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2002 XIX Winter Olympics closes in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City
2002 XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City 1998 Dick Higgins, composer, coined term 'intermedia', founder, Something Else Press, dies of a heart attack in Quebec, Canada 1998 Ice storm knocks out electricity in Quebec and Ontario 1996 Robert Bourassa, Prime Minister of province of Quebec 1970 - 1976, 1985 - 1993, dies at 63 1995 Quebec Referendum votes to remain part of Canada 1991 Eric Lindros, refused to sign with Quebec Nordiques 1991 Quebec Nordiques pick Eric Lindros #1 at NHL entry draft 1987 Rene Levesque, Quebec premier (1976-85), dies at 65 1984 Brothers Anton and Peter Stastny score 8 pts each for NHL Quebec 1983 New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques both score in 1st 14 seconds of 3rd period 1983 Quebec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out 1982 28 skiers perform backflips while holding hands, Bromont, Quebec 1980 In a referendum, 59.5% of Quebec voters reject separatism 1976 Rene Levesque's "Parti Quebecois" wins elections in Quebec 1976 Jessica Amey, born in Montreal, Quebec, 100m butterfly/4 x 100 1996 Olympics 1975 Howard Joslin, actor (Quebec, Detective Story), dies at 68 1975 Eric Daze, born in Montreal, Quebec, NHL left wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1975 Carolyne Lepage, born in Montreal, Quebec, 48 kg judoka 1996 Olympics 1975 Hercules Kyvelos, born in Montreal, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics 1975 Casey Barrett, born in Montreal, Quebec, 200m Butterfly 1996 Olympics 1975 Anne Montminy, born in Montreal, Quebec, 10m diver, Olympics-17-92, 96 1974 Jean Lavertue, born in Montreal, Quebec, weightlifter 1996 Olympics 1974 Martine Dessureault, born in Montreal, Quebec, 50m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1974 Hugues Legault, born in Montreal, Quebec, 50m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1973 Annie Pelletier, born in Montreal, Quebec, 3m diver 1996 Olympics bronze 1973 Greg Rusedski, born in Montreal, Quebec, tennis star, 1995 Seoul 1973 Jean Francois Bergeron, born in St. Jerome, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics 1973 Josee Corbeil, Pointe-Claire Quebec, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1973 Sebastien Lareau, born in Montreal, Quebec, tennis player 1996 Olympics 1973 Serge Tremblay, born in La Malbaie, Quebec, weightlifter 1996 Olympics 1973 Sonia Paquette, St-Janvier Quebec, hurdler 1996 Olympics 1973 Robert Braknis, born in Montreal, Quebec, 100m backstroke/4 x 100 1996 Olympics 1973 Erik Gervais, Valleyfield Quebec, kayaker 1996 Olympics 1972 Marie Josee Gibeau, Lachine Quebec, kayaker 1996 Olympics 1972 Marianne Limpert, born in Matagami, Quebec, 200m relay swimmer, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1972 Alain Bolduc, born in Montreal, Quebec, yachter 1996 Olympics 1972 NHL star Maurice "Rocket" Richard signs with WHL Quebec Nordiques 1972 Nicolas Gill, born in Montreal, Quebec, 86kg judoka, Olympics-bronze-92, 96 1972 Martin St. Pierre, born in Ripon, Quebec, 20k walker in 1996 Olympics 1972 Manon Rheaume, Lac Beauport Quebec, 1st female NHLer, Tampa Bay 1971 Emma Robinson, born in Montreal, Quebec, rower 1996 Olympics 1971 Eddie Parenti, born in Montreal, Quebec, 100m butterfly swimmer 1996 Olympics 1971 Marine clay under houses liquefies, 31 die (St-Jean-Vianney Quebec) 1970 Michel Brunet, Gatineau Quebec, ice dancer, 1996 Canadians-2nd 1970 Quebec separatists kidnap British trade commissioner James Cross 1969 Marie-Josee Morneau, Longueuil Quebec, 56 kg judoka 1996 Olympics 1969 Josee Chouinard, Rosemont Quebec, figure skater, Olympic-9th-1994 1969 Eric Desjardins, born in Rauyn, Quebec, NHL defenseman, Philadelphia Flyers, Canada 1969 Francois Letourneau, St. Jerome Quebec, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1969 Caroline Brunet, born in Quebec City Quebec, kayaker, 1996 Olympics silver 1969 Greg Stevenson, Sherbrooke Quebec, rower, Olympics-11-92, 96 1969 Claude Lambert, born in Montreal, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics 1968 Celine Dion, born in Quebec, Canada, singer, I'm Your Woman 1968 Henry Hering, Pointe-Claire Quebec, rower, Olympics-9-92, 96 1967 Nathalie Tauziat, Bangui Cent Afr Rep, tennis star, 1993 Quebec City 1967 Taro Tan, born in Montreal, Quebec, 65 kg judoka 1996 Olympics 1967 Charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Quebec libre! Long live free Quebec!' 1967 Benoat Gauthier, St. Jerome Quebec, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1966 Dan Nowosielski, born in Montreal, Quebec, fencing epee 1996 Olympics 1966 Stephane Talbot, born in Greenfield Park, Quebec, golfer, 1992 Quebec PGA 1966 Manon Kelley, Quebec City Canada, actress, Red Lips 2 1966 Natalie Gosselin, Levis Quebec, 52kg judoka 1996 Olympics 1966 Tony Plourde, Chibougamau Quebec, sabre 1996 Olympics 1965 Doris Piche, La Sarre Quebec, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1965 Patrick Roy, Quebec, NHL goalie, Mont Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche 1965 Luc Rochefort, Trois-Rivieres Que, golfer, 1991 Low Amateur Quebec 1965 Gas explosion kills 28 in apartment complex (La Salle, Quebec) 1964 Pete McCutcheon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Quebec Open 1964 Separatists riot in Quebec 1963 Jean-Marc Chouinard, born in Montreal, Quebec, epee 1996 Olympics 1963 Kevin Dineen, Quebec City, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1963 Julie Payette, born in Montreal, Quebec, astronaut 1963 Benoit Doucet, born in Montreal, Quebec, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1962 Phillip Hatchett, born in Russellville, Kentucky, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Quebec 1962 Tina Tombs, born in Montreal, Quebec, LPGA golfer, 1990 Jamie Farr Toledo 1961 Jean-Francois Senecal, born in Laval, Quebec, rifle shooter, Olympics-3-92, 96 1960 Nancy Martinez, born in Montreal, Quebec, rocker, musician, singer, known for dance-pop music hit songs 'For Tonight', 'Move Out' 1960 Denyse Julien, Rouyn Quebec, badminton player, Olympics-9-92, 96 1959 Jean-Louis Lamarre, La Prairie Que, golfer, Quebec PGA-1982, 85 1959 Michel Dion, born in Quebec City, Canada, Rifle shooter, Olympics-24-92, 96 1958 Linda Jackson, born in Montreal, Quebec, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1957 Sylvie Garant, Montmagny Quebec, playmate, Nov, 1979 1955 Jerry Anderson, Montreal, Canadian Tour golfer, Quebec Open-1982, 83 1953 Daniel Talbot, Montreal Que, golfer, Quebec Open-1979, 81, 84 1952 Gino Vanelli, born in Montreal, Quebec, singer, Living Inside Myself 1951 Guy LaFleur, Quebec, NHL right wing, Montreal, New York Rangers 1951 Robert Joy, born in Montreal, Quebec, actor, Big Shots, Suicide Club 1951 Marcel Dionne, born in Quebec, NHL center, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers 1949 Dayle Haddon, Montreal Quebec Canada, actress, Bedroom Eyes 1949 Victor Garber, born in Montreal, Quebec, actor, Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 1949 Marc Garneau, Quebec City Canada, PhD/astronaut, STS-13, 77 1945 Rogie Vachon, Quebec, NHL goalie, Canadiens, Kings, Vezina-1968 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Churchill meet in Canada at 2nd Quebec Conference 1943 Common Chiefs of staff meet in Quebec 1943 New Quebec (Chubb) Crater discovered in northern Quebec (3 km dia) 1938 Jacques Hetu, born in Trois-Rivieres Quebec, composer, Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 1989, Officer of the Order of Canada, 2001 1933 Robert Bourassa, born in Montreal, premier of Quebec, 1970-76, 1985- 1931 NHL's Quebec Bulldogs' Joseph Malone scores a record 7 goals 1929 Moe Norman, born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1966 Quebec Open 1929 Jacques "Jake the Snake" Plante, Quebec, NHL goaltender, #1 1928 Maynard Ferguson, Verdun Quebec, jazz trumpeter, Roulette 1926 Allyn Ann McLerie, Quebec, actress, Tony Randall Show, Thorn Birds 1924 Percy Rodrigues, born in Montreal, Quebec, actor, Brainwaves 1924 Al Balding, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, Quebec Open-1952 1922 Rene Levesque, Quebec premier, 1976-85 1920 NHL's Quebec Bulldog Jim Malone scores 6 goals vs Ottawa Senators 1920 Montreal Canadiens scores NHL record 16 goals beating Quebec Bulldogs 1920 Joe Malone, Quebec Bulldogs, sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game 1920 Quebec's Joe Malone sets NHL record of 7 goals in a game 1918 NHL's Quebec Bulldogs sold to a Toronto businessman P J Quinn 1917 Quebec Bulldogs play their 1st professional hockey game 1917 NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators and Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands 1917 Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank 1916 Glenn Ford, Quebec, Canada, actor, Cade's County, Big Heat, Midway 1915 Saul Bellow, born in Lachine, Quebec, author, Mr Sammler's Planet, Nobel 1976 1914 Saul Bellow, born in Quebec, novelist, Nobel 1976-Mr Samler's Planet 1913 Stanley Cup: Quebec Bulldogs sweep Sydney (NS) Millionaires in 2 games 1912 Stanley Cup: Quebec Bulldogs sweep Moncton (NB) in 2 games 1912 1st Stanley Cup game to be played in 3 20-minute periods, formerly played in 30-minute halfs, Quebec beats Moncton 9-3 on way to sweep 1910 Arnold Moss, Brooklyn, actor, Loves of Carmen, Kim, Quebec, Viva Zapata 1907 Howard Joslin, Georgia, actor, Quebec, Detective Story 1904 Patsy Ruth Miller, actress, Quebec, Wide Open, Sap, Twin Beds 1900 Norma Shearer, born in Montreal, Quebec, actress, Divorcee, Idiot's Delight 1883 Quebec Rugby Football Union forms 1882 Louis St. Laurent, Compton Quebec, L, 12th Canadian PM, 1948-57 1875 1st Quebec vs Ontario football game, Ontario wins 1872 Montreal Foot Ball Club 1st game playing Quebec City to 0-0 tie 1870 Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Quebec 1867 Ontario and Quebec legislatures hold 1st meeting 1867 Dominion of Canada forms (New Bruns, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec) 1866 Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses 1866 Irish Fenians raid Pigeon Hill, Quebec 1845 Fire in Quebec Canada, 1,500 houses destroyed 1836 1st Canadian RR opens, between Laprairie and St. John, Quebec 1831 Quebec and Montreal incorporated 1824 Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec 1821 John Abbott, born in Quebec, Canada, C, 3rd Canadian PM, 1891-92 1792 Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city 1775 Battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold 1774 English parliament accepts Quebec Act 1774 Britain gives Quebec, Labrador and territory north of Ohio 1759 Battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British 1759 British beat French forces at Plains of Abrahams (Quebec) 1727 James Wolfe, commanded British Army, captured Quebec 1690 English attack Quebec under Louis de Buade 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec 1076 Philippe Comtois, born in Montreal, Quebec, 3m springboard diver 1996 Olympics |
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