Events in Victoria, BC History
- 1919-03-03 1st international air mail service from US, Seattle-Victoria, BC
- 1985-05-29 Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months
Famous People from Victoria, BC
- 1871-12-13 Emily Carr, Canadian painter, born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (d. 1945)
- 1914-06-21 William Vickrey, Canadian economist (Nobel 1996), born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (d. 1996)
- 1927-03-09 John Beckwith, Canadian composer, pianist, educator, and musicologist, born in Victoria, British Columbia (d. 2022)
- 1933-09-25 Ian Tyson, Canadian folk singer-songwriter (Ian & Sylvia), born in Victoria, British Columbia (d. 2022) [1]
- 1948-01-16 Cliff Thorburn, Canadian champion snooker player, born in Victoria, British Columbia
- 1949-11-01 David Foster, Canadian musician, composer, and record producer (Chicago; Celene Dion, Andrea Bocelli; "The Prayer"), born in Victoria, British Columbia
- 1950-07-04 David Jensen, Canadian-British radio DJ, born in Victoria, British Columbia
- 1952-05-20 Warren Cann, Canadian rock drummer (Ultravox), born in Victoria, British Columbia
- 1968-12-26 Darren Barber, Canadian rower (Olympic gold Eight 1992), born in Victoria, British Columbia
- 1969-07-08 Lori Hallier, Canadian actress (Shannon-Santa Barbara), born in Victoria, British Columbia
Nelly Furtado (45 years old)
1978-12-02 Portuguese-Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter (I'm Like a Bird; Maneater), born in Victoria, British Columbia
- 1980-04-10 Bryce Soderberg, American musician (Lifehouse), born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Cameron Bright (31 years old)
1993-01-26 Canadian actor (The Twilight Saga: X-Men), born in Victoria, British Columbia
Famous Canadians
Abraham Gesner
Al Arbour
Al Gross
Alanis Morissette
Alessia Cara
Alex Trebek