Historical place archive

Montreal in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Montreal in Canada. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

10 records8 event labels8 people1848–2000

Historical events in Montreal

1848

11 March 1848
Responsible Government
Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine · Government of Canada

Forms a reform ministry with Baldwin under responsible government.

11 March 1848
Responsible Government
Robert Baldwin · Government of Canada

Forms a reform ministry as responsible government takes hold in Canada.

1849

25 April 1849
Rebellion Losses Bill
James Bruce · Government of Canada

Gives royal assent to the Rebellion Losses Bill despite violent opposition.

1887

1887
Mayor
John Joseph Caldwell Abbott · Government of Canada

Appointed Mayor of Montreal

1967

27 April 1967
Expo 67
Lester Bowles Pearson · Government of Canada

Opens Expo 67 during Canada centennial year.

1976

17 July 1976
Montreal Olympics
Pierre Elliott Trudeau · Government of Canada

Opens the Montreal Olympic Games.

1980

20 May 1980
Quebec Referendum
Pierre Elliott Trudeau · Government of Canada

Campaigns for the No side in Quebec first sovereignty referendum.

1989

6 December 1989
Montreal Massacre
Brian Mulroney · Government of Canada

Faces national mourning after the massacre at Ecole Polytechnique.

1995

30 October 1995
Quebec Referendum
Jean Chretien · Government of Canada

Campaigns for federal unity in Quebec second sovereignty referendum.

2000

28 September 2000
Death of Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Pierre Elliott Trudeau · Liberal Party

Death of Pierre Trudeau

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Canada and Montreal. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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