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INCUMBENTS

Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II

Governor General - Vincent Massey then Georges Vanier

Prime Minister - John Diefenbaker

Premier Of Alberta - Ernest Manning

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

Premier Of Manitoba - Douglas Campbell then Duff Roblin

Premier Of New Brunswick - Hugh John Flemming

Premier Of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood

Premier Of Nova Scotia - Robert Stanfield

Premier Of Ontario - Leslie Frost

Premier Of Prince Edward Island - Alex Matheson then Walter Shaw

Premier Of Quebec - Maurice Duplessis then Paul Sauvé

Premier Of Saskatchewan - Tommy Douglas

EVENTS

January 16 - Louis St. Laurent is replaced by Lester B. Pearson as leader of the Liberal Party

March 25 - The Avro Arrow flies for the first time

March 31 - John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party Of Canada to a massive election victory.

April 5 - the Seymour Narrows is made more easily passable after Ripple Rock was destroyed in one of the largest planned non-nuclear explosions

May 12 - The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) agreement is signed between the United States and Canada .

June 17 - The poorly designed Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver collapses killing 18.

July 1 - Canada-wide Television broadcasting starts

July 1 - The Lost Villages in Ontario are permanently flooded as part of the St. Lawrence Seaway construction project.

July 16 - Duff Roblin sworn in as premier of Manitoba

July 16 - The Manitoba Theatre Centre opens

October 23 - The third Springhill Mining Disaster occurs killing 74.

Department of Physical Education started at the University Of Saskatchewan

Golden Retriever Club of Canada is founded

Grey Cup - Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 35-28 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Stanley Cup - Montreal Canadiens win 4-2 over the Boston Bruins

ARTS AND LITERATURE

:New works

John Kenneth Galbraith 's ''The Affluent Society''

Farley Mowat 's ''Coppermine Journey: An Account of a Great Adventure''

Antonine Maillet 's first novel ''Pointe-aux-Coques''

See 1958 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.

, ''Girdle Me A Globe''

Morley Callaghan 's ''Now That April's Here'' is made into a feature film

Allan Dwan directs his last film '' Enchanted Island ''

Paul Anka has four hit singles and becomes one of the most popular singers in the world

BIRTHS

February 15 - Brian Bailey , fashion designer

March 8 - Raymond Simard , politician

April 7 - Ted Nolan , hockey player and coach

May 10 - Gaétan Boucher , speed skater

May 18 - Bob Chaperon , snooker player

June 24 - Jean Charest , politician

July 28 - Terry Fox , runner, Cancer advocate

August 15 - Craig MacTavish , hockey player and coach

August 17 - Kirk Stevens , snooker player

August 19 - Darryl Sutter , hockey player and coach

September 16 - Jennifer Tilly , actor

September 17 - Monte Solberg , politician

September 28 - Angella Taylor-Issajenko , sprinter

October 8 - Neile Graham , poet and scholar

November 3 - Kevin Sorenson , politician

November 6 - Kevin Doherty , judoka

November 19 - Joe Jordan , politician

December 25 - Alannah Myles , musician

DEATHS

September 11 - Robert W. Service , poet