- 1939 in Canada
"See also:"
1938 in Canada ,
other events of 1939,1940 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history .----
Events
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May 17 - George VI and Queen Elizabeth begin the first ever royal tour of Canada.
*September 10 -World War II :Canada declares war onGermany , one week after Britain does so
*September 16 -World War II : TheCanadian Navy escorts the first of many transatlantic convoys
*September 28 -World War II : Air training facilities are set up in Canada to train pilots from Britain and the rest of the Commonwealth.
*October 25 - The Quebec election is won by the Liberals underJoseph-Adélard Godbout .
*December 17 -World War II : The1st Canadian Infantry Division lands inScotland en route toEngland . The division is accompanied by a team of announcers and technicians, who set upRadio Canada 's overseas service.
*November 9 - Adélard Godbout becomes premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Maurice Duplessis
* Canada rapidly expands its international presence by establishingHigh Commission s inAustralia ,Ireland ,New Zealand andSouth Africa .Births
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January 3 -Bobby Hull , hockey player
*January 11 -Ann Heggtveit , skier
*January 19 -Grant Notley , Alberta politician
*January 24 -Alfred Edmond Bourgeois , politician
*February 3 -Ovid Jackson , politician
*February 10 -Adrienne Clarkson , Governor-General
*March 1 -Marlene Catterall , politician
*March 8 -Berta Seymour , ballet dancer
*March 17 - Bill Graham, politician
*March 20 -Brian Mulroney , politician
*March 26 -Patrick Lane , poet
*April 14 -William Ian Corneil Binnie , jurist
*April 20 -Wayson Choy , writer
*April 24 -Daniel Philip Hays , politician
*April 24 -Ernst Zündel , anti-semite
*May 7 -Sid Altman , biophysicist
*May 11 -Ken Epp , politician
*May 26 -Gerry McAlpine , Manitoba politician
*June 5 -Joe Clark , Prime Minister
*June 5 -Margaret Hollingsworth , playwright
*July 25 -Catherine Callbeck , Premier of PEI
*August 12 -Roy Romanow , Premier of Manitoba
*August 15 -Hardial Bains , communist
*August 21 -JoAnn Wilson , murder victim
*August 23 -Isabel Bassett , broadcaster and politician
*August 31 - Dennis Lee, poet
*September 1 -Jake Epp , politician
*September 2 -Henry Mintzberg , business scholar
*September 4 -Jim Penner , Manitoba politician
*September 30 -Len Cariou , actor
*November 18 -Margaret Atwood , author
*November 23 -Bill Bissett , poet
*November 30 -Louis LeBel , jurist
*December 2 -Francis Fox , politician
*December 21 -Lloyd Axworthy , politician
*December 24 -James K. Bartleman , diplomat and Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario
* Tony Parsons, journalistDeaths
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