1927 in Canada
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See also: 1926 in Canada, other events of 1927, 1928 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
[edit] Events
- January 9: 76 are killed when a fire breaks out at the Laurier Palace Theatre in Montreal
- March 1: The location of the boundary between Labrador and Quebec is settled by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, accepting the Dominion of Newfoundland's claim rather than Canada's.
- May 28: The Canada Pension Act is introduced
- July 1: Confederation celebration marked by the first cross country radio broadcast.
- August 12: Albert Saunders becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing James D. Stewart
- August 17: John Oliver, Premier of British Columbia, dies in office
- August 20: John Duncan MacLean becomes premier of British Columbia
- October 10: R.B. Bennett, becomes leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
[edit] Births
- January 1: Jean-Paul Mousseau, artist
- January 4: Paul Desmarais, businessman
- January 10: Gisele MacKenzie, singer
- January 17: Stan Roberts, politician
- January 24: Phyllis Lambert, architect
- January 25: Gildas Molgat, politician
- January 29: Lewis Urry, engineer and inventor
- January 30: Sterling Lyon, Premier of Manitoba
- February 11: Sinclair Stevens, politician
- March 3: William Kurelek, painter
- March 9: John Beckwith, composer
- March 25: Bill Barilko, hockey player
- April 7: Dorothy Knowles, artist
- April 8: Lois Miriam Wilson, Church leader and Senator
- April 25: Frances Hyland, actor
- May 5: Sylvia Fedoruk, Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan
- May 14: Frank Miller, Premier of Ontario
- June 17: Jean Robert Beaulé, politician
- June 26: Robert Kroetsch, author
- July 20: Jack Horner, politician
- September 7: Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, jurist
- October 3: Ashevak Kenojuak, artist
- October 14: Elmer Iseler, choir conductor
- November 3: Harrison McCain, businessman
- November 8: Peter Munk, businessman
- November 18: Knowlton Nash, news anchor
- November 26: Ernie Coombs, Mr. Dressup
- December 7: Grant Strate, dancer
- December 13: Christopher Plummer, actor
- December 18: Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General
- George Hislop, gay activist
