June 21
1377 King Edward III of England died. Born 1312.
1639 Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister, author and educator, was born.
1734 In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique was put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city.
1749 Halifax, Nova Scotia, was founded.
1834 Cyrus Hall McCormick received a patent for his reaping machine.
June 22
1633 The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe.
1774 The British Parliament passed the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
1813 War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon.
1815 Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated for the second time.
1911 King George V was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
1987 Fred Astaire, actor-dancer, died at age 88.
2009 Eastman Kodak Company announced that it will discontinue sales of the Kodachrome Color Film, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon.
June 23
1810 John Jacob Astor formed the Pacific Fur Company.
1887 The Rocky Mountains Park Act become law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1995 Dr. Jonas Salk, medical pioneer, who developed the first vaccine against polio, died at age 80.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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