June 17
|
Year |
Month |
Start Date |
Event |
|
1700 |
June |
17 |
June
17 - François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, explorer and
soldier. (died 1736) |
|
1745 |
June |
17 |
Louisbourg surrenders to English after six-week siege (June 17). |
|
1785 |
June |
17 |
Born
- June 17 - William Thompson, farmer and political figure
(d.1860) |
|
1823 |
June |
17 |
Born
- June 17 - Henri Faraud, bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
(died 1890) |
|
1876 |
June |
17 |
Born
- June 17 - Thomas Crerar, politician and Minister (died 1975) |
|
1881 |
June |
17 |
Born
- June 17 - Tommy Burns, only Canadian born world heavyweight
champion boxer (d.1955) |
|
1902 |
June |
17 |
Born
- June 17 - Anna Hilliard, doctor |
|
1910 |
June |
17 |
Born
- June 17 - George Hees, politician and minister (d. 1996) |
|
1917 |
June |
17 |
Born
- June 17 - Dufferin Roblin, businessman, politician and 14th
Premier of Manitoba (d.2010) |
|
1927 |
June |
17 |
Born
- June 17 - Jean Robert Beaulé, politician |
|
1930 |
June |
17 |
Born
- June 17 - Rosemary Brown, politician (d.2003) |
|
1942 |
June |
17 |
Died
- June 17 - Charles Fitzpatrick, lawyer, politician and 5th
Chief Justice of Canada (born 1853) |
|
1946 |
June |
17 |
Born
- June 17 - Ernie Eves, politician and 33rd Premier of Ontario |
|
1958 |
June |
17 |
June
17 – The Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver collapses killing
18. |
|
1963 |
June |
17 |
June
17: Alberta general election, 1963: Ernest Manning's Alberta
Social Credit Party wins an eighth consecutive majority |
|
1963 |
June |
17 |
Born
- June 17 – Sandra Greaves, judoka |
|
1972 |
June |
17 |
Born
-June 17 - Steven Fletcher, politician and Minister |
|
1990 |
June |
17 |
June
17–30 – Nelson Mandela tours North America, visiting three
Canadian and eight U.S. cities. |
|
1996 |
June |
17 |
June
17 - Sheila Copps, who had resigned over the GST, wins back her
Hamilton–Wentworth seat in a by-election |
|
1999 |
June |
17 |
Died
- June 17 - Stanley Faulder, murderer and first Canadian citizen
to be executed in the United States since 1952 (born 1937) |
|
1999 |
June |
17 |
June
17 - Canadian citizen Stanley Faulder is executed in Texas,
despite diplomatic complaints by the Canadian government |
|
2000 |
June |
17 |
June
17 - Seagram announces plans to merge with France's Vivendi. |
|
2004 |
June |
17 |
Died
- June 17 - Gerry McNeil, ice hockey player (born 1926) |
|
2004 |
June |
17 |
June
17 - Michael Briere pleads guilty to the murder of Holly Jones,
admits to viewing child pornography immediately before the
murder. |
|
2005 |
June |
17 |
Died
- June 17 - Ben Kerr, street performer, author, broadcaster,
musician and perennial candidate (born 1930) |
|
2009 |
June |
17 |
June
17 - School stabbings happen at St. Joseph Secondary School in
Mississauga. |
|
2009 |
June |
17 |
Died
- June 17 - Charles A. Barkley, politician, Mayor of South
Dundas, Ontario (born 1950) |
|
2009 |
June |
17 |
Died
- June 17 - Gordon Wray, politician (born 1951) |
|
2009 |
June |
17 |
Died
- June 17 - Tony Wong, politician (born 1948) |