Montreal History by key date

Discover Montreal's history by decade by viewing historical pictures, images and building construction.

Historical events of this decade

Criminal

1972-09-01   Criminal fire at the Blue Bird, 37 killed

Cultural

1974   Birth of the Concordia University of Montreal

1979-10-25   Latest issue of the newspaper "The Montreal Star"

1978   End of the Montreal Matin newspaper

1977   First Festival canadien des films du monde im Montréal, will become the festival des Films du Monde FFM

Economic

1970-01-01   Birth of the Communauté Urbaine de Montréal, a first regional government

Wether

1971   Montreal received the most important falls of snow ever recorded for a year: 383,3 cm (12,5 feet).

Politic

1978-11-12   Reelection of Jean Drapeau as mayor of Montreal

Social

1973   First election of a school commissioner in Montreal

Sports

1976-07-17   Montreal host olympic summer games

1978   First Grand Prix du Canada in Montreal on Notre-Dame Island

1979-08-25    First Montreal International Marathon

1978-01-03   The city host the final championship of the world junior hockey

1975-12-31    Montreal Canadiens facing the Russian team of the Red Army

Transportation

1975-08-20   CUM approves 1,596 million for the subway extension.

Picture of this time

Downtown Montreal in the '70s