|
Year |
Month |
Start Date |
Event |
|
1836 |
December |
11 |
Born
- December 11 - George Gerald King, politician (died 1928) |
|
1859 |
December |
11 |
Close of Navigation from Montreal. |
|
1868 |
December |
11 |
Born
- December 11 — William Parks, geologist and paleontologist
(died 1936) |
|
1908 |
December |
11 |
Died
- December 11 - Jean Blanchet, politician (b.1843) |
|
1911 |
December |
11 |
December 11 - Ontario election: Sir James Whitney's
Conservatives win a third consecutive majority |
|
1922 |
December |
11 |
Born
- December 11 - Pauline Jewett, politician and educator (d.1992) |
|
1931 |
December |
11 |
December 11 - the Statute of Westminster goes into effect:
Canada is granted full legislative independence in national and
international affairs, with the Crown represented by the
Governor General. |
|
1936 |
December |
11 |
December 11 - The British Parliament passes His Majesty's
Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 which legislates the
abdication of King Edward VIII. |
|
1944 |
December |
11 |
Camillien Houde elected mayor on December 11. |
|
1961 |
December |
11 |
Born
- December 11 - Michel Courtemanche, actor |
|
1962 |
December |
11 |
December 11 – The last three hangings in Canada take place. |
|
1995 |
December |
11 |
December 11 - Voters in what will become Nunavut select Iqaluit
as the capital of the new territory |
|
1999 |
December |
11 |
December 11 - The verdict in the Just Desserts shooting case is
handed down. Two of the accused are found guilty, the third is
acquitted. |
|
2011 |
December |
11 |
December 11 – Daniel Paillé is elected new leader of the Bloc
Québécois. |