- 1943 in Canada
"See also:"
1942 in Canada ,
other events of 1943,1944 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history .----
Events
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January 8 -Stuart Garson becomes premier ofManitoba , replacingJohn Bracken , who had governed for 21 years
*May 11 -J. Walter Jones becomes premier ofPrince Edward Island , replacingThane Campbell
*May 18 -Harry Nixon becomes premier ofOntario , replacingGordon Conant
*May 23 -William Aberhart , premier ofAlberta , dies in office
*May 31 -Ernest Manning becomes premier of Alberta
* July - The1st Canadian Infantry Division is part of the invasion ofSicily .
*August 4 - Ontario election: George Drew's PCs win a minority, defeatingHarry Nixon 's Liberals
*August 17 - George Drew becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Harry Nixon
*December 20 -December 27 -Battle of Ortona rages in Italy.Births
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January 18 -Carl Ray , artist
*January 28 -Paul Henderson , ice hockey player
*February 19 -Art Hanger , politician
*February 27 -Gordon Earle , politician
*March 15 -David Cronenberg , film director
*March 25 -Loyola Hearn , politician
*April 1 -Shirley Render , Manitoba politician
*April 2 -Alan Tonks , politician
*April 3 -Richard Manuel , musician
*May 11 -Nancy Greene , alpine skier
*June 21 -Diane Marleau , politician
*July 12 -Joseph Boutin Bourassa , politician
*July 15 -John Bryden , writer and politician
*July 30 -Jean Friesen , Manitoba politician
*July 31 -Ryan Larkin , animator
*August 9 -Joe Handley , NWT premier
*September 12 -Alain Dostie , cinematographer
*September 13 -Michael Ondaatje , author
*September 19 -Lyle Vanclief , politician
*September 22 -Maurice Baril , General
*September 27 -Randy Bachman , musician
*October 16 - Paul Rose, FLQ leader
*October 24 -Frank Pitura , Manitoba politician
*October 26 -Diane Gerace , high jumper
*November 7 -Joni Mitchell , musician
*November 22 -Yvan Cournoyer , hockey player
*November 27 -Nicole Brossard , poet
*December 13 -Ferguson Jenkins , baseball player
*December 14 -Linda McIntosh , Manitoba politician
*December 29 -Rick Danko , musician
*December 30 -Linda Thom , Olympic shooter
*December 31 -Burton Cummings , singer
*Anne C. Cools , senatorDeaths
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May 23 -William Aberhart , Premier ofAlberta , dies in office.
*December 9 -Peter Dmytruk , World War II military hero
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