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2003 Stanley Cup Finals, New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 4 games to 3

1996 Ottawa Senators eliminate Stanley Cup Champs New Jersey Devils from playoff

1994 Shreveport Pirates 1st CFL game (vs Ottawa)

1994 St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 11-1

1993 Ottawa Senators win 1st road game (Islanders) after 38 straight loses

1992 Ottawa Sentors 1st NHL game

1992 Ottawa Senators make goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz their 1st draft

1991 NHL grants permanent membership to Tampa Lightning and Ottawa Senators

1991 Lonnie Glieberman purchased Ottawa Rough Riders from CFL

1991 CFL assumes ownership of Ottawa Rough Riders

1991 Ottawa Rough Riders Board of Directors resign

1990 1st world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa)

1984 Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa won by J Torvill and Chris Dean (GRB)

1984 Ice Pairs Championship at Ottawa won by Underhill and Paul Martini (CAN)

1984 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa won by Katarina Witt (GDR)

1984 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa won by Scott Hamilton (USA)

1981 69th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-23

1978 Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa Canada won by Linichuk and Karponosov

1978 Ice Pairs Championship at Ottawa won by Rodnina and Zaitsev (URS)

1978 Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Anett Potzsch (GDR)

1978 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Charles Tickner (USA)

1977 Sarah Chalke, Ottawa, actress, Becky-Roseanne, Ernest Goes to School

1976 64th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 23-20

1976 Radek Bonk, Koprivnice Cze, NHL center, Ottawa Senators, Team Czech

1975 Stanislav Neckar, Pisek CZ, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators, Oly-G-98

1975 Steve Washburn, born in Ottawa, NHL center for the Florida Panthers

1975 Alexandre Daigle, Montreal, NHL center, Ottawa Senators

1974 Pavol Demitra, Dubnica Slo, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators, Blues

1974 Stephane Yelle, Ottawa, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche

1973 61st CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 22-18

1973 Alexei Yashin, NHL forward, Team Russia Oly-Silver-1998, Ottawa

1973 Alexei Yashin, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL center, Ottawa Senators

1973 Adrian Aucoin, Ottawa, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks

1973 Matthew Barnaby, Ottawa, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1973 Derek Armstrong, born in Ottawa, NHL center for the New York Islanders

1972 Daniel Alfredsson, Grums Swe, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators

1972 Fred Brathwaite, Ottawa, NHL goalie for the Edmonton Oilers

1972 Trent McCleary, Swift Current, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators

1971 Chris Therien, Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers

1971 Sean O'Donnell, Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings

1971 Mike Bales, Saskatoon, NHL goalie, Ottawa Senators

1971 Jaroslav Modry, Ceske-budejovice C, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators

1970 Alison Korn, Ottawa Ontario, rower 1996 Olympics

1970 Antii Tormenen, Espoo FIN, NHL forward, Finland Oly-B-98, Ottawa

1970 Rod Brind'amour, Ottawa, NHL center, Philadelphia Flyers, Team Canada 98

1970 Troy Mallette, Sudbury, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators

1970 Sean Hill, Duluth, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators

1970 Scott Levins, Spokane, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators

1970 Rob Gaudreau, Lincoln, NHL center, Ottawa Senators

1969 57th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 29-11

1969 Corey Foster, Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1969 Jeff Lay, Ottawa Ontario, rower 1996 Olympics

1969 Igor Kravchuk, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators, Russia Oly-Sil-98

1969 Damian Rhodes, St. Paul, NHL goalie, Ottawa Senators

1969 Renn Crichlow, Ottawa, Ontario, canoeist, Olympics-8-92, 96

1969 David Archibald, born in Chilliwack, NHL center, Ottawa Senators

1969 Dennis Vial, born in Sault Ste-Marie, California, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators

1969 Luke Richardson, born in Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers

1968 56th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Calgary Stampeder, 24-21

1968 Gord Fraser, Ottawa Ontario, road race cyclist 1996 Olympics

1968 Kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa

1967 Pat Elynuik, Foam Lake, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators

1967 Mike Eastwood, born in Ottawa, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets

1967 Yellowknife replaces Ottawa as capital of NW Territories, Canada

1966 Bruce Deacon, Ottawa Ontario, marathoner 1996 Olympics

1966 54th CFL Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders defeats Ottawa, 29-14

1966 Jeff Brown, Ottawa, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers

1965 Brian Walton, Ottawa Ontario, points race cyclist, 1996 Olympics silver

1965 Steve Duchesne, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators

1965 Dan Quinn, Ottawa, NHL center for the Philadelphia Flyers

1964 Frank Musil, Pardubice Cze, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators

1963 Claire Smith, born in Ottawa, Ontario, equestrian 3 day event 1996 Olympics

1962 Chris Dahlquist, Fridley, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators

1961 Randy Cunneyworth, Etobicoke, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators

1960 48th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 16-6

1960 Ron Stewart of Ottawa rushes for CFL-record 287 yards

1960 Caroll-Ann Alie, born in Ottawa, Ontario, yachter, Olympics-14-92, 96

1959 Mike Gartner, Ottawa, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1954 Steven Glenwood MacLean, Ottawa Ontario, astronaut, STS 52

1954 Condredge Holloway, Alabama, CFL quarterback, Ottawa, Toronto

1953 Denis Potvin, Ottawa Ontario, New York Islander defenseman, Norris trophy

1952 Dan Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, Canada, comedian/actor, SNL, Dragnet

1951 Steven Alan Hawley, Ottawa, Kansas, PhD/ast, STS 41-D, 61-C, 31, 82

1951 39th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 21-14

1951 New York Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 38-6 in Ottawa

1951 Walt Willey, Ottawa, Illinois, actor, Jackson Montgomery-All My Children

1950 New York Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 20-6 in Ottawa

1948 36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7

1945 Bruce Cockburn, Ottawa, Canada, folk rock vocalist, Waterwalker

1945 Gordon Thompson, born in Ottawa Canada, actor, Adam Carrington-Dynasty

1944 Gene Cornish, Ottawa, rock bassist/vocalist, Fotomaker, Rascals

1942 Patrick Michael Mitchell, born in Ottawa, one of FBI's most wanted

1941 29th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 18-16

1941 Paul Anka, born in Ottawa, Ontario, singer, Put Your Head on My Shoulder

1939 27th Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 8-7

1938 Rich Little, Ottawa Canada, impressionist/actor, Love on a Rooftop

1938 Ottawa Roughriders score on 5-man, 4-lateral, 65-yard punt return

1936 24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20

1932 NHL readmits Ottawa and drops Pittsburgh

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

1931 Ottawa Mint Act is proclaimed in England

1928 Barbara Ann Scott, Ottawa, Ontario, figure skater 1948 Olympics gold

1927 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins, in 2 games and 2 ties

1926 14th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats University of Toronto, 10-7

1925 13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1

1924 NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweeps Ottawa Senators in 2 games

1923 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) sweep Edm Eskimos (WCHL) in 2 games

1923 NHL Championship: Mont Canadiens outscore Ottawa Senators, 3-2, in 2

1923 Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals)

1922 NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators outscore Toronto St. Pats, 5 to 4, in 2 games

1921 NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St. Patricks in 2 games

1921 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2

1920 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Seattle (PCHA), 3 games to 2

1920 NHL's Quebec Bulldog Jim Malone scores 6 goals vs Ottawa Senators

1919 NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators, 3 games to 1 with 1 tie

1919 Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals

1918 Montreal Canadien Joe Malone scores 5 goals beating Ottawa 9-4

1917 NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators and Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands

1916 Canada's original Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, burns down

1915 Stanley Cup: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Ottawa Senators

1915 Lorne Greene, Ottawa Canada, actor, Bonanza, Battlestar Galactica

1911 Royal Mint in London sends dies for $1 coin to Ottawa Branch

1911 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Port Arthur (Ont) 13-4

1911 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Galt (Ont), 7-4

1910 Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators, 3-1

1910 Ottawa Senators sweep Edmonton in 2 for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1910)

1910 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators sweep Galt (Ont) in 2 games

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

1909 Jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game

1909 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Wanderers, 8-3

1908 Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers sweep Ottawa Victorias in 2 games

1908 Canadian branch of the Royal Mint opens in Ottawa

1907 Ottawa Mint Proclamation is published

1907 Interprovincial Rugby Football union (Big Four) forms with Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Foot Ball

1906 Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Ottawa Silver 7, although both winning a game, Montreal outscores Ottawa 12-10

1906 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Smiths Falls (Ont) in 2 games

1906 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queen's U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games

1905 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1

1905 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals

1904 Dawson City hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in Stanley Cup on Jan 13 1905

1904 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games

1904 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Toronto Marlboroughs in 2 games

1904 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1

1903 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Rat Portage Thisles in 2 games

1903 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Montreal AAA in 2 games

1901 Frank X. Boucher, Ottawa, All-star NHL center, Ottawa, New York Rangers

1901 Ottawa Mint Act receives Royal Assent

1898 Ottawa Football Club re-organizes into the Rough Riders

1897 Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Ottawa Capitals, 15-2

1894 Stanley Cup: Mont AAA beat Ottawa Generals, 3-1 (1st Cup game ever)

1894 Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA's awarded cup by trustees as Ottawa refuses to travel to Toronto to play

1893 Montreal Athletic Association beat Ottawa Generals 2-1, in 1st Cup Game

1887 Ottawa College (ORFU) defeats Montreal Football Club (QRFU) 10-5 to win the Dominion championship

1883 Toronto Argonauts defeat Ottawa FC 9-7, for 1st ORFU Championship

1877 Ottawa Rough Riders 1st outside competition vs Britannia

1876 Ottawa Rough Riders play their 1st game

1876 Ottawa Football Club forms

1876 Talks begin to set up a football club in Ottawa

1867 Ottawa Rough Riders and Senators play Canadian Football game

1857 Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada

1769 Pontiac, indian chief to Ottawa, murdered



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