Britain's Quebec Expedition loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at Pointe-aux-Anglais.

Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1906)

Paul Comtois, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 1966)

James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (died 2007)

The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.

Colm Feore, American-Canadian actor

Regina Taylor, American actress and playwright

David Reimer, Canadian man, born male but reassigned female and raised as a girl after a botched circumcision (died 2004)

Nicolas Macrozonaris, Canadian sprinter

Brayden Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player

Rod Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1941)

Alexandra Paul, Canadian ice dancer (born 1991)