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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 - J. Walter Jones

Premier Of Quebec - Maurice Duplessis

Premier Of Saskatchewan - Tommy Douglas

EVENTS

, 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 12 - The National Ballet Of Canada gives its first ever performance

's PCs win a third consecutive majority

December 12 - The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority is established

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.

The first Canadian troops arrive to take part in the Korean War .

Louis St. Laurent moves into 24 Sussex Drive , the new official residence of the Prime Minister

Labatt Blue is introduced

ARTS AND CULTURE

:New Books

Morley Callaghan - ''The Loved and the Lost''

Harold Innis - ''The Bias of Communication''

See 1951 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.

, ''The Roving I''

BIRTHS

January 3 - Claude Bachand , politician

January 17 - Carol Marguerite Anderson , choreographer

January 21 - W. Yvon Dumont , Manitoba politician

February 22 - Elaine Tanner , swimmer

March 25 - Ethel Blondin-Andrew , Native politician

March 28 - Karen Kain , dancer

March 31 - Lawrence O'Brien , politician

April 5 - Guy Vanderhaeghe , author

April 18 - Pierre Pettigrew , politician

May 7 - Janina Fialkowska , pianist

May 9 - Christopher Dewdney , author

June 2 - Larry Robinson , hockey player

June 19 - Bill Blaikie , politician

July 27 - Shawn Murphy , politician

August 3 - Marcel Dionne , hockey player

August 10 - Judy Wasylycia-Leis , politician

August 17 - Robert Joy , author

September 19 - Daniel Lanois , musician

September 20 - Guy Lafleur , hockey player

October 9 - Joseph Tascona , Ontario politician

October 11 - Jim Carr , Manitoba politician

October 31 - Doug Bennett , politician

November 10 - Marlene Jennings , politician

December 6 - Tomson Highway , author

December 22 - Charles De Lint , author

Robert Hilles , poet

Lesley Choyce , author

Keith Moreau , writer and illustrator

Susan Musgrave , poet

Robert Priest , poet

DEATHS

April 4 - Al Christie , film director

Edna Brower , wife of John Diefenbaker