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1949 In Canada
,
Other Events Of 1950
,
1951 In Canada
and the
Timeline Of Canadian History
.
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
-
Walter Jones
Premier Of Quebec
-
Maurice Duplessis
Premier Of Saskatchewan
-
Tommy Douglas
EVENTS
January 14
- The first non-stop trans-Canada flight is made
Early May - The
Winnipeg Flood
along the
Red River
causes immense damage and one death in
Winnipeg
May 29
- The
St. Roch
becomes the first vessel to circumnavigate
North America
August 7
- Canada joins a
United Nations
force to fight in
Korean War
August 22
-
August 30
- A rail workers strike shuts down much of the Canadian economy
October 31
- The oil pipeline linking
Edmonton
to
Sarnia
is completed
November 28
- Canada joins on to the
Colombo Plan
''
Cité Libre
'' magazine is first published
ARTS AND CULTURE
:Literary Awards
See
1950 Governor General's Awards
for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
, ''Turvey''
BIRTHS
January 5
-
John Manley
, politician
January 13
-
Joe Fontana
, politician
January 18
-
Gilles Villeneuve
, automobile racing driver
February 8
-
Keith Milligan
, politician
February 12
-
Michael Ironside
, actor
February 18
-
Ghislain Goyette
, Nova Scotian philanthropist
March 16
-
Kate Nelligan
, actress
March 23
-
Jerry Storie
, Manitoba politician
March 23
-
Ralph Eichler
, Manitoba politician
March 24
-
Robert L.J. Zenik
, poet
March 26
-
Martin Short
, actor
April 18
-
Jane Coop
, pianist
April 19
-
Gérard Asselin
, politician
May 7
-
Deepak Obhrai
, politician
May 27
-
Brent St. Denis
, politician
June 1
-
Perrin Beatty
, politician
June 21
-
Anne Carson
, poet
July 6
-
Hélène Scherrer
, politician
July 7
-
Leon Benoit
, politician
July 11
-
Liona Boyd
, musician
July 12
-
Barbara Astman
, photographer
August 6
-
Carole Pope
, musician
August 15
-
Ron Lemieux
, Manitoba politician
August 16
-
Stockwell Day
, politician
August 31
-
Anne McLellan
, politician
September 16
-
Sheila Fraser
, auditor
September 18
-
Darryl Sittler
, hockey player
October 31
-
John Candy
, comedian and actor
November 2
-
Daryl Reid
, Manitoba politician
November 5
-
Susan Nattrass
, athlete
November 29
-
Marie Laberge
December 20
-
Carolyn Bennett
, politician
December 21
-
Lap-Chee Tsui
, scientist
Roger Grimes
, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
DEATHS