|
Year |
Month |
Start Date |
Event |
|
1739 |
February |
23 |
Born
-February 23: Jean-François Hubert, bishop of Quebec (d. 1797) |
|
1853 |
February |
23 |
February 23 - A description of the proposed bridge across the
St. Lawrence is published. |
|
2008 |
February |
23 |
Died
- February 23 – Denis Lazure, politician (born 1925) |
|
1810 |
February |
23 |
On
February 23, the Legislative Assembly of Quebec votes to expel
the Member of Parliament and Judge Pierre-Amable de Bonne. |
|
1850 |
February |
23 |
Died
- February 23 - Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer, army
officer and colonial administrator (born 1775) |
|
1875 |
February |
23 |
New
electoral law: voting is now secret and takes place in all
ridings on the same day. |
|
1878 |
February |
23 |
Died
- February 23 - William Workman, businessman and municipal
politician (b.1807) |
|
1885 |
February |
23 |
Died
- February 23 - Joseph Edouard Cauchon, politician (b.1816) |
|
1906 |
February |
23 |
February 23 - Tommy Burns becomes the first Canadian to be
boxing's heavyweight champion |
|
1909 |
February |
23 |
February 23 - The first powered flight in Canada is made by John
McCurdy aboard the Silver Dart. |
|
1916 |
February |
23 |
Born
- February 23 - Molly Kool, North America's first registered
female sea captain (d.2009) |
|
1920 |
February |
23 |
Born
- February 23 - Paul Gérin-Lajoie, lawyer, philanthropist,
politician and Minister |
|
1943 |
February |
23 |
Born
- February 23 - Charles Dalfen, chairperson of the Canadian
Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (d.2009) |
|
1949 |
February |
23 |
Born
- February 23 - Marc Garneau, astronaut, engineer and politician |
|
1955 |
February |
23 |
Born
- February 23 – Jerry Holland, fiddler |
|
1958 |
February |
23 |
Born
- February 23 – Bob Stephen, Canadian football player (d.2009) |
|
1961 |
February |
23 |
Born
- February 23 – Sylvia Ruegger, long-distance runner |
|
1962 |
February |
23 |
Born
- February 23 – John Hatch, basketball player |
|
1970 |
February |
23 |
Born
- February 23 - Marie-Josée Croze, actress |
|
1976 |
February |
23 |
Born
- February 23 - Jeff O'Neill, ice hockey player |
|
1979 |
February |
23 |
Died
- February 23 - W. A. C. Bennett, Premier of British Columbia
(b.1900) |
|
1986 |
February |
23 |
Died
- February 23 - Louis-Philippe Pigeon, judge of the Supreme
Court of Canada (b.1905) |
|
1995 |
February |
23 |
Died
- February 23 - Murray Cotterill, trade union activist |
|
1995 |
February |
23 |
February 23 - American President Bill Clinton addresses
Parliament |
|
2004 |
February |
23 |
February 23 - Microcell Solutions Inc. sues Telus
Communications, Bell Mobility, Rogers Wireless and Société
Tele-Mobile, in a Quebec superior court, for violating its
trademark Fido dog image. |
|
2004 |
February |
23 |
February 23 - Toronto nurse Andrea Williams files a $600 million
lawsuit against the governments of Canada and Ontario due to her
contracting SARS, during the 2003 outbreak. |
|
2005 |
February |
23 |
February 23 - The 2005 Canadian budget is presented. |
|
2006 |
February |
23 |
Winter Olympics - Turin - February 23 - The Canadian women's
curling team wins bronze by beating Norway 11–5. |
|
2009 |
February |
23 |
Died
- February 23 - Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook, portrait sculptor
(born 1913) |
|
2009 |
February |
23 |
Died
- February 23 - Scott Symons, writer (born 1933) |