1936 in Canada

1936 in Canada

"See also:"
1935 in Canada,
other events of 1936,
1937 in Canada and the
Timeline of Canadian history.

----

Incumbents

* Monarch: George V, then Edward VIII, then George VI
* Governor General: John Baron Tweedsmuir
* Prime Minister: Mackenzie King
* Secretary of State for External Affairs: Mackenzie King
* Minister of National Defence: Ian Mackenzie
* Minister of Justice: Ernest Lapointe
* Director of Military Operations and Intelligence: Brigadier Henry Crerar
* Chief of the General Staff: Major-General Ernest Charles Ashton
* Chief of the Naval Staff: Commodore Percy W. Nelles
* Senior Air Officer: Air Vice-Marshall George Croil

Events

* January 6: Barbara Hanley is elected mayor of Webbwood, Ontario, becoming the first woman ever to serve as a mayor in Canada
* January 14: Thane Campbell becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Walter Lea
* June 11: Adélard Godbout becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
* August 26: Maurice Duplessis becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Adélard Godbout
* September: Earl Bascom of Raymond, Alberta, designs and directs the construction of the first rodeo arena and grandstands in the state of Mississippi
* November 2: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation replaces the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
* November 18: The "Toronto Globe" and the "Mail and Empire" merge to form the "Globe and Mail"
* December 11: The British Parliament passes "His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936" which legislates the abdication of King Edward VIII.
* The Spanish Civil War begins. Eventually 1135 Canadians will serve in the International Brigades of the Republican forces

Arts and literature

Births

* January 18: Albert Driedger, Manitoba politician
* February 9: Stompin' Tom Connors, country music legend
* February 29: Henri Richard, hockey player
* March 1: Monique Bégin, politician
* March 21: Ed Broadbent, politician
* March 24: David Suzuki, scientist
* April 17: Peter Adams, politician
* April 19: Sharon Pollock, playwright
* May 14: Aline Chrétien, wife of Jean Chrétien
* July 3: Larry Condon, politician
* August 20: David MacDonald, politician
* September 26: Lowell Murray, senator
* October 7: Charles Dutoit, conductor
* October 27: Suzanne Paradis, writer
* November 6: Joyce Fairbairn, senator
* November 7: Audrey McLaughlin, politician
* December 16: Karleen Bradford, author

Deaths

* January 8: John Augustus Barron, politician
* May 7: Isidore-Noël Belleau, politician


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 1936 au Canada — Éphémérides Chronologie du Canada : 1933 1934 1935  1936  1937 1938 1939 Décennies au Canada : 1900 1910 1920  1930  1940 1950 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Canada at the Summer Olympics — Canada has competed at 23 Summer Olympic Games, missing only the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Canada competes under the IOC country code CAN.Canada… …   Wikipedia

  • 1936 au Nouveau-Brunswick — Années : 1933 1934 1935  1936  1937 1938 1939 Décennies : 1900 1910 1920  1930  1940 1950 1960 Siècles : XIXe siècle  XXe siècl …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 1936 — Années : 1933 1934 1935  1936  1937 1938 1939 Décennies : 1900 1910 1920  1930  1940 1950 1960 Siècles : XIXe siècle  XXe …   Wikipédia en Français

  • CANADA - Vie culturelle — En deux langues, la littérature canadienne exprime l’âme d’un peuple. Les textes français antérieurs à 1760 sont pour l’essentiel des récits de voyage et constituent une «prélittérature». Ce n’est qu’après les guerres de la conquête que les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Canada aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900 — Canada aux Jeux olympiques Canada aux Jeux olympiques d été de 1900 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Canada aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1988 — Canada aux Jeux olympiques Canada aux Jeux olympiques d été de 1988 Code CIO  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Canada aux Jeux olympiques — Code CIO …   Wikipédia en Français

  • CANADA — CANADA, country in northern half of North America and a member of the British Commonwealth. At the beginning of the 21st century, its population of approximately 370,000 Jews made it the world s fourth largest Jewish community after the United… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics — Canada at the Olympic Games Flag of Canada – Flag bearers …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”