyer 1888 Birthday Henry DG Crerar, Canadian general, WW I/Italy/Netherland 1885 Event Canadian Pacific Railway completed at Craigellachie Canadian Meti insurgent Louis Reil captured, Saskatchewan 1885 Birthday Allan Dwan, Canadian Director Louis Riel's forces defeat Canadian forces at Duck Lake, Sask Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator, appointed 1884 Event Canadian Rugby Football Union forms 1883 Birthday John Bracken, Canadian Politician 1882 Birthday Louis St. Laurent, Compton Quebec, L, 12th Canadian PM, 1948-57 1881 Event Canadian ferry Princess Victoria sinks near London Ontario, 200 die 1879 Birthday Charles Richards, Canadian Politician William Maxwell Aitken, Canadian Businessman 1876 Birthday John J R Macleod, Scottish/Canadian physiologist, Nobel 1923 1875 Death Francis Bond Head, Canadian Statesman 1874 Birthday William Lyon Mackenzie King, L, 10th Canadian PM, 1921-30, 1935-48 Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian Educator Robert Service, England, Canadian poet, Cremation of Sam McGee 1873 Event Prince Edward Island becomes 7th Canadian province 1873 Death Joseph Howe, Canadian Politician 1873 Birthday George Black, Canadian Public Servant Royal Canadian Mounted Police founded Robert Nelson, Canadian Politician 1872 Death Cornelius Kreighoff, Canadian, dies 1871 Birthday Emily Carr, Canadian Artist 1871 Event British Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province 1870 Death Henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50 1870 Event Manitoba becomes 5th Canadian province and NW Territories created 1870 Birthday Richard B. Bennett, C, 11th Canadian PM, 1930-35 1868 Event 1st written account of a Canadian football game 1868 Birthday Emily Murphy, Canadian Activist 1867 Death John Strachan, Canadian Clergyman 1867 Event Ottawa Rough Riders and Senators play Canadian Football game British North America Act (Canadian constitution) passes 1865 Birthday John S Plaskett, Canadian astronomer, Plaskett's twins 1865 Death Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian Author 1862 Death Simon Fraser, Canadian explorer, dies 1861 Event 1st documented Canadian football game (at University of Toronto) 1861 Death William Lyon MacKenzie, Canadian Journalist 1861 Birthday Bliss Carman, Canadian Poet 1858 Event 1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent and 20 cent) 1858 Birthday William W. Campbell, Canadian poet, Beyond the Hills of Dream 1854 Birthday Robert Laird Borden, C, 8th Canadian PM, 1911-20 1852 Death John Richardson, Canadian writer (War of 1812), dies 1849 Birthday George Mercer Dawson, Canadian Scientist 1848 Birthday C Grant B Allen, Canadian writer, Woman Who Did 1847 Birthday Emma Albani, Canadian Musician 1841 Birthday Wilfrid Laurier, L, 7th Canadian PM, 1896-1911 1841 Event 1st Canadian parliament opens in Kingston, Ontario 1839 Event 1st Canadian track and field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds) 1837 Event Canadian militia destroy Caroline, a U.S. steamboat docked at Buffalo 1836 Event 1st Canadian RR opens, between Laprairie and St. John, Quebec 1833 Birthday Edward Blake, Canadian Politician 1829 Birthday George Stephen, Canadian Businessman 1827 Birthday William Hall, Canadian Soldier 1821 Birthday Charles Tupper, C, 6th Canadian PM, 1896 John Abbott, born in Quebec, Canada, C, 3rd Canadian PM, 1891-92 1820 Birthday Oliver Mowat, a founder of the Canadian Confederation 1817 Birthday Alexander Tilloch Galt, a Canadian founding father 1816 Birthday William Alexander Henry, Canadian Lawyer 1815 Birthday John McDonald, Canadian Leader 1814 Birthday George Cartier, C, Canadian co-PM, 1858-62 1804 Birthday Joseph Howe, Canadian Politician 1796 Birthday Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian Author John Richardson, Canadian writer, Wacousta, or the prophecy 1795 Birthday William Lyon MacKenzie, Canadian Journalist 1794 Birthday Robert Nelson, Canadian Politician 1793 Birthday Francis Bond Head, Canadian Statesman 1778 Birthday John Strachan, Canadian Clergyman 1770 Birthday David Thompson, English/Canadian explorer, Columbia River
