1937 in Canada

From Free net encyclopedia

See also: 1936 in Canada, other events of 1937, 1938 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• First ascent of Mount Lucania (5,226m), third highest mountain in Canada.
• August 15 - The Rowell-Sirois Commission is formed
• September 1 - Regular flights of Trans-Canada Air Lines begin
• October 6 - Ontario election: Mitchell Hepburn's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
• November 24 - The first Governor General's Awards are given.

Arts and literature

Births

• January 5 - Richard Cashin, labour leader
• January 21 - James Unger, cartoonist
• January 24 - Suzanne Tremblay, politician
• January 26 - Maureen Hemphill, Manitoba politician
• January 29 - Frank Iacobucci, jurist
• February 10 - Archibald Megarry, publisher
• February 26 - Hagood Hardy, musician
• March 2 - Joseph MacInnis, diver
• March 9 - Bernard Landry, jurist
• March 10 - Thomas Hunter, singer
• March 26 - James M. Lee, Premier of PEI
• May 9 - Jim Walding, Manitoba politician
• May 13 - Roch Carrier, author
• August 16 - David Anderson, politician
• August 16 - Ian Deans, politician
• September 8 - Barbara Frum, journalist
• September 9 - Jean Augustine, politician
• September 12 - George Chuvalo, boxer
• September 19 - Neil Gaudry, Manitoba politician
• September 23 - Jacques Poulin, writer
• October 19 - Marilyn Bell, swimmer
• November 6 - Gerry St. Germain, politician
• November 11 - Stephen Lewis, politician and humanitarian

Deaths