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1874 |
MACKENZIE THRASHES SIR JOHN A.
Canada - Liberal Alexander Mackenzie 1822-1892 defeats John A. Macdonald in the second Canadian general election, 138 seats to 67; of a total 206 seats. Macdonald suffered from the Pacific Scandal revelations. |
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1992 |
Also On This Day...
 Cape Canaveral Florida -
Roberta Bondar, a Canadian Space Agency Mission Specialist born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, blasts into Space from the Kennedy Space Center on an eight-day flight aboard the shuttle Discovery with six other astronauts. Here she is performing some on-board experiments. Bondar, an MD in Neurology and a PhD in Astrophysics, is Canada's first woman astronaut. |
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1874 |
 Also On This Day...
Provencher Manitoba -
Louis Riel 1844-1885 elected as the member of Parliament for Provencher in Manitoba. He will be prevented from taking his seat by a warrant for his arrest sworn in Ontario. |
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1957 |
And in Today's Canadian Birthdays...
Mike Bossy 1957 -
hockey player, born on this day at Montreal in 1938. Bossy led the New York Islanders to 4 Stanley Cups. He was playoff MVP in 1982; scored 50 goals or more 9 straight years; has a total of 573 career goals.
Also Bill Durnan 1915-1972
NHL goaltender, was born on this day in 1915; died Oct 31 1972. After 9 years in the minors, Durnan was traded to the Montreal Canadiens, where he won the Vezina Trophy 6 times in his 7 years playing in the NHL, and led the Habs to 2 Stanley Cups. He recorded 4 consecutive shutouts in the 1948-'49 season, and retired with a career goals against average of 2.36.
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| In Other Events... |
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1992 |
Toronto Ontario - Boeing sells 51% of financially-troubled de Havilland Aircraft to Montreal-based Bombardier, with Ontario acquiring the remaining shares; after 8 years of ownership of the former Crown corporation. |
| 1991 | Ottawa Ontario - House of Commons votes 217-47 to endorse UN resolution on military action against Iraq. Most NDP members vote against the bill. |
| 1991 | Toronto Ontario - Northrop Frye 1913-1991 dies at age 78. Former Master of Victoria College, literary scholar Frye wrote over 20 books, including The Great Code, and Northrop Frye on Shakespeare (Governor General's Award 1986). |
| 1979 | Ottawa Ontario - Edward Richard Schreyer 1935- takes office as Governor General of Canada; the former Manitoba Premier's term ended in 1984. |
| 1975 | Ottawa Ontario - Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1919- declares International Women's Year. |
| 1974 | Ottawa Ontario - Ottawa and Premiers start two-day National Energy Conference in Ottawa; agree to subsidize Eastern prices and stabilize those in rest of country |
| 1973 | Toronto Ontario - Istvan Meszaros granted landed immigrant status; refused twice before as security risk; Marxist scholar and former Hungarian Culture Minister |
| 1969 | Ottawa Ontario - Ottawa to discuss exchange of ambassadors with People's Republic of China. |
| 1966 | Ottawa Ontario - Guy Favreau defers Fulton-Favreau formula of 1964 for repatriating constitution, because of Quebec opposition; President of Privy Council. |
| 1962 | Ottawa Ontario - John George Diefenbaker 1895-1979 raises federal grants to universities by 33%. |
| 1951 | Korea - Canadian destroyer HMCS Huron put under United Nations command. |
| 1944 | Anzio Italy - Allies establish Anzio beachhead south of Rome; Canadians man static front on Adriatic coast |
| 1931 | Montreal Quebec - Tyrone Guthrie 1900-1971 broadcasts the first episode of The Romance of Canada; first series of radio dramas produced in Canada. |
| 1906 | Pacific - US steamer Valencia sinks off Vancouver Island; 126 drown. |
| 1901 | Windsor England - Queen Victoria 1819-1901 dies at age 82, ending her 64-year reign - the longest in British history. |
| 1878 | London England Britain - Canada wins right to decide whether or not to be included in British trade treaties. |
| 1867 | Peel Ontario - First meeting of the Peel County Council, after split from York County. |
| 1864 | Sapperton BC - First session of the Legislative Council of British Columbia opens at Sapperton. |
| 1813 | Frenchtown Michigan - Major General Henry Proctor leads 500 soldiers and militia, with Tecumseh's 800 Indians from Amherstburg, in a counterattack across the frozen Detroit River after his defeat 4 days earlier. He recaptures the River Raison post, defeats 900 US troops led by Brig. Gen. James Winchester, and captures Winchester and 500 Americans. |
| 1806 | Ontario - Francis Gore 1769-1852 appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada; serves from Aug. 25,1806 to Jan 1, 1818 |
| 1699 | Quebec Quebec - Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Saint-Vallier 1653-1727 founds the first elementary school in New France; opens following year |
| 1690 | Onondaga New York - Iroquois sign treaty of peace with British and Great Lakes tribes. |
