2010 Event Men's freestyle skiing moguls competitor, Alexandre Bilodeau, wins the first gold medal Canada has ever won on home soil at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics 2010 Event Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili dies in a fatal crash during a training run for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, hours before the opening ceremonies 1998 Event Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHLer to get 1,600 points 1998 Event 48th NHL All-Star Game: North America beats World 8-7 at Vancouver 1997 Event Vancouver Canucks beats Mighty Ducks, 3-2 in Japan 1997 Event Mark Calcavecchia wins Greater Vancouver Golf Open shooting 265 1997 Event Mark Messier signs with Vancouver Canucks 1997 Event NHL announce Might Ducks and Vancouver Canucks to open 1998 in Japan 1996 Event Renette Cruz, Vancouver, wins Miss Canadian Universe 1995 Event 1st NBA game at General Motors Place, Vancouver Grizzlies beat Minnesota Timberwolves 100-98 in OT 1994 Event Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 3 1991 Event San Jose Sharks lose 4-3 to Vancouver Canucks in their 1st NHL game 1990 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver 1988 Event Ronald J. Dossenbach sets world record for pedaling across Canada from Vancouver, BC to Halifax, NS in 13 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes 1988 Event Ronald J Dossenbach begins world record ride, pedaling across Canada from Vancouver BC, to Halifax, NS (13 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes) 1987 Event 25th Tennis Fed Cup: Germany beats USA in Vancouver Canada (2-1) 1986 Event Transportation Expo 86 opens in Vancouver 1983 Event Washington Capitals 1st NHL overtime victory beating Vancouver 5-4 1982 Event Stanley Cup: New York Islanders sweep Vancouver Canucks in 4 games 1981 Birthday Hayden Christensen, born in Vancouver, Canada, actor, appeared in 'Jumper', famous role, Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) in the second and third 'Star Wars' prequel trilogy 1980 Birthday Jessica Deglau, Vancouver BC, 200m butterfly 1996 Olympics 1979 Event 30th Islander shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 9-0 vs Vancouver 1977 Event 30th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-3 at Vancouver 1976 Birthday Shareef AbdurRahim, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1976 Birthday Mattias Ohlund, NHL goaltender, Vancouver Canucks, Team Sweden 1998 1976 Birthday Camille Martens, Vancouver BC, gymnast 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Sarah Evanetz, born in Vancouver BC, 100m butterfly 1996 Olympics 1975 Event Rocker Alice Cooper falls off stage in Vancouver, breaks 6 ribs 1975 Birthday Antonio Daniels, NBA guard, Vancouver Grizzlies 1975 Event 1st successful Washington Capitals penalty shot, Ken Lockett vs Vancouver Canucks 1974 Birthday Paul Kariya, Vancouver, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Ian Mcintyre, Montreal, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks 1973 Event NA Soccer League awards LA, SF, Seattle and Vancouver franchises 1973 Birthday Markus Naslund, born in Bonassund, Sweden, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1973 Birthday Adrian Aucoin, Ottawa, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1973 Birthday Bryant Reeves, NBA center for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1973 Birthday Paige Gordon, born in North Vancouver BC, diver, Olympics-16-92, 96 1973 Birthday Chris Robinson, NBA guard for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1972 Birthday Jassen Cullimore, Simcoe, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1972 Birthday Leigh Andrew-Pearso, North Vancouver BC Canada, 470 yachter 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Corey Hirsch, Medicine Hat, NHL goalie, Vancouver Canucks 1972 Birthday Peter Ogilvie, Vancouver BC, 100m sprinter 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Mike Kennedy, Vancouver, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1972 Birthday Lawrence Moten, NBA guard, Vancouver Grizzlies 1971 Birthday Ashraf Amaya, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1971 Birthday Bryn Parry, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 BC Amateur-2nd 1971 Birthday Paul Hannam, Vancouver BC, 470 yachter 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Pavel Bure, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks 1971 Birthday Pavel Bure, NHL forward, Team Russia, Vancouver, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Lance Bade, Vancouver BC, U.S. double trap, Olympics-bronze-1996 1971 Birthday Doug Edwards, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1970 Birthday Ivano Newbill, NBA center for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1970 Birthday George Lynch, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1970 Birthday Bret Hedican, St-paul, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1970 Birthday Margaret Langford, Vancouver BC, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Rich Manning, NBA center for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1970 Birthday Lee Mayberry, NBA guard, Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Grizzlies 1970 Birthday Martin Gelinas, Shawinigan, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks 1970 Birthday Sam Mack, NBA forward and guard, Houston Rockets, Vancouver Grizzlies 1970 Birthday Eric Mobley, NBA center for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1970 Birthday Dean Malkoc, Vancouver, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1970 Birthday Alan Embree, Vancouver, Washington, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1970 Birthday Candace Murray, Vancouver BC, softball shortstop 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Yogi Johl, Vancouver BC, 130 kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Anthony Peeler, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers, Vancouver Grizzlies 1969 Birthday Josef Beranek, born in Litvinov, Czechoslovakia, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1969 Birthday Anthony Avent, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1969 Birthday Jason Priestley, Vancouver BC, actor, Brandon-Beverly Hills 90210 1969 Birthday Chris King, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1969 Birthday Jesse Belanger, St-georges De Beau, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks 1968 Birthday Jim Dowd, Brick, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks 1968 Birthday Debbie Rochon, Vancouver BC, actress, Tromeo and Juliet 1968 Birthday Pete Chilcutt, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1968 Birthday Eric Murdock, NBA guard, Vancouver Grizzlies, Miami Heat 1968 Birthday Carmie Vairo, Vancouver BC, softball infielder 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Leif Rohlin, Vasteras Swe, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1968 Birthday Marnie McBean, Vancouver BC, rower, Olympics gold 92, 96 1967 Birthday Greg Anthony, NBA guard, Vancouver Grizzlies, Seattle Supersonics 1967 Birthday Brad Dalgarno, Vancouver, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1967 Birthday Tony Massenburg, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1967 Birthday Theresa Luke, Vancouver BC, rower 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Bruce Bulina, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Alberta Open 1966 Birthday Jim Sandlak, Kitchener, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1966 Birthday Dana Murzyn, Calgary, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1966 Birthday Kirk McLean, born in Toronto, NHL goalie, Vancouver Canucks 1966 Birthday Alecia Stephenson, born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, softball ss 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Jennifer Wyatt, born in Vancouver, Canada, golfer, 1992 Crestar-Farm Fresh 1965 Birthday Blue Edwards, NBA guard for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1965 Birthday Chima McLean, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Conestoga 1965 Birthday Cliff Ronning, Vancouver, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks 1965 Birthday Ross MacDonald, Vancouver BC, star yachter 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Russ Courtnall, Duncan, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1964 Birthday Joey Kocur, Calgary, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1964 Birthday Leah Pells, Vancouver BC, 1.5k runner 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Karla Karch-Gailus, Vancouver BC, basketball guard 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Lynne Marie Thurik, Vancouver Wash, Miss Washington-America 1991 1963 Birthday Mike Ridley, born in Winnipeg, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks 1963 Birthday Blair Piercy, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Cordova Bay Open 1963 Birthday Therese Washtock, Vancouver BC, 3 day equestrian 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Randy Myers, Vancouver, Washington, pitcher, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles 1962 Birthday Otis Thorpe, NBA forward, Vancouver Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons 1962 Birthday Jeff Turner, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1961 Birthday Kelly Tough, Vancouver BC, playmate, Oct, 1981 1961 Birthday Dave Babych, Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1961 Birthday Byron Scott, NBA guard for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1960 Birthday Glenn Anderson, Vancouver, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1960 Birthday Heidi Sorenson, Vancouver BC, playmate, Jul, 1981 1960 Event Ice Dance Championship at Vancouver won by Denny and Jones (GRB) 1960 Event Ice Pairs Championship at Vancouver won by Wagner and Paul (CAN) 1960 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Alain Giletti (FRA) 1960 Birthday Dorothy Stratten, Vancouver BC, playmate, August, 1979, Galixina 1959 Birthday Bryan Adams, born in Vancouver, Canada, singer, Heaven 1957 Birthday Craig Lefferts, born in Munich, West Germany, professional baseball player, played for Chicago Cubs, relief pitcher, pitching coach for Vancouver Canadians 1956 Birthday Kelly Murray, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer, 985 Alberta Open 1956 Birthday Leslie Reid, born in Vancouver BC, equestrian dressage 1996 Olympics 1955 Birthday Kristine Winder, Vancouver BC, playmate, Oct, 1977 1955 Birthday Linwood Boomer, Vancouver, actor, Adam-Little House on the Prairie 1955 Birthday Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist, Loverboy 1954 Birthday Lui Passaglia, born in Vancouver BC, CFL place kicker for the BC Lions 1953 Event KVOS TV channel 12 in Bellingham/Vancouver, WA (CBS) begins 1950 Birthday 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 1948 Birthday Margaret Trudeau, Vancouver BC, former Canadian 1st lady 1948 Birthday Don Sweet, Vancouver, CFL, NFL place kicker, Montreal, Green Bay 1948 Birthday Marc Singer, Vancouver Canada, actor, V, Dallas 1946 Birthday Paul Dean, born in Vancouver, Canada, guitarist, founded band, Streetheart and Loverboy, won Composer of the Year Juno Award for 'Turn Me Loose', Loverboy's 1980 debut album 1946 Birthday Michael Ontkean, Vancouver BC, actor, Rookies, Slap Shot, Twin Peaks 1944 Birthday Bill Henderson, Vancouver BC, rock vocalist and guitarist, Chilliwack 1942 Birthday Barbara Parkins, Vancouver BC, actress, Betty-Peyton Place, Asylum 1936 Birthday Ian Hacking, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, analytic philosopher, wrote, 'The Emergence of Probability', brings historical approach to the philosophy of science, won Canda's Killam Prize for the Humanities in 2002 1932 Birthday Don Francks, Vancouver, actor, Terminal Choice, Finian's Rainbow 1931 Birthday Robert Ito, Vancouver BC, actor, Sam-Quincy ME 1931 Birthday Jim [Purvis] Ferree, Jr., Pine Bluff, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1958 Vancouver 1929 Birthday Lee Patterson, born in Vancouver, BC, actor, Dave-Surfside Six, Another World 1922 Birthday Yvonne De Carlo, Vancouver BC, actress, 10 Commandments, Munsters 1922 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto St. Pats (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 1922 Event Western Hockey Championship: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Regina Capitals, in 2 games 1922 Event Vancouver, BC starts driving on the right side of road 1921 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 1920 Birthday James Doohan, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, actor played Montgomery Scott on Star Trek 1918 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Arenas (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 1915 Event Stanley Cup: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Ottawa Senators 1914 Birthday John Ireland, Vancouver BC, actor, Rawhide, Gunfight at OK Corral 1911 Event National Hockey Association forms with New Westminister, Vancouver and Victoria 1906 Birthday S. I. Hayakawa, born in Vancouver, Canada, Senator-R-California 1977 - 1983 1899 Birthday John Qualen, Vancouver BC, actor, Grapes of Wrath, Searchers 1889 Event Stanley Park dedicated in Vancouver, BC 1888 Event CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC 1887 Event 1st transcontinental train arrives in Vancouver, BC 1886 Event Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver 1886 Event M A Maclean elected 1st mayor of Vancouver, BC 1886 Event City of Vancouver BC incorporated 1886 Event Weekly Herald, 1st Vancouver, BC newspaper, publishes 1st issue 1863 Event 1st cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet (Vancouver, BC area) 1858 Event Hudson's Bay Co rights to Vancouver Island revoked 1849 Event Vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Co 1798 Death George Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40 1792 Event Captain George Vancouver is 1st Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay 1792 Event Vancouver meets Spanish ships Sutil and Mexicana off Vancouver, BC 1792 Event George Vancouver discovers site of Vancouver BC 1792 Event Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain 1792 Event British Captain George Vancouver sights, names Mount Rainier, Washington 1791 Event Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC) 1789 Event Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver I 1778 Event Nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Captain Cook 1757 Birthday George Vancouver, surveyed Pacific coast from San Francisco to Vancouver I
