Events in Vancouver Island History
Nootka Sound
1778-03-15 Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island discovered by Captain James Cook
- 1789-06-09 Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver Island
- 1792-11-14 Captain George Vancouver is first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay
- 1849-01-13 British lease Vancouver Island to the Hudson's Bay Company for seven shillings a year, granting them exclusive trading rights
- 1858-05-30 Hudson's Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island revoked
- 1867-05-03 The Hudson's Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island.
- 1906-01-22 SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130
Famous People from Vancouver Island
- 1757-06-22 George Vancouver, British explorer (surveyed Pacific coast from San Francisco to Vancouver Island), born in King's Lynn, England (d. 1798)
Famous Canadians
Abraham Gesner
Al Arbour
Al Gross
Alanis Morissette
Alessia Cara
Alex Trebek