   events from the year 1771 in canada. ==events== * july 17 - massacre at bloody falls: chipewyan chief matonabbee traveling as the guide to samuel hearne on his arctic overland journey, massacre a group of unsuspecting inuit. * captain james cook completes his first voyage around the world. * lieutenant governor michael francklin of nova scotia travels to northern england to seek immigrants to replace those displaced by the acadian expulsion. ==births== * january 19: thomas talbot, army and militia officer, settlement promoter, office holder, and politician (d.1853) * june 20: thomas douglas, 5th earl of selkirk, colonizer and author (d.1820) ===full date unknown=== * james bardin palmer, land agent, lawyer, office holder, and politician (d.1833) ==deaths== * december 23 : marie-marguerite d'youville, grey nun (b.1701)  
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