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EVENTS

February 26 - James Gardiner becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing Charles Dunning

June 28 - the King-Byng Affair climaxes as William Lyon Mackenzie King resigns as prime minister. Arthur Meighen becomes prime minister for the second time

's United Farmers Of Alberta win a second consecutive majority

July 1 - Canada moves back onto the Gold Standard

's Liberals and the Liberal-Progressives win a majority, defeating Arthur Meighen 's Conservatives

September 25 - Mackenzie King becomes prime minister for the second time, replacing Arthur Meighen

November 18 - British dominions given official Autonomy

December 1 - Ontario election: Howard Ferguson's Conservatives win a second consecutive majority

BIRTHS

February 6 - Raymond Joseph Perrault , politician

February 11 - Leslie Nielsen , actor

April 17 - Gerry McNeil , hockey player

April 21 - Queen Elizabeth II , Queen Of Canada

May 19 - Francis Sparshott , scholar

May 26 - Phyllis Gotlieb , author

June 3 - Flora MacDonald , politician

July 18 - Margaret Laurence , novelist

July 21 - Norman Jewison , film director

October 1 - Ben Wicks , cartoonist

October 26 - George Crum , conductor

November 9 - Mary Morrison , sopranoa

DEATHS

March 27 - Georges Vezina , professional Hockey goaltender