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1962 In Canada
,
Other Events Of 1963
,
1964 In Canada
and the
Timeline Of Canadian History
.
INCUMBENTS
Monarch
-
Queen Elizabeth II
Governor General
-
Georges Vanier
Prime Minister
-
John Diefenbaker
then
Lester B. Pearson
Premier Of Alberta
-
Ernest Manning
Premier Of British Columbia
-
W.A.C. Bennett
Premier Of Manitoba
-
Duff Roblin
Premier Of New Brunswick
-
Louis Robichaud
Premier Of Newfoundland
-
Joey Smallwood
Premier Of Nova Scotia
-
Robert Stanfield
Premier Of Ontario
-
John Robarts
Premier Of Prince Edward Island
-
Walter Shaw
Premier Of Quebec
-
Jean Lesage
Premier Of Saskatchewan
-
Woodrow Lloyd
EVENTS
February 4
- Defence Minister
Douglas Harkness
resigns after Prime Minster Diefenbaker refuses to accept
Nuclear Weapon
s from the
United States
February 5
- The Diefenbaker government collapses over the missile issue and an election is called
March 1
-
Simon Fraser University
is founded
's
Liberals
win a minority, defeating
John Diefenbaker
's
PCs
April 20
- The
Front De Libération Du Quebec
sets off its first bombs in
Quebec
April 22
- Lester Pearson becomes
Prime Minister
, replacing John Diefenbaker
May 27
- The
Northern Alberta Institute Of Technology
opens
's
Alberta Social Credit Party
wins an eighth consecutive majority
July 22
- The
Royal Commission On Bilingualism And Biculturalism
is announced
September 21
-
Place Des Arts
opens in
Montreal
's PCs win a sixth consecutive majority
November 29
- 118 are killed in a
TCA
plane crash near
Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Québec
December 23
- plans to build the
National Arts Centre
are approved
Future
Hall Of Fame
Baseball
player
Ferguson Jenkins
plays his first major league game
ARTS AND LITERATURE
:New Works
W.L. Morton
- ''The Kingdom of Canada''
Milton Acorn
- ''Jawbreakers''
Leonard Cohen
- ''The Favorite Game''
Farley Mowat
- ''Never Cry Wolf''
:Awards
See
1963 Governor General's Awards
for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
, ''Three Cheers for Me''
BIRTHS
January 1
-
Cheryl Dick
,netball player
January 9
-
Larry Cain
, Olympic canoeist
January 19
-
Steve Peters
, Ontario politician
February 12
-
Ron Schuler
, Manitoba politician
March 1
-
Ron Francis
, hockey player
March 26
-
Roch Voisine
, musician
April 4
-
Vince Ditrich
, politician
April 4
-
Dale Hawerchuk
, hockey player
April 4
-
Jim Wilson
, politician
April 18
-
Eric McCormack
, actor
April 27
-
Joe Peschisolido
, politician
April 27
-
Cali Timmins
, actor
May 5
-
Susan Whelan
, politician
May 25
-
Mike Myers
, comedian and actor
June 24
-
Barbara Underhill
, figure skater
June 25
-
Doug Gilmour
June 25
-
Yann Martel
, author
July 11
-
Al MacInnis
, hockey player
July 11
-
Sandra Schmirler
, Olympic and World champion curler
July 12
-
Andy Savoy
, politician
September 2
-
Gerard Gallant
, hockey player
September 29
-
Dave Andreychuk
, hockey player
October 17
-
Norm MacDonald
, comedian
October 20
-
Julie Payette
, astronaut
November 25
-
Holly Cole
, singer
December 9
-
Dave Hilton, Jr.
, boxer
December 29
-
Liisa Savijarvi
, skier
Russell Smith
, author
DEATHS