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 Ice storm knocks out electricity in Quebec and Ontario
1996 Robert Bourassa, PM of province of Quebec (1970-76, 85-93), 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 secs 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, Matagami Quebec, 200m relay swimmer, Oly-silver-96
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, Olymp-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 BenoŚt 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 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)
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-min periods, formerly played in 30-min 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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