1978 Birthday Riley Mants, Winnipeg Manitoba, 200m breaststroker 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Andrea Schwartz, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 200m butterfly 1996 Olympics 1976 Event Royal Canadian Mint opens a branch in Winnipeg Manitoba 1975 Event Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba 1974 Birthday Jason Caswell, born in Winnipeg Manitoba, Skeet shooter 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Niki Jenkins, born in Selkirk, Manitoba, 72 kg judoka, 1996 Olympics gold 1972 Birthday Clara Hughes, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, cyclist, Olympics-2 bronze-96 1972 Birthday Graham Hood, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1.5k runner, Olympics 1992, 1996 1971 Birthday Janis Kelly, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Tina Poitras, Thompson Manitoba, 10k walker 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Michelle Sawatzky, born in Steinbach, Manitoba, volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Kerri Ann Buchberger, born in Russell, Manitoba, volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Christine Stark, Winnipeg Manitoba, volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Tanya Dubnicoff, Winnipeg Manitoba, cyclist, Olympics-6th-92, 96 1969 Birthday Ewan Beaton, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 60 kg judoka, Olympics-9-92, 96 1969 Birthday Juanita Clayton, Manitou Manitoba, softball catcher 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Todd Fanning, Saskatoon Sask, golfer, Manitoba Amat-1984, 90, 91, 92 1967 Birthday Colleen Miller, Winnipeg Manitoba, rower 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Kevin Baker, Montreal, Canadian Tour golfer, Manitoba Amateur-1988 1966 Birthday David Hohl, born in Winnipeg Manitoba, freestyle wrestler, Olympics 1992, 1996 1965 Birthday Karen Doell, born in Winkler, Manitoba, softball 2nd baseman 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Glen Hnatiuk, Selkirk Manitoba, Nike golfer, 1992 Mississippi Gulf 1965 Birthday Allison Hossack, Manitoba, actress, Olivia-Another World 1964 Birthday Stuart Hendley, born in Houston, Texas, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Manitoba Open 1962 Birthday Wanda Guenette, Winnipeg Manitoba, volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1954 Birthday Richard Manitoba, born in The Bronx, New York, born Richard Blum, nicknamed 'Handsome Dick', musician, punk rock genre, vocalist, radio personality, lead singer for The Dictators, MC5 1949 Birthday Bobby Clarke, Manitoba, NHL player and coach, Philadelphia Flyer 1947 Birthday Doug Henning, Ft. Garry Manitoba, magician, Broadway play-Magic 1939 Birthday Len Cariou, Winnipeg Manitoba, actor, Four Seasons-Sherry 1927 Birthday Gisele MacKenzie, Winnipeg Manitoba, singer and actress, Your Hit Parade 1924 Birthday Paddy Stone, Winnipeg Manitoba, choreographer, Piccadilly Palace 1921 Birthday Deanna Durbin, Winnipeg Manitoba, actress/vocalist, 100 Men and a Girl 1913 Birthday Russ Conway, born in Brandon, Manitoba, actor, Richard Diamond Private Eye 1911 Event Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Unions form Western Canada Rugby Football Union 1910 Birthday Jack Carson, Manitoba Canada, actor, Star is Born, Mildred Pierce 1904 Birthday Donald Woods, Brandon Manitoba, actor, Tammy 1898 Birthday Mervyn "Red" Dutton, Manitoba, 2nd NHL President, 1943-46 1892 Event Manitoba Rugby Football Union forms 1870 Event Manitoba becomes 5th Canadian province and NW Territories created 1870 Event Manitoba becomes a province of Canada 1870 Event Manitoba and Northwest Territories incorporated 1844 Birthday Louis Riel, Manitoba, leader of insurrection of Metis