|
Year |
Month |
Start Date |
Event |
|
1812 |
December |
12 |
Born
- December 12 - John Sandfield Macdonald, Premier of Ontario
(d.1872) |
|
1828 |
December |
12 |
On
December 12, Daniel Tracey founds the newspaper The Irish
Vindicator and Canada General Advertiser, which became The
Montreal Vindicator soon after. |
|
1859 |
December |
12 |
The
Victoria Bridge opened. |
|
1863 |
December |
12 |
Close of navigation from Montreal. |
|
1894 |
December |
12 |
December 12 - Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister, dies in office. |
|
1894 |
December |
12 |
Died
- December 12 - John Sparrow David Thompson, lawyer, judge,
politician, university professor and 4th Prime Minister of
Canada (b.1845) |
|
1901 |
December |
12 |
December 12 — Guglielmo Marconi receives a transatlantic radio
message at St. John's, Newfoundland |
|
1904 |
December |
12 |
First escalator in Toronto is installed at an Eaton's store on
Queen Street West. |
|
1911 |
December |
12 |
Died
- December 12 – Daniel J. Greene, politician and Prime Minister
of Newfoundland (b.1850) |
|
1913 |
December |
12 |
Born
- December 12 - Clint Smith, ice hockey player and coach
(d.2009) |
|
1916 |
December |
12 |
Died
- December 12 - Albert Lacombe, missionary (b.1827) |
|
1920 |
December |
12 |
Died
- December 12 - Edward Gawler Prior, mining engineer, politician
and Premier of British Columbia (b.1854) |
|
1933 |
December |
12 |
Born
- December 12 - Joe Borowski, politician and activist (d.1996) |
|
1935 |
December |
12 |
Born
- December 12 - John Wise, politician, MP for Elgin (1972–1988);
Minister of Agriculture (1979–1980; 1984–1988) (d.2013) |
|
1942 |
December |
12 |
Born
- December 12 - A fire at the Knights of Columbus Hall in St
John's, Newfoundland kills 99. |
|
1944 |
December |
12 |
Worst winter storm in Toronto's history ends as 20.5 inches of
snow fell in 24-hours. |
|
1944 |
December |
12 |
Born
- December 12 - Peter Goldring, politician |
|
1951 |
December |
12 |
December 12 – The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority is established. |
|
1952 |
December |
12 |
Born
- December 12 – Herb Dhaliwal, politician and Minister |
|
1957 |
December |
12 |
Born
- December 12 – Robert Lepage, playwright, actor and film
director |
|
1960 |
December |
12 |
Died
- December 12 – Louis Orville Breithaupt, 18th Lieutenant
Governor of Ontario (b.1890) |
|
1968 |
December |
12 |
December 12 – Harry Strom becomes premier of Alberta, replacing
Ernest Manning |
|
1969 |
December |
12 |
Born
- December 12 - Debra Wurzburger, swimmer |
|
1969 |
December |
12 |
Born
- December 12 - Iain Sydie, badminton player |
|
1975 |
December |
12 |
December 12 - Roy Kellock, jurist and Justice of the Supreme
Court of Canada (b.1893) |
|
1980 |
December |
12 |
Died
- December 12 - Jean Lesage, lawyer, politician and Premier of
Quebec (b.1912) |
|
1985 |
December |
12 |
December 12 - Robert Bourassa becomes premier of Quebec for the
second time, replacing Pierre-Marc Johnson |
|
1985 |
December |
12 |
December 12 - The worst airplane accident in Canadian history
occurs when Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashes on take-off from
Gander International Airport. 256 people are killed. |
|
1986 |
December |
12 |
Born
- December 12 - Marie-Pier Beaudet, archer |
|
2003 |
December |
12 |
December 12 - Paul Martin is sworn in as Canada's 21st Prime
Minister |