1953 in Canada
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Events from the year 1953 in Canada.
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[edit] 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
[edit] 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 by firing red, white, and blue smoke shells at the enemy.
- July 13 - The Stratford Festival of Canada opens
- July 27 - The Korean War ends. In total 314 Canadians were killed and 1211 injured.
- August 10 - Federal election: Louis Saint Laurent'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.
- The federal Immigration Act is amended to prohibit homosexuals entry into Canada. This amendment was repealed in 1977.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Awards
- See 1953 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Lawrence Earl, The Battle of Baltinglass
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- January 7 - Dionne Brand, poet, novelist and non-fiction writer
- February 5 - Eric Robinson, politician
- February 15 - David Chomiak, politician
- February 15 - Gerald Keddy, politician
- February 16 - Lanny McDonald, ice hockey player
- February 17 - Borys Chambul, discus thrower
- February 20 - Gaëtan Dugas, early AIDS patient, the alleged Patient Zero for AIDS (d.1984)
- March 10 - Debbie Brill, high jumper
- March 13 - Stephanie Berto, track and field athlete
- April 2 - Janet Nutter, diver
- April 17 - Dany Laferrière, novelist and journalist
- April 18 - Rick Moranis, comedian, actor and musician
- May 14 - Tom Cochrane, singer-songwriter and musician
- June 23 - Raymonde April, photographer
- June 23 - Albina Guarnieri, politician and Minister
[edit] July to September
- July 3 - Dave Lewis, ice hockey player and coach
- July 9 - Margie Gillis, dancer and choreographer
- July 15 - Richard Margison, operatic tenor
- July 15 - Mila Mulroney, wife of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney
- July 22 - Paul Quarrington, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker and musician
- July 25 - Barbara Haworth-Attard, children's author
- July 29 - Geddy Lee, singer, bassist and keyboardist
- August 11 - Greg Duhaime, middle-distance runner
- August 17 - Robert Thirsk, engineer and astronaut
- August 27 - Alex Lifeson, guitarist
- September 16 - Nancy Huston, novelist and essayist
- September 30 - S. M. Stirling, science fiction and fantasy author
[edit] October to December
- October 12 - Daniel Louis, film producer
- October 29 - Denis Potvin, ice hockey player
- November 26 – Pam Barrett, politician (d.2008)
- November 28 - John Majhor, radio and television host (d.2007)
- December 7 - Carmen Rinke, boxer
- December 13 - Bob Gainey, ice hockey player and coach
- December 18 - Daniel Poliquin, novelist and translator
- December 23 - Holly Dale, film and television director and film producer
[edit] Deaths
- January 2 - Gordon Daniel Conant, lawyer, politician and 12th Premier of Ontario (b.1885)
- January 5 - Mitchell Hepburn, politician and 11th Premier of Ontario (b.1896)
- February 16 - Norman Hipel, politician and Minister (b.1890)
- March 20 - John Livingstone Brown, politician (b.1867)
- May 4 - James Tompkins, priest and educator (b.1870)
- September 19 - Gordon Graydon, politician (b.1897)
- November 29 - Sam De Grasse, actor (b.1875)
- December 26 - David Milne, painter, printmaker and writer (b.1882)

