1953 in Canada

1953 in Canada

"See also:"
1952 in Canada,
other events of 1953,
1954 in Canada and the
Timeline of Canadian history.

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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

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.

Arts and literature

:Literary 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"

Births

* February 5—Eric Robinson, Manitoba politician
* February 15—Gerald Keddy, politician
* February 15—David Chomiak, Manitoba politician
* February 16—Lanny McDonald, ice hockey player
* March 10—Debbie Brill, high jumper
* March 13—Stephanie Berto, track and field athlete
* April 2—Janet Nutter, diver
* April 13—Dany Laferrière, author
* May 14 —Tom Cochrane, singer/songwriter
* June 23—Raymonde April, photographer
* June 23—Albina Guarnieri, politician
* July 3—Dave Lewis, ice hockey player and coach
* July 9—Margie Gillis, dancer
* July 15—Mila Mulroney, wife of Brian Mulroney
* July 15—Richard Margison, tenor
* July 29—Geddy Lee, musician (Rush)
* August 11—Greg Duhaime, middle-distance runner
* August 17—Robert Thirsk, astronaut
* August 27—Alex Lifeson, musician
* September 30—S. M. Stirling, author
* October 12—Daniel Louis, film producer
* October 29—Denis Potvin, ice hockey player
* December 7—Carmen Rinke, boxer
* December 13—Bob Gainey, ice hockey player and coach
* December 18—Daniel Poliquin, writer
* December 23-Holly Dale, filmmaker
* Dionne Brand, poet
* Barbara Haworth-Attard, author
* Nancy Huston, author
* Paul Quarrington, author
* Gaëtan Dugas, early AIDS patient

Deaths

* March 20-John Livingstone Brown, politician
* November 29—Sam De Grasse, actor


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