1926 in Canada
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Events from the year 1926 in Canada.
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[edit] Events
- February 26 - James Garfield Gardiner becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing Charles Dunning
- June 28 - The King-Byng Affair climaxes as William Lyon Mackenzie King resigns as prime minister. Arthur Meighen becomes prime minister for the second time, but an election is forced when Meighen fails to win the confidence of the House.
- June 28 - Alberta general election, 1926: John Brownlee's United Farmers of Alberta win a second consecutive majority
- July 1 - Canada moves back onto the gold standard
- September 14 - Federal election: the coalition of Mackenzie King's Liberals and the Liberal-Progressives win a majority, defeating Arthur Meighen's Conservatives
- September 25 - Mackenzie King becomes prime minister for the second time, replacing Arthur Meighen
- November 18 - British dominions given official autonomy
- December 1 - Ontario election: Howard Ferguson's Conservatives win a second consecutive majority
[edit] Arts and Literature
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- January 4 - Betty Kennedy, broadcaster, journalist, author, Senator and gameshow panelist
- February 6 - Ray Perrault, politician (d.2008)
- February 11 - Leslie Nielsen, comedian and actor
- February 20 - Jean Boucher, politician
- April 17 - Gerry McNeil, ice hockey player (d.2004)
- April 28 - Alex Oakley, race walker
- May 19 - Francis Sparshott, scholar
- May 20 – Allan McEachern, lawyer, judge and university chancellor (d.2008)
- May 26 - Phyllis Gotlieb, science fiction novelist and poet
- June 3 - Flora MacDonald, politician
[edit] July to December
- July 18 - Margaret Laurence, novelist and short story writer (d.1987)
- July 21 - Norman Jewison, film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre
- July 22 - Paul Collins, long-distance runner (d.1995)
- September 1 - James Reaney, poet, playwright and literary critic (d.2008)
- September 27 - Jack Duffy, actor and comedian (d.2008)
- October 1 - Ben Wicks, cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author (d.2000)
- October 26 - George Crum, conductor, pianist, vocal coach and musical arranger (d.2007)
- November 9 - Mary Morrison, soprano
[edit] Full date unknown
- Gordon Donaldson, author and journalist (d.2001)
[edit] Deaths
- February 2 - John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong, politician (b.1877)
- March 27 - Georges Vézina, ice hockey player (b.1887)
