1938 in Canada
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See also: 1937 in Canada, other events of 1938, 1939 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
[edit] Events
- June 8 - 1938 Saskatchewan election: William John Patterson's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
- Franklin Roosevelt becomes the first president of the United States to visit Canada.
[edit] Births
- January 10 - Frank Mahovlich, hockey player
- January 13 - William B. Davis, actor
- February 17 - Martha Henry, actor
- February 22 - Pierre Vallières, journalist and writer
- April 8 - John Hamm, Premier of Nova Scotia
- May 13 - Lucille Starr, singer
- May 24 - Tommy Chong, actor
- June 4 - John Harvard, politician and Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba
- June 13 - John Newlove, poet
- July 14 - Moshe Safdie, architect
- July 29 - Peter Jennings, journalist
- July 30 - John de Chastelain, general
- August 8 - Jacques Hétu, composer
- August 9 - Micheline Saint-Marcoux, composer
- August 25 - Colin Thatcher, politician and murderer
- August 28 - Paul Martin, politician
- October 28 - Gary Cowan, golfer
- November 17 - Gordon Lightfoot, folk singer
- November 13 - Gérald Godin, poet and politician
- November 26 - Rich Little, comedian
- December 22 - Lucien Bouchard, politician
[edit] Deaths
- March 23 - Thomas Walter Scott, first premier of Saskatchewan
- April 13 - Grey Owl, conservationist
