- 1953 in Canada
"See also:"
1952 in Canada ,
other events of 1953,1954 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history .----
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 thenAlex Matheson
*Premier of Quebec —Maurice Duplessis
*Premier of Saskatchewan —Tommy Douglas Events
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January 1 —TheNational Library of Canada is founded
*January 27 —TheCanadian Dental Association approves the use offluoride in drinking water
*May 25 —Alex Matheson becomes premier ofPrince Edward Island , replacingJ. Walter Jones
*June 2 —Queen Elizabeth II is crownedQueen of Canada . InKorea the Canadian Army celebrates thecoronation by firing red, white, and bluesmoke shell s at the enemy
*July 13 —TheStratford Festival of Canada opens
*July 27 —TheKorean 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 —TheTrans Mountain Oil Pipeline is completed
*October 25 —Canada's first privately-owned television station, CKSO, broadcasts in Sudbury.Arts and literature
:Literary awards
* See1953 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
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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 ofBrian 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 , earlyAIDS patientDeaths
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March 20 -John Livingstone Brown , politician
*November 29 —Sam De Grasse , actor
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