January 19th 2015 - This Date in History.

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379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to Augustus, and gives him power over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. <br />
639 – Clovis II, king of Neustria and...

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1996 WINNIPEG MOURNS AS JETS FLY SOUTH
Miami Florida - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announces that the League has approved the sale of the Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix, Arizona investors.

1870
Winnipeg Manitoba - Donald Alexander Smith, later Lord Strathcona 1820-1914 meets Metis and Scottish settlers at two day meeting at Fort Garry to give them Canada's position. Here he is speaking to the inhabitants from a balcony at the fort.

1943
Ottawa Ontario - Princess Margriet born to Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands in a room in the Ottawa Civic hospital declared to be Dutch territory. The Dutch royal family live in Ottawa as exiles during World War II; Juliana will become Queen of the Netherlands in 1948.



In Other Events...

1994 Ottawa Ontario - Bloc Quebecois leader Lucien Bouchard delivers maiden speech as Commons Opposition leader.
1989 Calgary Alberta - Canadian Airlines International acquires Wardair, Canada's third largest carrier, for $250 million.
1987 Ottawa Ontario - Erik Nielsen resigns as MP for the Yukon after 30 years in politics; former Deputy Prime Minister in Clark Government; brother of actor Leslie Nielsen.
1982 Ottawa Ontario - Statistics Canada announces 1981 inflation rate of 12.5%; a 33-year high.
1972 Ottawa Ontario - Public Archives releases minutes and documents of Canadian Cabinet War Committee of World War II.
1960 Whiteshell Manitoba - AECL to build Canada's second Nuclear Research Establishment at Whiteshell on the Winnipeg River, 100 km from Winnipeg.
1960 India - Canada meets India's request for $25 million in aid under Colombo Plan.
1958 Toronto Ontario - Canadian Football Council renamed the Canadian Football League (CFL).
1950 Downsview Ontario - Maiden flight of the Avro Canada CF-100 military jet.
1942 Halifax Nova Scotia - German submarine torpedoes Canadian ship Lady Hawkins, as U-boats ravage unprotected shipping along the Atlantic coast.
1901 Quebec Quebec - Government of Canada purchases the Plains of Abraham battlefield; to be maintained as a national park.
1857 Grand Manan New Brunswick - Vessel Lord Ashburton wrecked on Grand Manan Island en route from France to Saint John; loss of 21 lives
1843 Sackville New Brunswick - Mount Allison Wesleyan Academy opens at Sackville, New Brunswick; now Mount Allison University
1824 Toronto Ontario - William Hamilton Merritt gets Act of Incorporation for Welland Canal Company; President Samuel Keefer
1685 Matagorda Bay Texas - Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle 1643-1687 misses Mississippi, lands in Texas.
1649 Quebec Quebec - The first executioner in Canada, a pardoned criminal, performs his first assignment at Quebec on a 16 year old girl found guilty of theft.

End of C/P.