2014 Event The U.S. Treasury is issuing rules to hinder companies from moving their headquarters outside the country to save on taxes; the rules may impact pending deals, such as Burger King's plan to move to Canada after merging with Tim Horton's 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 2014 Event The Sochi Winter Olympics ends; on this last day of the competitions, Canada beats Sweden in men's hockey, keeping Canada as the reigning gold winner in two consecutive Winter Games 2013 Event The Hunger Games: Catching Fire grosses $161 million in the U.S. and Canada, becoming the most successful film ever released in November 2013 Event On the first day of its release, Sony's PlayStation 4 sells 1 million units in the U.S. and Canada; the PS4 launches in Europe November 29th, and Japan February 22, 2014 2013 Event Canada awards Pakistani educational activist Malala Yousafzai honorary citizenship 2013 Event Britain, France and Germany close embassies in Yemen; Canada closes its embassy in Bangladesh; the U.S. closes 22 embassies in the Middle East and North America due to intelligence of an impending Al-Qaeda attack 2013 Event Scientists in Canada bring 400 year-old bryophyte specimens left behind by retreating glaciers during the Ice Age back to life 2013 Event The movie, 'Fast & Furious 6' opens in 59 countries, including the U.S. and Canada, grossing an estimated $122 million 2013 Event Sediments found in the reservoir of a major treatment plant in Montreal, Canada, lead authorities to issue a warning to boil the water before drinking it 2013 Event The Soyuz capsule safely lands in Kazakhstan, carrying Expedition 35 astronauts Thomas Marshburn of the U.S., Chris Hadfield of Canada and Roman Romanenko of Russia back from the International Space Station 2013 Event The Liberal Political Party of Canada choses Justin Trudeau, son of Pierre Trudeau, as its new leader 2013 Event A meeting of the U.N. General Assembly organized by former Serbian foreign minister, Vuk Jeremic, is boycotted by the United States, Jordan and Canada 2013 Event Canada's Security Intelligence Service believes the presence of Al-Qaeda affiliated groups in the country may lead to possible attacks 2013 Event Canada's Cirque du Soleil cuts 400 jobs due to strong loonie and surging costs 2012 Event Women-only literary prizes are launched by Canada and Australia; the prize, formerly known as the Orange continues its search for a sponsor 2012 Event In Montreal, Canada, over 200,000 people march to protest against post-secondary education tuition hikes 2011 Event A bill extending a payroll tax extension and a bill expediting the Keystone XL pipeline between Canada and Texas is passed by the U.S. House of Representatives 2011 Event Canada declares that because its country would face large penalties for treaty violations, it is withdrawing itself from the Kyoto Protocol 2011 Event Japan's Government apologizes to Canada for the treatment of its POWs during World War II 2011 Event More sanctions are imposed against Iran's nuclear program by the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom 2011 Event First Air fails in an attempt to land a Boeing 737 in poor conditions; 12 of 15 people die after the plane crashes near Canada's Resolute Bay 2011 Event In Canada's Arctic regions, scientists study an outbreak of avian cholera responsible for killing thousands of eider ducks 2011 Event In Canada, Kathryn Gray becomes the youngest person to ever discover a supernova; she is ten years old 2010 Event Naheed Nenshi, the first Muslim in Canada's history is elected mayor of Calgary in Alberta, Canada 2010 Event A heat wave in the U.S. and Canada kills 9 people 2010 Event Leaders of the twenty largest economies meet for the 2010 G-20 Summit in Toronto, Canada 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 2009 Event A Sri Lankan migrant ship seized off of Canada's Pacific Coast, carried 76 suspected Sri Lankan immigrants 2007 Death Oscar Peterson, dies in Ontario, Canada, of renal failure, at 82 2006 Event Stephen Harper, wins the election in Canada and is the first conservative Prime Minister in 12 years 2005 Event Canada becomes the 4th country to permit same-sex marriage 2005 Event Radio Canada International celebrates its 60th anniversary 2001 Death Andre Prevost, composer, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada, dies 1998 Death Dick Higgins, composer, coined term 'intermedia', founder, Something Else Press, dies of a heart attack in Quebec, Canada 1998 Event USA Women's Hockey Team beats Canada for 1st Olympic Gold medal 1997 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Montreal, Canada on CHOM 97.7 FM 1997 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toronto, Canada on CILQ 107.1 FM 1996 Event 1st one-day international in Canada, India vs. Pakistan at Toronto 1996 Event Radio Canada International's final shortwave broadcast 1995 Event CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31 1995 Event Quebec Referendum votes to remain part of Canada 1995 Event Centennial of Canadian Mounties presence in Canada's Yukon Territory 1994 Death Samuel Selvon, author, writer-in-residence, University of Calgary, Canada, dies at 70 1993 Event Canada Liberal Party/Bloc Quebecois wins parliamentary election 1993 Death Jay Scott, Jeffrey Scott Beaven, US/Canada movie critic, dies at 43 1992 Death Sybil Andrews, English/Canada painter, dies at 94 1992 Death Martha Blackburn, Canada newspaper publisher (London Free Press), dies 1991 Event James Farentino of Dynasty arrested in Canada for cocaine possession 1989 Event Canada updates coins with a new potrait of the Queen 1988 Event Widespread earthquake hits NE U.S., Canada; no damage reported 1988 Event Canada's Ben Johnson stripped of his 100-m gold failing drug test 1988 Event Canada's Ben Johnson runs drug-assisted 100 m in 9.79 sec 1988 Event Canada begins production of a $5 silver Maple Leaf bullion coin 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) 1988 Event 15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada 1988 Event 15th Winter Olympic games open at Calgary, Canada 1988 Event Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional 1987 Event Ben Johnson of Canada runs 100 m in world record 9.83 sec 1987 Event 25th Tennis Fed Cup: Germany beats USA in Vancouver Canada (2-1) 1986 Event Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium 1986 Event Kurt Browning (Canada) becomes 1st skater to land a quadruple jump 1985 Event Tornados in Penn, Ohio, New York and Canada kill 88 and injured more than 1,000 1984 Birthday Avril Lavigne, born in Belleville, Canada, singer, songwriter, albums have sold over 16 million copies, albums include, 'Let Go', 'Under My Skin', 'The Best Damn Thing' 1984 Event Brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th Prime Minister succeeding John Turner 1984 Event John Turner succeeds Pierre Trudeau as premier of Canada 1983 Event Toilet catches fire on Air Canada's DC-9, 23 die at Cincinnati 1982 Death Hans Selye, endocrinologist, first to demonstrate the existence of biological stress, began stress research in 1926, published 7 popular books, 1,700 research papers, 15 monographs, dies in Montreal, Canada 1982 Event Cindy Nicholas of Canada makes her 19th swim of English Channel 1982 Event Canada's Anik D1 Comsat launched by U.S. Delta rocket 1982 Event Karen Dianne Baldwin, 18, of Canada, crowned 31st Miss Universe 1982 Event Canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act 1982 Event Canada adopts its constitution 1982 Event Queen Elizabeth proclaims Canada's new constitution 1982 Event 5.9 earthquake in New England and Canada; 1st since 1855 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 Event Bank of Canada's Canadian Currency Museum opens 1980 Event 9th Boston Women's Marathon won by Jacqueline Gareau of Canada in 2:34:28, Rosie Ruiz disqualified as women's champ she hadn't run entire course 1980 Event Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Liberal Party wins Canada's elections 1979 Event Canada puts its 1st gold bullion coin on sale 1979 Event Sri Lanka beat Canada by 60 runs to win the 1st ICC Trophy 1979 Event Canada all out 45 in Cricket World Cup vs. England, in 40 3 overs 1979 Death Cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95 1979 Birthday Jennifer Botterill, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1979 Event Mick Jaggar and Keith Richards give a benefit concert in Canada 1978 Birthday Estella Warren, born in Peterborough, Canada, actress, fashion model, Maxim Magazine's Hottest Woman 2000, Victoria's Secret model 1978 Birthday Nelly Furtado, born in Victoria, Canada, singer, songwriter, Grammy-Award winning song, 'I'm Like a Bird', sold over 20 million albums worldwide 1978 Birthday Hayley Wickenheiser, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1978 Birthday Carmen Kempt, Miss Canada Universe 1997 1978 Event Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa Canada won by Linichuk and Karponosov 1977 Event Canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament 1977 Birthday Jayna Hefford, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1977 Event 81st Boston Marathon won by Jerome Drayton of Canada in 2:14:46 1977 Event Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada 1976 Event 21st Olympic games close at Montreal Canada 1975 Birthday Eric Fichaud, Anjou Canada, NHL goalie for the New York Islanders 1975 Birthday Mary Pierce, born in Montreal, Canada, tennis star, 1995 Australian Open 1975 Birthday Becky Kellar, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Chris Pronger, NHL defenseman, Team Canada Olympics-1998, St. Louis 1974 Birthday Elli Overton, born in Canada, Australian swimmer, Olympics-5th-92, 96 1974 Event Canada government of Trudeau falls 1974 Birthday Kathy McCormack, ice hockey forward, Canada, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Kristy Sargeant, born in Edmonton, Alberta, ice pairs, 1994 Skate Canada 1973 Event Canada begins selling Olympic coins ($5 and $10 silver coins) 1973 Birthday Shalom Harlow, born in Toronto, Canada, model, House of Style, Harper's Bazaar 1973 Birthday Cassie Campbell, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1973 Event Canada begins production of Olympic coins 1973 Birthday Fiona Smith, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Nancy Drolet, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Stephen Clarke, born in Sutton Coldfield, England, Canada swimmer, 1992, 1996 Olympics Bronze 1973 Birthday Deborah Cox, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, singer, hit song, 'Nobody's Supposed to Be Here' was 'Billboard's' longest-running number one R&B and hip-hop single 1973 Event Glenda Reiser, Canada, sets record women's mile, 4:34.9 1972 Birthday Lori Dupuis, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday Amanda Marshall, born in Toronto, Canada, singer, multi-platinum album, 'Tuesday's Child', others include, 'Everybody's Got a Story' 1972 Event 1 million kg heavy meteorite grazes atmosphere above Canada 1972 Birthday Leigh Andrew-Pearso, North Vancouver BC Canada, 470 yachter 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Dean Larsson, BC Canada, Nike golfer, 1994 Monterrey Open-46th 1972 Birthday Martin Brodeur, Montreal, NHL goalie, New Jersey Devils, Team Canada 1971 Birthday Martin Quinney, Quesnel BC, Canada Tour golfer, 1994 Glen Meadows-2nd 1971 Birthday Tom Green, born in Pembroke, Canada, actor, media personality, rapper, host of Tom Green's House Tonight' internet talk show, autobiography, 'Hollywood Causes Cancer' 1971 Birthday Adam Foote, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, Colorado Avalanche, Team Canada 1971 Birthday Guivi Sissaouri, born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Canada freestyle wrestler, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1971 Event U.S. and Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere 1971 Birthday Yasmeen Ghauri, born in Montrael, Canada, model, Valentino Perfume 1970 Birthday Laura Schuler, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Lesley Reddon, ice hockey goalie, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Corey Schwab, North Battleford Canada, NHL goalie for the New Jersey Devils 1970 Birthday Jean-Michel Bombardier, Brantford Ont Canada, ice pairs, 1995, 96 Can 1970 Birthday Rod Brind'amour, Ottawa, NHL center, Philadelphia Flyers, Team Canada 98 1970 Event Air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109 1970 Birthday Vicky Sunohara, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1969 Birthday Kris Wirtz, Red Deer Alberta, ice pairs, 1994 Skate Canada 1969 Birthday Rob Blake, Simcoe Ont, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Los Angeles Kings 1969 Birthday Helen Kelesi, born in Victoria, Canada, professional tennis player, dubbed 'Hurricane Helen', ranked 13th in the World, November 1989 1969 Birthday Rick Mercer, born in St. John's, Canada, comedian, satirist, television personality, created television show, 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes', trademark routine titled, 'Talking to Americans' 1969 Birthday Rob Zamuner, NHL forward, Tampa Bay Lightning, Team Canada 1998 1969 Death Charles Foulkes, Canada gen/honorary citizen of Wageningen, dies at 66 1969 Birthday Lori Hallier, Victoria BC Canada, actress, Shannon-Santa Barbara 1969 Event Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English lang 1969 Birthday Joe Sakic, Burnaby BC, NHL center, Colorado Avalanche, Canada 1998 1969 Birthday Karen Nystrom, ice hockey forward, Canada, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1969 Birthday Eric Desjardins, born in Rauyn, Quebec, NHL defenseman, Philadelphia Flyers, Canada 1969 Birthday Tine Moberg-Parker, born in Oslo, Norway, Canada Europe class yachter 1996 Olympics 1969 Event Abortion and contraception legalized in Canada 1969 Event 1st major league baseball game outside U.S. played (Montreal Canada) 1969 Event 1st Baseball game in Canada - Mont Expos beats New York Mets 10-9 1969 Event U.S. / Canada ISIS 1 launched to study ionosphere 1968 Event Canada begins replacing silver with nickel in coins 1968 Birthday Lyle Odelein, Quill Lake Sask, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Montreal 1968 Birthday Mark Tewsksbury, Canada swimmer, world record backstroke 1968 Birthday Theoren Fleury, NHL right wing, Calgary Flames, Canada 1968 Event Canada announces it will replace silver with nickel in coins 1968 Event Pierre Elliott Trudeau sworn-in as Canada's PM 1968 Birthday Celine Dion, born in Quebec, Canada, singer, I'm Your Woman 1968 Birthday Katie Anderson, Kingston Jamaica, Canada 100m hurdler, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Donovan Bailey, born in Manchester, Jamaica, Canada 100m runner, 2 Gold Medals 1996 Olympics 1967 Event Expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada 1967 Birthday Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canada, tennis player/actress, Spring Fever 1967 Birthday Geraldine Heaney, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1967 Birthday Carrie-Anne Moss, born in Burnaby, Canada, actress, appeared in films, 'Memento', 'Chocolat', 'The Matrix' trilogy 1967 Birthday Pamela Anderson, born in Ladysmith, Canada, actress, model, producer, former showgirl, famous role, C.J. Parker on 'Baywatch' television show 1967 Birthday Eric Schweig, born in Inuvik, Canada, actor, Dead Man's Walk 1967 Birthday Curtis Joseph, born in Keswick, Ontario, NHL goalie, Team Canada, Edmonton Oilers 1967 Event Yellowknife replaces Ottawa as capital of NW Territories, Canada 1966 Birthday Bill Ranford, Brandon Man, NHL goalie, Team Canada, Boston 1966 Birthday Therese Brisson, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1966 Birthday Joe Nieuwendyk, NHL forward, Dallas Stars, Team Canada 1998 1966 Birthday Shayne Corson, NHL forward, Team Canada, 1998 Olympics, Montreal 1966 Event Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere and leaving it again 1966 Birthday Doug Bodger, born in Chemainus BC, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, San Jose 1966 Birthday Manon Kelley, Quebec City Canada, actress, Red Lips 2 1966 Birthday Judy Diduck, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1966 Birthday Jeff Healey, Canada, blind pop guitarist, See the Light 1966 Birthday Danielle Goyette, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1965 Birthday Jennifer Wyatt, born in Vancouver, Canada, golfer, 1992 Crestar-Farm Fresh 1965 Event Hurricane hits north east US/Canada 1965 Birthday Mike Peluso, Pengilly Canada, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1965 Birthday Shania Twain, born in Windsor, Canada, born Eileen Regina Edwards, singer, album, 'Come on Over' best-selling album of all time by a female musician 1965 Birthday Patricia Hy-Boulais, Phnom Penh Kampuchea, Canada tennis, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Elizabeth Manley, born in Canada, figure skater, Olympics-Silver-88 1965 Birthday Tom Dvorak, born in Braunschwieg GER, Canada equestrian dressage 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Claude Lemieux, Buckingham Que, NHL forward, Team Canada, Colorado 1965 Birthday Linda Evangelista, born in Canada, super model/actress, Catwalk, Unzipped 1965 Birthday Stacy Wilson, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1965 Birthday Linda Evangelista, St. Catherines Canada, model, Elite 1965 Birthday Steve Yzerman, Cranbrook BC, NHL forward, Team Canada, Detroit 1964 Birthday Lorie Kane, PEI Canada, LPGA golfer, du Maurier Ltd-1994, 95 1964 Event Canada adopts maple leaf flag 1964 Event Radio CJCX Sydney Nova Scotia (Canada) starts shortwave transmission 1964 Birthday Barbara Chiu, born in Canton, China, Canada table tennis player, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Pat Verbeek, Sarnia Ont, NHL forward, Team Canada, New York Rangers 1964 Birthday Scott Stevens, Kitchener, NHL defenseman, New Jersey Devils, Team Canada 1964 Birthday Dwayne Goettel, born in Canada, musician, industrial, techno genres, member of industrial band Skinny Puppy, played keyboards for band Psyche and Water 1963 Birthday Al MacInnis, Inverness NS, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, St. Louis 1963 Birthday Carey Nelson, Canada, marathoner 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Mike Myers, born in Scarborough, Canada, comedian, voice actor, screenwriter, film producer, movies include 'Wayne's World', 'Austin Powers', 'Shrek' 1963 Birthday Ron Francis, Sault Ste Marie, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Team Canada 1962 Event Canada government orders changing nickel back to round shape 1962 Event Alouette (Canada), 1st Canadian satellite, launched 1962 Birthday Nia Vardalos, born in Winnipeg, Canada, actress, screenwriter, producer, appeared in film 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' television show 1962 Birthday Laura Witvoet, Alberta Canada, LPGA golfer, 1995 LPGA Corning-52nd 1962 Birthday Corey Hart, Montreal Canada, vocalist, I Wear My Sunglasses at Night 1962 Event Donald Jackson of Canada, is 1st to land a triple lutz ice skate jump 1962 Birthday Jean-Marie Banos, Lavelanet France, Canada sabre, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Jim Carrey, born in Ontario, Canada, actor, Living Color, Dumb and Dumber, Mask 1961 Birthday Brian Orser, Canada, figure skater, Olympics-Silver-88 1961 Birthday Mylene Farmer, born in Montreal, Canada, french singer, Cendres de Lune 1961 Birthday Bruce Watson, born in Ontario, Canada, rock guitarist, Big Country-Wonderland 1961 Birthday Jean-Paul Banos, Lavelanet France, Canada sabre, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1960 Birthday Raymond Bourque, Montreal, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Boston 1959 Birthday Neal Broten, Roseau Canada, NHL center for the New Jersey Devils 1959 Birthday Karin Mundinger, born in Toronto, Canada, LPGA golfer, 1985 Singapore Open-2nd 1959 Birthday Bryan Adams, born in Vancouver, Canada, singer, Heaven 1959 Birthday Chris Hadfield, Sarnia Ontario Canada, RCAF/astronaut, STS-74, sk: 99 1959 Birthday Michel Dion, born in Quebec City, Canada, Rifle shooter, Olympics-24-92, 96 1959 Birthday Teri Austin, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, Terminal Choice, Knots Landing 1959 Birthday Vanity, Denise Marquardt, Ontario Canada, actress, 52 Pick Up 1958 Birthday France St. Louis, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1958 Event U.S. and Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) 1957 Birthday Cindy Nicholas, Canada, swimmer, swam English Channel 19 times 1957 Event U.S. and Canada create NORAD 1957 Birthday Glen Gorbous, Canada, longest throw of a regulation baseball, 445'10" 1957 Birthday Ron Duguay, born in Canada, hockey player, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings 1957 Event John Diefenbacker (C) takes office as Prime Minister of Canada 1957 Event John Diefenbacker (C) elected Prime Minister of Canada 1957 Birthday Jeff Wincott, born in Toronto, Canada, actor, Night Heat 1957 Birthday Brett "the Hitman" Hart, Alberta Canada, WWF champion 1957 Death Alexander Cambridge, Governor-General (South Africa 1923-31/Canada 1940-5), dies at 82 1956 Birthday Kathy Kreiner, Canada, giant slalom 1976 Olympics gold 1955 Birthday Howie Mandel, born in Toronto, Canada, comedian, Dr. Wayne Fiscus-St. Elsewhere 1955 Birthday Jane Siberry, born in Toronto, Canada, singer, songwriter, also known as 'Issa', hits include, 'I Muse Aloud', 'One More Color', 'Calling All Angels' 1955 Birthday Tony Allcock, born in Leicestershire, England, bowler, two-time world outdoor singles champion, 1992, 1996, world singles champion 1986, 1987, 2002, won silver medal in men's singles event at 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada 1955 Birthday Tim Young, born in Ontario, Canada, athlete, former professional ice hockey center in the National Hockey League 1955 Birthday Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist, Loverboy 1954 Event Hurricane Hazel strikes U.S. and Canada, 348 die 1954 Birthday Duncan Regehr, born in Alberta, Canada, actor, Wizards and Warriors 1954 Birthday Frank Marino, born in Montreal, Canada, Francesco Antonio Marino, guitarist, rocker, musician, songwriter, leader of Canadian band Mahogany Rush 1954 Birthday [Dafydd] Rhys Williams, Saskatoon, Canada, MD/astronaut, sk: STS-90 1954 Birthday Bob Beauchemin, Winnipeg, Canada, golfer, West Coast Open-1982, 83 1954 Birthday Robin Duke, born in Toronto, Canada, comedienne, SNL, SCTV, Club Paradise 1953 Birthday Mark Gane, born in Toronto, Canada, rocker, M+M 1953 Birthday Alex Lifeson, born in Toronto, Canada, rock guitarist, Rush 1953 Birthday Robert Brent Thirsk, BC Canada, astronaut, STS-78 1953 Birthday Geddy Lee, born in Toronto, Canada, lead vocalist/bassist, Rush-Tom Sawyer 1953 Birthday Tom Cochrane, born in Toronto, Canada, rock vocalist and guitarist, Red Rider 1952 Birthday Neil Peart, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, born Neil Ellwood Peart, songwriter, drummer, percussionist, progressive rock, hard rock, jazz, swing, genres, member of Toronto band, Rush 1952 Birthday Dan Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, Canada, comedian/actor, SNL, Dragnet 1952 Birthday Warren Cann, Victoria Canada, rock drummer, Ultravox 1952 Death Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in New York City at 45 1952 Birthday Nicholas Campbell, born in Toronto, Canada, actor, Nick-Insiders 1951 Birthday Helen Shaver, Ontario Canada, actress, WIOU, Praise of Older Women 1950 Birthday Martha Johnson, born in Toronto, Canada, rocker, M+M 1950 Birthday John Candy, Ontario Canada, comedian, SCTV, Uncle Buck 1950 Death William LM King, premier of Canada (1921-30, 35-48), dies at 75 1950 Birthday David Jensen, born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, David 'Kid' Jensen, popular British radio DJ, played progressive music, hosted BBC pop network, Radio 1, Top of the Pops presenter, interviewed Duran Duran, promoted The Police before they were commercially successful 1950 Birthday Joanna Gleason, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, Morgan-Hello Larry 1950 Event Maiden flight by Canada's Avro Canada CF-100 military plane 1949 Birthday Heather Menzies, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, Jessica-Logan's Run 1949 Birthday Dayle Haddon, Montreal Quebec Canada, actress, Bedroom Eyes 1949 Event North Atlantic Treaty, pact signed by U.S., Britain, France and Canada 1949 Event Newfoundland becomes Canada's 10th province 1949 Birthday Steve Lang, born in Montreal, Canada, rock bassist, April Wine 1949 Birthday Marc Garneau, Quebec City Canada, PhD/astronaut, STS-13, 77 1949 Event Team Canada beats Denmark 47-0 in hockey 1948 Event Canada recognizes Israel 1948 Birthday Spider Robinson, Canada, sci-fi author, 3 Hugo, Callahan's Secret 1948 Event William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as Prime Minister of Canada 1948 Event 52nd Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:02 1948 Birthday William Gibson, born in Canada, sci-fi author, Neuromancer, Count Zero 1948 Birthday Marc Singer, Vancouver Canada, actor, V, Dallas 1948 Birthday Tommy Nolan, Montreal Canada, actor, Jody-Buckskin 1947 Birthday Avril "Kim" Campbell, Canada's 1st female premier, 1993- 1946 Birthday Eugene Levy, born in Hamilton, Canada, comedian/writer, SCTV 1946 Birthday Jerry Edmonton, Canada, rock drummer, Steppenwolf 1946 Birthday Jim Day, born in Canada, equestrian show jumper, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1946 Birthday Jenny Jones, born in Canada, comedienne, Jenny Jones Show 1946 Birthday Alexander "Skip" Spence, born in Canada, guitarist and vocalist, Moby Grape-Omaha 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 1945 Event Truman announced atomic bomb secret shared with Britain and Canada 1945 Birthday Bruce Cockburn, Ottawa, Canada, folk rock vocalist, Waterwalker 1945 Death J S Nicklin, Lt-colonel/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies 1945 Birthday Gordon Thompson, born in Ottawa Canada, actor, Adam Carrington-Dynasty 1944 Death Aimee Semple McPherson, Canada/U.S. evangelist/faith healer, dies at 53 1944 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt and Churchill meet in Canada at 2nd Quebec Conference 1944 Event Canada/Polish troops occupy Cramesnil/Secqueville/Cintheaux/St-Aignan 1944 Event Canada/Polish offensive direction Falaise: Total Cooperation 1944 Birthday Robbie Robertson, Jamie, born in Toronto, Canada, rock guitarist, Band 1944 Event 48th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:50.4 1943 Birthday David Peterson, Toronto, premier of Ontario Canada, L, 1982- 1943 Birthday Rick Danko, Canada, rocker, The Band-Islands, Stage Fright 1943 Event 1st U.S. ambassador to Canada, Ray Atherton, nominated 1943 Birthday Joni Mitchell, Roberta J Anderson, Alberta Canada, singer, Clouds 1943 Event British premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada 1943 Birthday Nancy Greene, Canada, giant slalom, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1943 Event 47th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:25.8 1942 Birthday Dewey Martin, born in Canada, rock vocalist and drummer, Buffalo Springfield 1942 Birthday David Steinberg, Winnipeg Canada, comedian/director, End 1942 Event Ian Fleming graduates from a training school for spies in Canada 1942 Event 1st combat flight for Canada's Avro Lancaster military plane 1941 Birthday Dennis Doherty, Halifax Canada, rocker, Mamas and The Papas 1941 Birthday Rod Gilbert, Canada, NHL wing for the New York Rangers 1941 Death John Murray, Canada oceanographer (Challenger), dies at 73 1941 Event Maiden flight by Canada's Avro Lancaster military plane 1941 Event Canada and U.S. acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 yr lease) 1940 Event British liner Empress loaded with refugees for Canada, sunk 1940 Birthday Harry Winston Jerome, Sask Canada, 100m runner 1964 Olympics bronze 1940 Birthday Sylvia Tyson, born in Chatham, Canada, guitarist, singer, songwriter, sang with Ian Tyson in folk duo Ian and Sylvia in the 1960's 1940 Event 44th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:28.6 1940 Death John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada (1935-40), dies 1939 Event Canada declares war on Germany 1939 Event In WW II, Canada declared war on Germany 1939 Event Britain declares war on Germany. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada 1939 Birthday Bruce Mather, born in Canada, composer, pianist, known for microtonal music, contemporary classical music compositions 1939 Birthday Jerry Mercer, born in Montreal, Canada, rock drummer, April Wine 1939 Birthday Brian Mulroney, P-C, 18th Prime Minister of Canada, 1984 - 1993 1939 Birthday Anne Heggtveigt, Canada, slalom 1960 Olympics gold 1938 Birthday Rich Little, Ottawa Canada, impressionist/actor, Love on a Rooftop 1938 Birthday Gordon Lightfoot, Ontario Canada, folksinger, Sundown 1938 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting U.S. and Canada 1938 Birthday Jacques Hetu, born in Trois-Rivieres Quebec, composer, Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 1989, Officer of the Order of Canada, 2001 1938 Birthday Peter Jennings, born in Toronto, Canada, news anchor, ABC Evening News 1937 Event 41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20 1936 Birthday Jack Scott, Canada, rocker, My True Love 1936 Event Barbara Hanley became Canada's 1st woman mayor (Webbwood, Ontario) 1935 Event Maiden flight by Canada's Hawker Hurricane military plane 1935 Event Canada's 1st silver dollar is circulated 1935 Event Royal Proclamation sets design of Canada's new Jubilee Silver Dollar 1935 Birthday Sharon Acker, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, Della Street - Perry Mason 1973 1935 Birthday Burt Metcalfe, born in Saskatchewan Canada, actor/dir, Father of the Bride 1935 Event Bank of Canada opens 1935 Birthday Al Waxman, born in Toronto, Canada, actor, Cagney and Lacey, Meatballs 3, Spasms 1935 Birthday George Genereux, born in Canada, trap shooter, 1952 Olympics gold 1935 Birthday Kenneth Money, Canada, astronaut, STS-42-alt 1934 Birthday Andre Prevost, born in Canada, composer, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada 1934 Event 38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8 1934 Birthday Jean Chretien, Canada PM, Lib, 1993- 1933 Birthday 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 1933 Birthday Raymund Murray Schafer, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, composer, Patria 1933 Event U.S. and Canada drop Gold Standard 1932 Birthday Michael G[reatrex] Coney, Canada, sci-fi author, Cat Karina 1932 Birthday Glenn Herbert Gould, born in Toronto, Canada, pianist, sued Steinway Piano 1932 Birthday Harry Sinden, NHL player and coach, Team Canada 1932 Birthday Andy Bathgate, Canada, New York Ranger, 1958 NHL MVP 1932 Event U.S. and Canada sign a treaty to develop St. Lawrence Seaway 1932 Event Oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada 1932 Birthday John Vernon, Canada, actor, Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry 1931 Event British Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd 1931 Event A J Bennett hits H Garbarino for 1st scoring pass in Canada's Big 4 1931 Birthday Lang Jeffries, born in Ontario, Canada, actor, Skip-Rescue 8 1931 Birthday Robert Dickson, born in Canada, ice hockey player, 1948 1931 Birthday William Shatner, born in Montreal, Canada, actor, Star Trek, T J Hooker 1930 Event 1st Eastern Canada night CF game: Oshawa vs Toronto Balmy Beach 1930 Event Airship R100, 1st passenger-carrying flight from England to Canada 1930 Birthday Maureen Forrester, born in Montreal, Canada, contralto, Ressurection Symphony 1930 Birthday Nathaniel Branden, born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, psychotherapist, known for work in psychology of self-esteem, writer, associate of novelist Ayn Rand, promoted her philosophy, idea of Objectivism, profiled in movie, 'The Passion of Ayn Rand' 1929 Event 1st legal pass in Canada was thrown by Gerry Seiberling and 1st reception by Ralph Losie of Calgary Altomah-Tigers against Edmonton 1929 Event 33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6 1929 Event U.S. and Canada agree to preserve Niagara Falls 1928 Birthday Galt MacDermot, Montreal Canada, composer, Letting Down My Hair 1928 Birthday Erik Bruhn, Copenhagen Denmark, dancer, NNationalatl Ballet of Canada 1928 Birthday Frank Ross Anderson, Canada, International Chess Master, 1954 1927 Event Peace Bridge between U.S. and Canada dedicated 1927 Event Peace Bridge between U.S. and Canada opens 1927 Event U.S. and Canada begin diplomatic relations 1926 Birthday Jon[athan Stewart] Vickers, Prince Albert, Canada, tenor 1926 Event Canada restores gold standard 1926 Birthday Colleen Dewhurst, born in Montreal, Canada, actress, Maggie-Blue and Grey 1926 Event 30th Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:25:40.4 1925 Birthday Oscar Peterson, born in Montreal, Canada, jazz pianist, composer, Grammy Award winner 1924 Birthday Brett Somers, born in Canada, American actress, singer, comedienne, game show panelist 1924 Event Canada recognizes U.S.S.R. 1923 Birthday Gordon R[upert] Dickson, Canada, sci-fi author, Genetic General 1923 Birthday Monty Hall, Winnipeg Canada, TV game show host, Lets Make a Deal 1923 Birthday Samuel Selvon, born in Trinidad, author, writer-in-residence, University of Calgary, Canada, wrote 'The Lonely Londoners', focusing on West Indians' immigration to Britain, cultural differences 1923 Birthday Melissa Hayden, born in Toronto, Canada, ballerina, 1961 Silver Bowl 1923 Birthday Conrad Bain, born in Alberta, Canada, actor, Maude, Diff'rent Strokes 1922 Birthday Larry D Mann, born in Toronto, Canada, actor, Marty-Accidental Family 1922 Birthday Arthur Hill, born in Saskatchewan, Canada, actor, Owen Marshall, Glitter 1922 Birthday Jeanne Sauve, 1st female Governor-General, Canada, 1984-90 1922 Birthday Jack Kruschen, born in Winnipeg, Canada, actor, Papa-Webster, Busting Loose 1922 Event Insulin 1st used to treat diabetes (Leonard Thompson, 14, of Canada) 1922 Birthday Har G Khorana, India/Canada bio-chemist, Nobel 1968 1921 Birthday Pierre Laporte, Canada, journalist/statesman, Revolution Script 1921 Birthday Alexis Smith, Penticton BC Canada, actress, Jessica-Dallas, Follies 1920 Birthday Oscar Brand, Winnipeg Canada, folk vocalist, Draw Me a Laugh 1919 Birthday George London, Montreal Canada, bass-baritone, Monterone-Rigoleto 1919 Birthday Anthony Dexter, Walter Fleischmann, NB Canada, actor, Valentino 1918 Event Canada/Australian/British breakthrough with 600 tanks at Amiens 1917 Birthday Ann Rutherford, born in Toronto, Canada, TV panelist, Leave It To the Girls 1917 Birthday Raymond Burr, BC Canada, actor, Perry Mason, Ironsides, Godzilla 1917 Birthday Arthur Gold, Toronto, Canada, pianist 1917 Event Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank 1916 Birthday Glenn Ford, Quebec, Canada, actor, Cade's County, Big Heat, Midway 1916 Event U.S. and Canada sign migratory bird treaty 1916 Birthday George Abel, Canada, ice hockey player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1916 Event Canada's original Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, burns down 1915 Birthday Harry Saltzman, St. Johns NB Canada, producer, Goldfinger 1915 Event 19th Boston Marathon won by Edouard Fabre of Canada in 2:31:41.2 1915 Birthday Lorne Greene, Ottawa Canada, actor, Bonanza, Battlestar Galactica 1914 Birthday Harold Taylor, Canada, educator, Art and the Future 1914 Event Canada's Finance Act, 1914, receives assent 1914 Birthday Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., born in Campobello Island, Canada,Representative-D-New York 1949 - 1955, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1914 Birthday Hank Snow, Nova Scotia, Canada, country singer, I Went to Your Wedding 1914 Event 18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2 1913 Birthday Henry Dreyfus Brant, Montreal Canada, composer, Great American Goot 1913 Birthday John Jacob Weinzweig, born in Toronto, Canada, composer, Enchanted Hill 1912 Birthday Art Linkletter, born in Saskatchewan, Canada, TV host, People are Funny 1912 Birthday A[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author, Wizard of Linn 1912 Birthday Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer 1911 Event Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins 1911 Event Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Unions form Western Canada Rugby Football Union 1911 Birthday Marshall McLuhan, born in Canada, writer, Medium is the Massage 1911 Event Proclamation removes "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins 1910 Birthday Jack Carson, Manitoba Canada, actor, Star is Born, Mildred Pierce 1910 Birthday Raymod Gray Lewis, Ontario Canada, 4X400 relayer, Olympic-bronze-1932 1910 Event Canada sets the designs for the 1 cent -50 cent coins 1910 Event Canada authorizes issuing of silver dollar coins 1910 Event 14th Boston Marathon won by Fred Cameron of Canada in 2:28:52.4 1909 Birthday Don Large, Canada, choral director, Wayne King 1908 Birthday Gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer 1907 Event Proclamation sets fineness and weight of silver and bronze coins of Canada 1907 Birthday Andrew Brewin, Canada, lawyer/cofound New Democratic Party 1907 Event 11th Boston Marathon won by Tom Longboat of Canada in 2:24:24 1907 Birthday Canada Lee, born in New York City, actor, Lost Boundaries 1907 Birthday Alexander Knox, Canada, actor, Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind 1906 Event Bridge in St. Lawrence Canada caves in; 70 die 1906 Birthday S. I. Hayakawa, born in Vancouver, Canada, Senator-R-California 1977 - 1983 1906 Birthday Joseph Wright, born in Canada, oarsman, 1928 Olympics gold 1906 Birthday Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater, Olympic-bronze-1932 1904 Event Earl Grey is named British governor-general of Canada 1904 Birthday Hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player 1928 Olympics gold 1903 Event U.S. wins disputed boundary between District of Alaska and Canada 1903 Birthday Morley Callaghan, Canada, author, Toronto Star, Native Argosy 1903 Birthday Charles Foulkes, Canada, general 1902 Birthday Victor Jory, Dawson City Canada, actor, Kings Row, Manhunt 1902 Event Union of Orthodox Rabbis of U.S. and Canada forms 1902 Event Canada's Maritime Provinces switch from Eastern to Atlantic time 1901 Birthday Charles Huggins, Canada, U.S. physician 1901 Birthday Ben Blue, born in Montreal, Canada, actor, Accidental Family, Frank Sinatra Show 1901 Event 5th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:29:23.6 1901 Birthday Colin McPhee, born in Montreal, Canada, composer, H2O, Mechanical Princibles 1900 Event 4th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:39:44.4 1899 Death C Grant B Allen, Canada, British writer (Woman Who Did), dies 1898 Event Yukon Territory of Canada organized, Dawson chosen as capital 1896 Death Charles Tupper, Prime Minister of Canada (C), dies 1896 Birthday Raymond Massey, born in Toronto, Canada, actor, Dr. Gillespie-Dr. Kildare 1896 Birthday Wilfred Pelletier, born in Montreal, Canada, conductor, Voice of Firestone 1893 Death John Abbott, Prime Minister of Canada (C) 1891 - 1892, dies at 72 1891 Event James Naismith invents basketball (Canada) 1891 Birthday Harold RLG, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General of Canada, 1945 - 1952 1890 Birthday Norman Bethune, Canada, Doctor in Spain and China 1887 Birthday Edouard Lalonde, Canada, NHLer, Mont Canadiens, lacrosse player 1885 Death Louis Riel, French rebel who fought against Canada, executed at 41 1885 Event Canada's North-west Insurrection ends with surrender of Big Bear 1885 Event Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional government, Sask 1884 Birthday Davidson Black, born in Canada, doctor of anatomy, identified Peking Man 1883 Event Standard time zones forms by railroads in U.S. and Canada 1881 Birthday Mary MacLane, born in Winnipeg, Canada, author, individualistic style included feminist rhetoric, raw admissions, first book, 'The Story of Mary Mac Lane' published in 1902, sold 100,000 copies in the first month 1880 Birthday Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canada, lived past 117 1879 Event Canada celebrates 1st Thanksgiving Day 1879 Birthday Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canada, Arctic explorer/ethnologist 1879 Birthday W Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker 1876 Event Madeline (U.S.) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America's Cup 1876 Event Lacrosse introduced in Britain and Canada 1876 Birthday James Edward Murray, born in St. Thomas, Canada, Senator-D-Montana 1934 - 1961 1875 Birthday Maude Eburne, Canada, actress, Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman 1875 Birthday John Buchan, Scotland, Governor-General of Canada/writer, Battle of Somme 1874 Birthday Arthur Meighen, Canada, Prime Minister of Canada, 1920 - 1921, 1926 1874 Birthday Arthur Meighen, C, 9th Prime Minister of Canada, 1920 - 1921, 1926 1874 Birthday Count Alexander, of Athlone, Governor-General, South Africa/Canada 1873 Event Prince Edward Island joins Canada 1873 Event Canada's North West Mounted Police Force (RCMPF) forms 1871 Event The decimal currency system is made uniform in Canada 1871 Event Canada sets denominations of currency as dollars, cents, and mills 1870 Event Hudson's Bay and Northwest Territories transferred to Canada 1870 Event Manitoba becomes a province of Canada 1870 Event Last day U.S. silver coins allow to circulate in Canada 1870 Event Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for U.S. silver coins to circulate in Canada 1869 Birthday Stephen Leacock, Canada, economist/humorist/professor 1869 Event Canada's Hamilton Foot Ball Club plays its 1st game 1869 Event Canada's Hamilton Foot Ball Club forms 1869 Event Hudson Bay Company cedes it's territory to Canada 1867 Event Dominion of Canada forms (New Bruns, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec) 1866 Event Gold coins from the Sydney Mint become legal tender in Canada 1859 Birthday Frank D. Adams, Canada geologist/educator 1858 Event Canada begins using decimal currency system 1857 Event Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada 1857 Event England passes an act putting Canada on the decimal currency system 1852 Event Fire destroys 1,100 construction sites in Montreal Canada and no one die 1851 Event Canada issues its 1st postage stamps 1849 Birthday William Osler, born in Canada, physician/author, circulatory system 1849 Birthday Wyatt Eaton, born in Philipsburg, Canada, artist, painter, portraitist, one of the founders of the Society of American Artists 1847 Birthday John Watson, Canada, philosopher, Objective Idealism 1845 Event Fire in Quebec Canada, 1,500 houses destroyed 1845 Birthday Henry C K Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th marquess of Landsdowne/Governor-General Canada 1844 Birthday John S D Thompson, C, 4th Prime Minister of Canada, 1892 - 1894 1844 Event Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international 1842 Event U.S. - Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty 1841 Birthday John Murray, Canada oceanographer, Depths of the Ocean 1840 Event Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper and Lower Canada 1838 Birthday James J Hill, Canada, RR entrepreneur, Great Northern Railroad 1838 Event Rebellion at Pelee Island, Ontario Canada 1837 Event Uprising under William Lyon Mackenzie in Canada 1837 Event Canada gives blacks the right to vote 1827 Event Race riots in Cincinnati (1,000 blacks leave for Canada) 1826 Event Canada Co chartered to colonize Upper Canada (Ontario) 1823 Birthday Joseph Medill, born in St. John, Canada, newspaper editor, Chicago Tribune 1822 Birthday Alexander MacKenzie, L, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada, 1873 - 1878 1821 Birthday John Abbott, born in Quebec, Canada, C, 3rd Canadian PM, 1891-92 1818 Birthday George Brown, Canada, publisher, Toronto Globe, PM, L, 1858 1818 Event 49th parallel forms as border between U.S. and Canada 1818 Birthday Antoine Dorion, L, joint premier of Canada, 1858, 1863-64 1815 Birthday John A. MacDonald, C, 1st Prime Minister of Canada, 1867 - 1873 1814 Event Americans capture Fort Erie Canada 1813 Event Battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British 1813 Event U.S. invasion of Canada halted at Stoney Creek 1813 Event Americans capture Ft. George, Canada 1813 Event Americans capture Frenchtown, Canada 1812 Event Battle of Queenstown Heights, British beats U.S. attempt to invade Canada 1812 Event U.S. forces led by General Hull invade Canada, War of 1812 1812 Event U.S. invades Canada (Detroit frontier) 1804 Birthday Robert Baldwin, L, help establish government in Canada, or 1904 1796 Birthday George Back, English sea officer/explorer, North Canada 1792 Event Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city 1789 Event Alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada) 1783 Birthday Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader 1773 Event Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada) 1771 Event Samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada 1763 Event Treaty of Paris ends French-Indian War, surrendering Canada to England 1672 Event Frontenac becomes governor of New France (Canada) 1663 Event Earthquake in Canada 1642 Event Montreal Canada founded 1621 Event King James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling 1557 Death Jacques Cartier, French explorer (Canada), dies at 65 1536 Event French navigator Jacques Cartier returns to Saint-Malo from Canada 1534 Event Jacques Cartier, lands in Canada, claims it for France 1534 Event Jacques Cartier discovers Prince Edward Islands Canada 1497 Event John Cabot claims eastern Canada for England (believes he found Asia in Nova Scotia)
