Events in Quebec City History
Cartier's Third Voyage
1541-08-23 French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City on his third voyage to Canada accompanied by five ships and 1500 people to establish a colony (colony fails after two years) [1]
- 1615-06-02 First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France
- 1620-06-03 Construction of the oldest stone church in French North America, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, begins at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- 1733-05-29 The right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves is upheld in Quebec City
- 1759-09-18 Battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British who capture Quebec City
Cook's Chart of the St Laurence
1760-05-01 Publication of James Cook's first significant mapping effort, "A New Chart of the River St Laurence, from the Island of Anticosti To the Falls of Richelieu." Later critical to British defeat of the French at Quebec City. [1]
Battle of Quebec
1775-12-31 Battle of Quebec: American Continental Army led by Richard Montgomery is defeated trying to take the British stronghold of Quebec City in the American Revolutionary War, General Montgomery is killed and Benedict Arnold is injured
- 1792-12-17 Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city
- 1872-10-12 Montreal Foot Ball Club 1st game playing Quebec City to 0-0 tie
- 1912-03-13 Stanley Cup, Quebec Skating Rink, Quebec City, Quebec: Quebec Bulldogs rout Moncton Victorias (NB), 8-0 for a 2-0 sweep of the challenge series
- 1913-03-10 Stanley Cup, Quebec Skating Rink, Quebec City, Quebec: Quebec Bulldogs retain trophy; defeat Sydney Millionaires (NS), 6-2 for a 2-0 sweep of the challenge series
Conference of Interest
1944-09-12 Second Quebec Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and the Combined Chiefs of Staff meet in Quebec City, Canada to discuss Allied occupation zones, the Morgenthau Plan, U.S. Lend-Lease aid to Britain and the role of the Royal Navy
- 1957-08-11 Canada's first major commercial airline disaster when Maritime Central Airways DC-4 crashes in a thunderstorm near Québec City, killing all 79 aboard [1]
- 1968-05-24 FLQ separatists bomb the U.S. consulate in Quebec City
- 2012-08-26 Legionella outbreak in Quebec City, Canada, kills 8 and infects 104
Famous People from Quebec City
Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635)
1567-07-03 French explorer (Lake Champlain) and founder of Quebec City, born in Hiers-Brouage or La Rochelle, France
- 1786-10-30 Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer (Les Anciens Canadiens), born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 1871)
- 1827-04-16 Octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet, born in Quebec City, Canada (d. 1879)
- 1831-08-16 John Jones Ross, Canadian politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (1884-87), born in Quebec City, Canada (d. 1901)
- 1849-06-11 Joseph Vezina, Quebec composer, born in Quebec City (d. 1924)
- 1853-12-19 Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian politician who was the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and 5th Chief Justice of Canada, born in Quebec City, Canada (d. 1942)
- 1855-09-12 Simon-Napoléon Parent, Canadian politician and 12th Premier of Quebec (1900-05), born in Beauport, Quebec City (d. 1920)
- 1881-11-18 Percy LeSueur, Canadian hockey goaltender (inventor large goalie glove & LeSueur net), born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 1962)
- 1887-03-06 Henri Gagnon, Canadian organist (Notre-Dame Basilica (Quebec), 1915-1961), composer (Rondel de Thibaut de Champagne), and music educator, born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 1961)
Joe Malone (1890-1969)
1890-02-28 Canadian Hockey HOF center (only player in NHL history to score 7 goals in a single game 1920; Stanley Cup 1912, 13 Quebec Bulldogs; 1924 Montreal Canadiens), born in Quebec City, Québec
- 1905-09-21 Robert Lebel, French Canadian ice hockey executive, born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (d. 1999)
- 1906-04-08 Raoul Jobin, French Canadian operatic tenor, born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 1974)
- 1921-07-27 Émile Genest, French Canadian actor (The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Les Plouffe), born in Quebec City, Canada (d. 2003)
- 1923-02-03 Alys Robi [Alice Robitaille], French Canadian cabaret and radio singer of French translations of Latin songs, born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 2011)
- 1926-04-11 Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer, born in Quebec City, Canada (d. 2011)
- 1926-04-17 Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (d. 2004)
- 1926-05-06 Gilles Grégoire, Quebec politician (co-founder of the Parti Québécois), born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 2006)
- 1929-05-08 Claude Castonguay, Quebec politician (task force on Quebec health care), born in Quebec City (d. 2020)
- 1929-09-22 Serge Garant, Canadian composer and conductor (Anerca), born in Québec City, Québec (d. 1986)
- 1937-01-31 Andrée Boucher, Canadian politician (mayor of Quebec City), born in Sainte-Foy, Quebec (d. 2007)
- 1938-08-12 Jean-Paul L'Allier, Canadian politician (Mayor of Quebec City), born in Hudson, Quebec (d. 2016)
- 1940-05-22 Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (Seduction, They Shoot Horses Don't They), born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (d. 2011)
- 1943-12-21 André Arthur, Canadian radio host and politician, born in Quebec City, Canada
- 1944-06-08 Marc Ouellet, Canadian Cardinal prelate of the Catholic Church, Archbishop of Quebec City, born in La Motte, Quebec, Canada
- 1944-10-29 Claude Brochu, Canadian Major League Baseball executive (Montreal Expos), born in Quebec City, Quebec
- 1945-09-26 Louise Beaudoin, French Canadian politician, born in Quebec City, Quebec
- 1947-12-06 Lawrence Cannon, Canadian politician (9th Minister of Foreign Affairs), born in Quebec City, Quebec
- 1948-04-23 Serge Thériault, French Canadian comedian and actor (Ding et Dong), born in Quebec City, Canada
- 1948-04-28 Dorothée Berryman, Canadian stage and screen actress (The Decline of the American Empire), and jazz singer, born in Quebec City, Quebec
Marc Garneau (75 years old)
1949-02-23 Canadian astronaut (1st Canadian to enter space, STS 13, 77), born in Quebec City, Québec
- 1950-02-18 Michel Gauthier, Canadian politician, born in Quebec City, Canada
- 1950-07-06 Hélène Scherrer, Canadian politician (MP of Louis-Hébert, Quebec, 2000-04), born in Quebec City, Quebec
- 1951-04-18 Pierre Pettigrew, Canadian politician (Minister for International Trade), born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- 1952-02-19 Gaëtan Dugas, French Canadian flight attendant and HIV patient erroneously vilifed as "Patient Zero", born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 1984) [1]
- 1955-09-28 Stéphane Dion, Canadian politician (Liberal Party leader), born in Quebec City
- 1957-12-24 Diane Tell, Canadian pop-jazz singer-songwriter, born in Québec City, Quebec
- 1959-06-30 Michel Dion, Canadian Rifle shooter (Olympics 24-92, 96), born in Quebec City, Québec
- 1959-10-17 Norm MacDonald, Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor (Saturday Night Live, 1993-98; Dirty Work; The Norm Show), born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 2021)
- 1960-01-10 Benoît Pelletier, Canadian politician, born in Quebec City, Canada
- 1960-10-08 François Pérusse, Quebec humorist 9Les 2 minutes du peuple), born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- 1962-01-10 Michael Fortier, Canadian politician, born in Quebec City, Canada
- 1962-08-07 Bruno Pelletier, Québécois-Canadian pop singer, born in Charlesbourg, Quebec City, Quebec
Patrick Roy (58 years old)
1965-10-05 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (4-time Stanley Cup, 3-time Vezina Trophy winner), born in Québec City, Québec
- 1966-05-21 Manon Kelley, Canadian actress (Red Lips 2), born in Quebec City, Québec
- 1967-04-10 Donald Dufresne, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Edmonton Oilers), born in Quebec City, Quebec
- 1969-03-20 Caroline Brunet, Canadian kayaker (Olympic silver 1996), born in Quebec City, Québec
- 1969-12-22 Myriam Bédard, Canadian biathlete, born in Loretteville, Quebec City
- 1973-05-17 Steve Barakatt, Canadian pianist and composer, born in Quebec City, Canada
- 1973-09-14 Mike Ward, French Canadian comedian, born in Quebec City, Quebec
- 1976-06-06 Akido [Kim Gaboury], Canadian musician (Dancing in Chains), born in Quebec City, Quebec
- 1981-07-13 Michael Mando, Canadian actor (Better Call Saul), born in Quebec City. Quebec
- 1983-01-25 Andrée Watters, Canadian pop-country-rock singer, born in Quebec City, Quebec
- 1986-05-03 Pom Klementiff, French actress (Oldboy; Marvel Universe films), born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Famous Canadians
Abraham Gesner
Al Arbour
Al Gross
Alanis Morissette
Alessia Cara
Alex Trebek