Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking: "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?"

Randall Garrison, American-Canadian criminologist and politician

Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Adam Oates, Canadian ice hockey player

Paul Bernardo, Canadian serial rapist and murderer

Aaron Downey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Manny Fernandez, Canadian ice hockey player

Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress

Sarah Neufeld, Canadian violinist

Patrick J. Adams, Canadian actor

Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa. Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claim to be avenging the massacre of 1+1⁄2 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian genocide.

Brandon Hagel, Canadian ice hockey player