This week in Canadian history

Published Friday October 10th, 2008

Monday, Oct. 6 — The Confederation Centre of the Arts was declared open by Queen Elizabeth II in 1964, on the 100th anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference.

Tuesday, Oct. 7 — Former broadcaster Adrienne Clarkson was sworn in as Canada's governor general in 1999. She was the second woman to hold the office. She had been named Sept. 8.

Wednesday, Oct. 8 — Ozias Leduc, whose paintings of daily life and nature have both a symbolic and spiritual dimension, was born in 1864 at St-Hilaire, Québec.

Thursday, Oct. 9 — In 1867 in one of the greatest stories of heroism ever recorded, William Jackman threw himself into the icy water off Labrador and rescued 11 of the 27 crew of a foundered ship unassisted. With the help of others he swam out 16 more times.

Friday, Oct. 10 — Acute economic depression in Canada in 1849 led to a short-lived agitation for annexation to the United States.

Saturday, Oct. 11 — Soccer player David Turner, who was one of Canada's top soccer players in the 1920s and 1930s, was born at Edinburgh, Scotland in 1903.

Sunday, Oct. 12 – Lester Pearson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for his solution to the Suez Crisis.

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