1953 in Canada
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See also: 1952 in Canada, other events of 1953, 1954 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch—Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General—Vincent Massey
- Prime Minister—Louis Saint Laurent
- Premier of Alberta—Ernest Manning
- Premier of British Columbia—W.A.C. Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba—Douglas Campbell
- Premier of New Brunswick—Hugh John Flemming
- Premier of Newfoundland—Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia—Angus Macdonald
- Premier of Ontario—Leslie Frost
- Premier of Prince Edward Island—J. Walter Jones then Alex Matheson
- Premier of Quebec—Maurice Duplessis
- Premier of Saskatchewan—Tommy Douglas
[edit] Events
- January 1—The National Library of Canada is founded
- January 27—The Canadian Dental Association approves the use of fluoride in drinking water
- May 25—Alex Matheson becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing J. Walter Jones
- June 2—Queen Elizabeth II is crowned Queen of Canada. In Korea the Canadian Army celebrates the coronation by firing red, white, and blue smoke shells at the enemy
- July 13—The Stratford Festival of Canada opens
- July 27—The Korean War ends. In total 314 Canadians were killed and 1211 injured.
- August 10—Federal election: Louis Saint Laurent's Liberals win a fifth consecutive majority
- October 15—The Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline is completed
- October 25—Canada's first privately-owned television station, CKSO, broadcasts in Sudbury.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Literary awards
- See 1953 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Lawrence Earl, The Battle of Baltinglass
[edit] Births
- February 5—Eric Robinson, Manitoba politician
- February 15—Gerald Keddy, politician
- February 15—David Chomiak, Manitoba politician
- February 16—Lanny McDonald, ice hockey player
- March 10—Debbie Brill, high jumper
- March 13—Stephanie Berto, track and field athlete
- April 2—Janet Nutter, diver
- April 13—Dany Laferrière, author
- May 14 —Tom Cochrane, singer/songwriter
- June 23—Raymonde April, photographer
- June 23—Albina Guarnieri, politician
- July 3—Dave Lewis, ice hockey player and coach
- July 9—Margie Gillis, dancer
- July 15—Mila Mulroney, wife of Brian Mulroney
- July 15—Richard Margison, tenor
- July 29—Geddy Lee, musician (Rush)
- August 11—Greg Duhaime, middle-distance runner
- August 17—Robert Thirsk, astronaut
- August 27—Alex Lifeson, musician
- September 30—S. M. Stirling, author
- October 12—Daniel Louis, film producer
- October 29—Denis Potvin, ice hockey player
- December 7—Carmen Rinke, boxer
- December 13—Bob Gainey, ice hockey player and coach
- December 18—Daniel Poliquin, writer
- Dionne Brand, poet
- Barbara Haworth-Attard, author
- Nancy Huston, author
- Paul Quarrington, author
- Gaëtan Dugas, early AIDS patient
[edit] Deaths
- November 29—Sam De Grasse, actor
