Today in Canadian History 
Historical Events
Battle of Jumonville Glen
1754 Battle of Jumonville Glen: forces led by George Washington kill French Canadian officer Joseph Coulon de Jumonville
- 1845 Fire in Quebec, Canada, 1,500 houses destroyed
- 1934 Near Callander, Ontario, the Dionne quintuplets are born to Olivia and Elzire Dionne, later becoming the first quintuplets to survive infancy
- 1995 Indianapolis 500: Canadian driver Jacques Villeneuve wins as race leader Scott Goodyear is controversially black flagged on lap 195
Sports History
2003 Patrick Roy officially announces his retirement from the NHL
Famous Birthdays
- 1909 Red Horner, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (Stanley Cup 1932 Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Lynden, Ontario (d. 2005)
- 1936 Claude Forget, French Canadian politician
- 1936 Frank Orr, Canadian sports author and journalist (Hockey Hall of Fame; Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award; Toronto Star), born in Hillsburgh, Ontario (d. 2021)
- 1947 Lynn Johnston, Canadian cartoonist
- 1954 John Tory, Canadian lawyer and politician (Mayor of Toronto, 2016-2023), born in Toronto, Ontario
Famous Weddings
Justin Trudeau
2005 Politician Justin Trudeau (33) weds tv host Sophie Grégoire (30) in a Catholic ceremony at Montreal's Sainte-Madeleine d'Outremont Church
Famous Deaths
Phil Hartman (1948-1998)
Canadian-American actor (NewsRadio, 1995-98; The Simpsons, 1991-91; SNL, 1986-94: Peewee's Playhouse), and graphic artist, murdered by his wife in his sleep at 49
- 2011 Alys Robi [Alice Robitaille], French Canadian cabaret and radio of French translations of Latin songs, dies at 88
John A. Macdonald
Louis Riel
Mary Pickford
Pierre Trudeau
Shania Twain
Wayne Gretzky