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INCUMBENTS

Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II

Governor General - Vincent Massey

Prime Minister - Louis Saint Laurent

Premier Of Alberta - Ernest Manning

Premier Of British Columbia - W.A.C. Bennett

Premier Of Manitoba - Douglas Campbell

Premier Of New Brunswick - Hugh John Flemming

Premier Of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood

Premier Of Nova Scotia - Angus Macdonald

Premier Of Ontario - Leslie Frost

Premier Of Prince Edward Island - J. Walter Jones then Alex Matheson

Premier Of Quebec - Maurice Duplessis

Premier Of Saskatchewan - Tommy Douglas

EVENTS

January 1 - The National Library Of Canada is founded

January 27 - The Canadian Dental Association approves the use of Fluoride in drinking water

May 25 - Alex Matheson becomes premier of Prince Edward Island , replacing J. Walter Jones

June 2 - Queen Elizabeth II is crowned Queen Of Canada . In Korea the Canadian Army celebrates the Coronation of Elizabeth II by firing red, white, and blue Smoke Shell s at the enemy

July 13 - The first Stratford Festival opens

July 27 - The Korean War ends. In total 314 Canadians were killed and 1211 injured.

's Liberals win a fifth consecutive majority

October 15 - The Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline is completed

October 25 - Canada's first privately-owned television station, CKSO , broadcasts in Sudbury .

ARTS AND LITERATURE

:Literary Awards

See 1953 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.

, ''The Battle Of Baltinglass''

BIRTHS

February 5 - Eric Robinson , Manitoba politician

February 15 - Gerald Keddy , politician

February 15 - David Chomiak , Manitoba politician

February 16 - Lanny McDonald , hockey player

April 13 - Dany Laferrière , author

May 14 - Tom Cochrane , singer/songwriter

June 23 - Raymonde April , photographer

June 23 - Albina Guarnieri , politician

July 3 - Dave Lewis , hockey player and coach

July 9 - Margie Gillis , dancer

July 15 - Mila Mulroney , wife of Brian Mulroney

July 15 - Richard Margison , tenor

July 29 - Geddy Lee , musician ( Rush )

August 17 - Robert Thirsk , astronaut

August 27 - Alex Lifeson , musician

September 30 - S. M. Stirling , author

October 29 - Denis Potvin , hockey player

December 13 - Bob Gainey , hockey player anc coach

December 18 - Daniel Poliquin , writer

Dionne Brand , poet

Barbara Haworth-Attard , author

Nancy Huston , author

Paul Quarrington , author

Gaëtan Dugas , early AIDS patient

DEATHS

November 29 - Sam De Grasse , actor