Canadian Events By shofer09 Jun 24, 1497 Cabot's "Discovery'' of Newfoundland Apr 20, 1534 Cartier's "discovery" of Canada (New France) Jul 3, 1567 Champlain founds Quebec City May 18, 1642 Maisonneuve Founds Montreal May 2, 1670 Hudson Bay Company founded Jul 22, 1706 Union Act Apr 11, 1713 Treaty Of Utrecht Jun 8, 1758 Battle of Louisbourg Sep 13, 1759 Fall of Quebec Jan 1, 1774 Quebec Act Jan 1, 1779 Northwest Company Founded Sep 3, 1783 Paris Treaty Dec 26, 1791 Constitutional Act Feb 18, 1815 end of war of 1812 Feb 18, 1815 Victory in Europe day Aug 29, 1864 Charlottetown Conference Jul 1, 1867 Confederation May 12, 1870 Manitoba joins Canada May 12, 1885 Northwest Rebellion (Batoche) Sep 18, 1885 Louis Reil is Executed Nov 11, 1911 Armistice Day Jun 18, 1914 Assasstion of Franz Fredinand Apr 22, 1915 battle of Yres II Jul 16, 1916 Battle of Somme Jun 28, 1919 Treaty Of Versailles Jan 1, 1933 Responsible goverenment created Sep 1, 1939 start of world war II Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Apr 30, 1945 Hitler's Suicide