Events in Yukon History
- 1852-08-21 Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
- 1896-04-04 Announcement of the discovery of gold in the Yukon
- 1896-08-16 Gold first discovered in Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek in the Yukon, Canada by George Carmack
- 1897-07-17 1st ship arrives in Seattle carrying gold from Yukon
- 1898-06-13 Yukon Territory of Canada established, Dawson chosen as capital
- 1905-01-16 Stanley Cup, Dey's Arena, Ottawa, Ontario: Ottawa Senators rout Dawson City (Yukon), 23-2 for 2-0 series sweep; most lopsided challenge playoff game in history; Frank McGee 14 goals
- 1947-02-03 -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record)
- 1995-01-01 Centennial of Canadian Mounties presence in Canada's Yukon Territory
- 2022-06-25 30,000-year-old intact remains of a baby wooly mammoth found frozen in permafrost in Klondike gold fields in the Yukon, Canada [1]
- 2022-10-24 Five-month-old bar-tailed godwit becomes a world record holder by flying 8,425 miles non-stop from Alaska to Australia in 11 days; bird departed Yukon Kuskokwim Delta in Alaska, US, on October 13 and touched down in Ansons Bay in Tasmania, Australia
Famous People from Yukon
- 1873-01-29 Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Italian navy officer, explorer and mountaineer (Ruwenzori Range, Uganda; Mount Saint Alias, Yukon), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1933)
- 1902-11-23 Victor Jory, Canadian-American stage and screen actor (A Midsummer Night's Dream; Kings Row; Manhunt), born in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada (d. 1982)
Pierre Berton (1920-2004)
1920-07-12 Canadian author (War of 1812), born in Whitehorse, Yukon
- 1983-03-30 Scott Moffatt, Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Moffatts), born in Whitehorse, Yukon
Famous Canadians
Abraham Gesner
Al Arbour
Al Gross
Alanis Morissette
Alessia Cara
Alex Trebek