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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