1930 in Canada
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See also: 1929 in Canada, other events of 1930, 1931 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
[edit] Events
- February 15: Cairine Wilson becomes Canada's first female senator
- May 20: Walter Lea becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Albert Saunders
- June 19: Alberta general election, 1930: Premier John Brownlee's United Farmers of Alberta win a third consecutive majority
- June 29: Eight Jesuit martyrs become the first Canadian saints. See Canadian Martyrs.
- July 1: The Seigniory Club, later to become the Château Montebello hotel, opens in Montebello, Quebec
- July 28: Federal election: R.B. Bennett's Conservatives win a majority, defeating Mackenzie King's Liberals
- August 7: R.B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister, replacing Mackenzie King
- August 11: Gordon Harrington becomes Premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Edgar Rhodes
- November 12: Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.
- December 15: George Henry becomes Premier of Ontario, replacing Howard Ferguson
[edit] Births
- January 4: Herbert O. Sparrow, politician
- January 11: Harold Greenberg, businessman
- January 12: Tim Horton, ice hockey player
- January 14: Kenny Wheeler, musician
- January 24: Felix Capella, race walker
- March 11: Claude Jutra, filmmaker
- April 28: Charles Caccia, politician
- April 29: Ben Hanuschak, Manitoba politician
- May 9: Muriel Smith, Manitoba politician
- May 24: Robert Bateman, wildlife artist
- May 29: Roy Bonisteel, television host
- June 17: Rosemary Brown, politician
- June 19: John Lynch-Staunton, senator
- July 6: George Armstrong, ice hockey player
- July 12: Gordon Pinsent, actor
- August 9: Jacques Parizeau, Quebec politician
- October 2: Dave Barrett, Premier of British Columbia
- October 24: Micheline Beauchemin, artist
- October 29: André Bernier, politician
- October 30: Timothy Findley, writer
