1934 in Canada
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See also: 1933 in Canada, other events of 1934, 1935 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
[edit] Events
- March 9 - New Brunswick women win the right to hold office
- June 19 - Ontario election: Mitchell Hepburn's Liberals win a majority, defeating George S. Henry's Conservatives
- June 19 - Saskatchewan election: James Garfield Gardiner's Liberals win a majority, defeating James T.M. Anderson's Conservative-led coalition government
- July 3 - The Bank of Canada is formed
- July 10 - Mitchell Hepburn becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Henry
- July 10 - Richard G. Reid becomes premier of Alberta, replacing John Brownlee
- July 19 - James Gardiner becomes premier of Saskatchewan for the second time, replacing James Anderson
- August 14 - John Sackville Labatt kidnapped
- October 26 - Reconstruction Party of Canada formed
[edit] Births
- January 3 – Yves Gaucher, artist
- January 11 – Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister
- January 16 – Judy Erola, broadcaster and politician
- January 19 – Lloyd Robertson, TV news anchor
- January 23 – Pierre Bourgault, Quebec sovereigntist
- February 5 – Don Cherry, ice hockey coach/commentator
- February 8 – Philip Seeman, scientist
- March 7 – Douglas Cardinal, actor
- March 9 – Marlene Streit, golfer
- March 16 – Ray Hnatyshyn, Governor General
- March 24 – Alice Whitty, high jumper
- May 28 – The Dionne quintuplets are born
- June 22 – Willie Adams, politician
- June 25 – Théodore Jean Arcand, diplomat
- June 27 – Norman Kempton Atkins, Senator
- July 13 – Peter Gzowski, broadcaster
- July 17 – Donald Sutherland, actor
- July 27 – James Elder, jockey
- August 11 – Abrams twins, Lillian and Dorothy
- September 19 Clarence Keith Harten, Greatest Dad
- September 21 – Leonard Cohen, musician
- October 1 - Margaret McCain, philanthropist
- October 4 - Rudy Wiebe, writer
- November 21 - Howard Pawley, Manitoba Premier
- November 26 - Conrad Santos, Manitoba politician
- November 30 - Marcel Prud'homme, politician
[edit] Deaths
- July 28 - Marie Dressler, actor
- November 10 - Sir Donald Mann, railway entrepreneur
