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EVENTS

January 6 - Barbara Hanley is elected Mayor of Webbwood, Ontario , becoming the first woman ever to serve as a mayor in Canada

January 14 - Thane Campbell becomes premier of Prince Edward Island , replacing Walter Lea

June 11 - Adélard Godbout becomes premier of Quebec , replacing Louis-Alexandre Taschereau

August 26 - Maurice Duplessis becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Adélard Godbout

September - Earl Bascom of Raymond, Alberta designs and directs the construction of the first rodeo arena and grandstands in the state of Mississippi

November 2 - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation replaces the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission

November 18 - The '' Toronto Globe '' and the '' Mail And Empire '' merge to form the '' Globe And Mail ''

December 11 - The British Parliament passes His Majesty's Declaration Of Abdication Act 1936 which legislates the Abdication Of King Edward VIII . Canada gives its assent under the Statute Of Westminster 1931 for the law to apply in Canada.

The Spanish Civil War begins. Eventually 1135 Canadians will serve in the International Brigades of the Republican forces

ARTS AND LITERATURE

BIRTHS

January 18 - Albert Driedger , Manitoba politician

February 9 - Stompin' Tom Connors , country music legend

February 29 - Henri Richard , hockey player

March 1 - Monique Bégin , politician

March 21 - Ed Broadbent , politician

March 24 - David Suzuki , scientist

April 17 - Peter Adams , politician

April 19 - Sharon Pollock , playwright

May 14 - Aline Chrétien , wife of Jean Chrétien

July 3 - Larry Condon , politician

August 20 - David MacDonald , politician

September 26 - Lowell Murray , Senator

October 7 - Charles Dutoit , conductor

October 27 - Suzanne Paradis , writer

November 6 - Joyce Fairbairn , Senator

November 7 - Audrey McLaughlin , politician

December 16 - Karleen Bradford , author

DEATHS