1951 in Canada
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Events from the year 1951 in Canada.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - King George VI
- Governor General - Earl Alexander of Tunis
- Prime Minister - Louis Saint Laurent
- Premier of Alberta - Ernest Manning
- Premier of British Columbia - Byron Johnson
- Premier of Manitoba - Douglas Campbell
- Premier of New Brunswick - John McNair
- Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Angus Macdonald
- Premier of Ontario - Leslie Frost
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - J. Walter Jones
- Premier of Quebec - Maurice Duplessis
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Tommy Douglas
[edit] Events
- April 22-25 - Korean War: In the Battle of Kapyong, the Canadians hold off the Chinese.
- June 1 - The Massey Report into Canadian culture is released
- July 10 - A formal peace agreement between Canada and Germany is signed
- October 20 - Philip Duke of Edinburgh and The Princess Elizabeth Duchess of Edinburgh attend an Edmonton Eskimos home game.
- October 27 - The cobalt bomb cancer therapy is first tested in London, Ontario
- November 22 - Ontario general election, 1951: Leslie Frost's PCs win a third consecutive majority
- December 12 - The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority is established.
[edit] Full date unknown
- Canada's immigration rate rises. Population is 14,009,429.
- The Indian Act of Canada is revised to limit coverage of Aboriginal people, excluding Aboriginal women who married non-Aboriginal men.
- Louis St. Laurent moves into 24 Sussex Drive, the new official residence of the Prime Minister
- Labatt Blue is introduced
[edit] Arts and Literature
- November 12 - The National Ballet of Canada gives its first performance.
[edit] New books
- Morley Callaghan - The Loved and the Lost
- Harold Innis - The Bias of Communication
[edit] Awards
- See 1951 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Eric Nicol, The Roving I
[edit] Births
[edit] January to March
- January 3 - Claude Bachand, politician
- January 17 - Carol Marguerite Anderson, choreographer
- January 21 - W. Yvon Dumont, politician
- February 22 - Elaine Tanner, swimmer
- March 12 - Susan Musgrave, poet and children's writer
- March 16 - Kate Nelligan, actress
- March 21 - Lesley Choyce, novelist, poet and children's writer
- March 25 - Ethel Blondin-Andrew, politician
- March 28 - Karen Kain, ballet dancer
- March 31 - Lawrence O'Brien, politician (d.2004)
[edit] April to June
- April 5 - Guy Vanderhaeghe, author
- April 18 - Pierre Pettigrew, politician
- May 2 - Andrew Barron, ice speed skater
- May 7 - Janina Fialkowska, pianist
- May 9 - Christopher Dewdney, poet, author and professor
- June 2 - Larry Robinson, ice hockey player and coach
- June 19 - Bill Blaikie, politician
[edit] July to September
- July 4 - Beverly Boys, diver
- July 5 - Penny Werthner, track and field athlete
- July 20 - Paulette Bourgeois, children's writer
- July 27 - Shawn Murphy, politician
- August 3 - Marcel Dionne, ice hockey player
- August 10 - Judy Wasylycia-Leis, politician
- August 17 - Robert Joy, actor
- September 14 - Elizabeth Carruthers, diver
- September 19 - Daniel Lanois, record producer, guitarist and singer-songwriter
- September 20 - Guy Lafleur, ice hockey player
[edit] October to December
- October 9 - Joe Tascona, lawyer and politician
- October 11 - Jim Carr, politician
- October 16 - Brenda Eisler, long jumper
- October 26 – Willie P. Bennett, folk music singer-songwriter (d.2008)
- October 27 - Roger Fortin, boxer
- October 29 - Camille Huard, boxer
- October 31 - Doug Bennett, singer, musician and music video director (d.2004)
- November 10 - Marlene Jennings, politician
- November 13 - Robert Hilles, poet and novelist
- December 6 - Tomson Highway, playwright, novelist and children's author
- December 22 - Charles de Lint, fantasy author and Celtic folk musician
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- Robert Priest, poet and children's author
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January to June
- January 1 - Frank Scott Hogg, astrophysicist (b.1904)
- January 3 - Richard Langton Baker, politician (b.1870)
- January 16 - Seymour J. Farmer, politician (b.1878)
- February 7 - Edna Diefenbaker, first wife of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker (b.1899)
- February 27 - Leland Payson Bancroft, politician (b.1880)
- April 14 - Al Christie, film director, producer and screenwriter (b.1881)
[edit] July to December
- August 26 - Bill Barilko, ice hockey player (b.1927)
- September 1 - Nellie McClung, feminist, politician and social activist (b.1873)
- September 14 - James Langstaff Bowman, politician and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (b.1879)
- September 20 - William Henry Wright, prospector and newspaper owner (b.1876)
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- Harry Cassidy, academic, social reformer and civil servant (b.1900)

