Today in Canadian History 
Historical Events
- 1634 The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France, later to become the Canadian province of Quebec
- 1840 The Cunard Line's 700 ton wooden paddle steamer RMS Britannia departs from Liverpool bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia on the first transatlantic crossing with a scheduled end
- 1886 1st scheduled transcontinental passenger train reaches Port Moody, British Columbia
Burns KOs Squires
1907 Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires of Australia in round 1 in Colma, California, his 6th title defense
Bradman Sets North American Record
1932 Don Bradman scores a North American record 260 v Western Ontario in Guelph during Australian cricket team's Goodwill Tour of North America
- 1952 Canadian Currency, Mint and Exchange Fund Act allows gold coins of $5, $10, and $20 to be minted
Canadian Women's Open
1982 Canadian Open Women's Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), St George's CC: Sandra Haynie wins by 1 shot from Beth Daniel
Farm Aid Concert
1986 Farm Aid II benefit concert held in Manor, Texas; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Waylon Jennings, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Nicolette Larson, Los Lobos, and Steve Earle [1]
- 2000 Canadian jockey Russell Baze scores his 7,000th career victory aboard This Is the Moment at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, California
Famous Birthdays
- 1916 Fernand Leduc, Canadian abstract expressionist painter (Les Automatistes), and teacher, born in Viauville, Montreal, Quebec (d. 2014)
- 1950 David Jensen, Canadian-British radio DJ, born in Victoria, British Columbia
- 1964 Cle Kooiman, American soccer defender (12 caps; Cruz Azul, Atlético Morelia, Tampa Bay Mutiny), born in Ontario, California
- 1967 Andy Walker, Canadian television personality, born in Norwich, United Kingdom
- 1971 Andy Creeggan, Canadian musician, born in Scarborough, Canada
- 1971 Steve Rucchin, Canadian NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Thunder Bay, Canada
- 1972 Stephen Giles, Canadian sprint canoeist (World C'ship gold C-1 1,000 1998; Olympic bronze 2000), born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick
- 1973 Justin Ring, CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Kamloops, Canada
John A. Macdonald
Louis Riel
Mary Pickford
Pierre Trudeau
Shania Twain
Wayne Gretzky