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1972 In Canada
,
Other Events Of 1973
,
1974 In Canada
and the
Timeline Of Canadian History
.
INCUMBENTS
Monarch
-
Queen Elizabeth II
Governor General
-
Roland Michener
Prime Minister
-
Pierre Trudeau
Premier Of Alberta
-
Peter Lougheed
Premier Of British Columbia
-
David Barrett
Premier Of Manitoba
-
Edward Schreyer
Premier Of New Brunswick
-
Richard Hatfield
Premier Of Newfoundland
-
Frank Moores
Premier Of Nova Scotia
-
Gerald Regan
Premier Of Ontario
-
Bill Davis
Premier Of Prince Edward Island
-
Alexander B. Campbell
Premier Of Quebec
-
Robert Bourassa
Premier Of Saskatchewan
-
Allan Blakeney
EVENTS
January 25
- The ''
Irish Stardust
'' runs aground north of
Vancouver Island
causing a large
Oil Spill
.
February 1
-
Gerald Bouey
succeedes
Louis Rasminsky
as Governor of the
Bank Of Canada
.
February 5
- Work begins on the contruction of the
CN Tower
February 13
- The
Gendron Report
is issued, it recommends making
French
Quebec
's only official language
February 15
- The
Lester B. Pearson College Of The Pacific
is established in
Victoria, British Columbia
April 2
-
Montreal
announces Canada's first
Lottery
to help pay for the
1976 Summer Olympics
April 20
-
Anik A-2
is launched
October 17
-
OPEC
dramatically raises the price of
Oil
. This is a boon to
Alberta
but hurts central Canada.
November 1
- Waterloo Lutheran University is renamed
Wilfrid Laurier University
November 13
- A
Jury
refuses to convict
Henry Morgentaler
for performing
Abortion
s
December 7
- Canada sells is first
CANDU Reactor
to
South Korea
First Air
is founded
ARTS AND LITERATURE
:New Works
Farley Mowat
- ''Tundra: Selections from the Great Accounts of Arctic Land Voyages''
Donald Jack
- ''That's Me in the Middle''
John Newlove
- ''The Fat Man: Selected Poems (1962-1972)''
Robert Kroetsch
- ''Gone Indian''
:Awards
See
1973 Governor General's Awards
for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
, ''Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory''
:Radio
The
Royal Canadian Air Farce
is formed
:Television
Alex Trebek
moves to the
United States
to host ''
The Wizard Of Odds
''.
BIRTHS
January 11
-
Sarah Forbes
, field hockey goalkeeper
February 4
-
Manny Legace
, hockey goalie
February 28
-
Eric Lindros
,
Ice Hockey
star
March 11
-
Shane Menchions
, Co-Founder of X-Sale
March 24
-
Philippe Boucher
, hockey player
March 31
-
Ian Goldberg
, cryptographer
April 21
-
Richard Drouin
, engineer working in NYC
April 23
-
Derek Armstrong
, hockey player
May 4
-
John Madden
, hockey player
May 4
-
Matthew Barnaby
, hockey player
June 8
-
Lexa Doig
, actor
July 3
-
Adrian Aucoin
, hockey player
July 13
-
Gavin Hassett
, Olympic rower
July 19
-
Scott Walker
, hockey player
July 22
-
Rufus Wainwright
, musician
August 24
-
Andrew Brunette
, hockey player
August 29
-
Jessica Holmes
, actor
August 31
-
Scott Niedermayer
,
Ice Hockey
player
October 3
-
Neve Campbell
, actress
October 30
-
Adam Copeland
, professional wrestler
November 10
-
Iain Brambell
, Olympic rower
December 14
-
Tomasz Radzinski
, soccer player
December 25
-
Alexandre Trudeau
, Prime Minister's son
DEATHS
July 18
-
Christine Demeter
, murder victim
July 25
-
Louis St. Laurent
, former Prime Minister
December -
Alfred Fuller
, businessman
Tim Buck
, communist