1913 in Canada
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- April 17 - Alberta general election, 1913Alberta general election, 1913The Alberta general election of 1913 was the third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The writ was dropped on 25 March 1913 and election day was held 17 April 1913 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Elections in two northern districts took place on 30 July...
: Arthur Sifton's Liberals win a third consecutive majority - November 7 - November 8 - A storm on the Great Lakes sinks some thirty-four ships
- November 17 - The National Transcontinental RailwayNational Transcontinental RailwayThe National Transcontinental Railway was a historic Canadian railway between Winnipeg and Moncton. Much of the line is now operated by the Canadian National Railway.-The Grand Trunk partnership:...
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January to June
- January 13 - Philip GaglardiPhilip GaglardiPhilip Arthur Gaglardi , sometimes known as Flying Phil or even Sorry Phil, was a politician in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
, politician (d.19951995 in CanadaEvents from the year 1995 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Governor General - Ray Hnatyshyn then Roméo LeBlanc*Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia - Mike Harcourt...
) - March 11 - John WeinzweigJohn WeinzweigJohn Weinzweig, OC, O.Ont was a Canadian composer of classical music.Born in Toronto, Weinzweig went to Harbord Collegiate Institute, and studied music at the university. In 1937, he left for the United States to study under Bernard Rogers...
, composer (d.20062006 in CanadaEvents from the year 2006 in Canada.-January to March:*January 1 - Thirty cities across the province of Quebec are reconstituted as the result of a referendum held on June 20, 2004.*January 10–29 seniors injured in a Toronto bus crash....
) - April 4 - Jules LégerJules LégerJules Léger was a Canadian diplomat and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 21st since Canadian Confederation....
, diplomat and 21st Governor General of CanadaGovernor General of CanadaThe Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
(d.19801980 in Canada-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Governor General - Edward Schreyer* Prime Minister - Joe Clark then Pierre Trudeau* Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed* Premier of British Columbia - Bill Bennett* Premier of Manitoba - Sterling Lyon...
) - April 24 - Violet ArcherViolet ArcherViolet Archer, CM was a Canadian composer, teacher, pianist, organist, and percussionist. Born Violet Balestreri in Montreal, Quebec, her family changed their name to Archer. She died in Ottawa....
, composer, teacher, pianist, organist and percussionist (d.20002000 in CanadaEvents from the year 2000 in Canada.-Incumbents:Estimated Canadian population: 30,790,834-January to June:*January 1 - The magnitude 5.2 Kipawa earthquake occurs in Ontario and Quebec, Canada...
) - April 30 - Edith FowkeEdith FowkeEdith Fowke, was a Canadian folklorist. Born on April 30, 1913, in Lumsden, Saskatchewan, she was educated at the University of Saskatchewan. She hosted the CBC Radio program Folk Song Time from 1950 to 1963...
, folk song collector, author and radio presenter (d.19961996 in CanadaEvents from the year 1996 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Roméo LeBlanc*Prime Minister: Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta: Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia: Mike Harcourt then Glen Clark...
) - May 27 - James Page MackeyJames Page MackeyJames Page Mackey was chief of the Metropolitan Toronto Police from 1958 to 1970 and the longest-serving Toronto police chief since the creation of the amalgamated police force in 1957....
, chief of Toronto Police ServiceToronto Police ServiceThe Toronto Police Service , formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the police service for the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest municipal police service in Canada and second largest police force in Canada after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...
(d.20092009 in CanadaEvents from the year 2009 in Canada.-January to March:*January 5 - Fourth explosion from 2008-09 British Columbia pipeline bombings destroyed a metering shed near the community of Tomslake, British Columbia....
) - June 12 - Jean Victor AllardJean Victor AllardJean Victor Allard, was the first French-Canadian to become Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest position in the Canadian Forces, from 1966–1969. He was also the first to hold the accompanying rank of general....
, general and first French-Canadian to become Chief of the Defence StaffChief of the Defence Staff (Canada)The Chief of the Defence Staff is the second most senior member of the Canadian Forces, and heads the Armed Forces Council, having primary responsibility for command, control, and administration of the forces, as well as military strategy, plans, and requirements...
(d.19961996 in CanadaEvents from the year 1996 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Roméo LeBlanc*Prime Minister: Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta: Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia: Mike Harcourt then Glen Clark...
) - June 14 - Joe MorrisJoe Morris (trade unionist)Joseph Morris, CC, LL.D was a Canadian trade unionist mostly noted as the president of the Canadian Labour Congress in the 1970s.-Early life:...
, trade unionist and president of the Canadian Labour CongressCanadian Labour CongressThe Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC is a national trade union centre, the central labour body in English Canada to which most Canadian labour unions are affiliated.- Formation :...
(d.19961996 in CanadaEvents from the year 1996 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Roméo LeBlanc*Prime Minister: Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta: Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia: Mike Harcourt then Glen Clark...
) - June 18 - Wilfred Gordon Bigelow, heart surgeon (d.20052005 in CanadaEvents from the year 2005 in Canada. This year was recognized, by Veterans Affairs Canada, as the Year of the Veteran.-January:*January 7 - Minister of Health Ujjal Dosanjh arrives in Sri Lanka to survey the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami damage....
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July to December
- July 6 - J. Carson MarkJ. Carson MarkJ. Carson Mark was a Canadian-born American mathematician known especially for his work on developing nuclear weapons for the United States at Los Alamos National Laboratory.-Biography:...
, mathematician who worked on development of nuclear weapons (d.19971997 in CanadaEvents from the year 1997 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Governor General - Roméo LeBlanc*Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia - Glen Clark*Premier of Manitoba - Gary Filmon...
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- July 16 - Woodrow Stanley LloydWoodrow Stanley LloydWoodrow Stanley Lloyd was a Canadian politician who succeeded Tommy Douglas as Premier of the Province of Saskatchewan. Douglas left provincial politics to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party....
, politician and 8th Premier of SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
(d.19721972 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Roland Michener*Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau*Premier of Alberta: Peter Lougheed*Premier of British Columbia: W.A.C...
) - August 28 - Robertson DaviesRobertson DaviesWilliam Robertson Davies, CC, OOnt, FRSC, FRSL was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best-known and most popular authors, and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term Davies is variously said to have gladly accepted for himself...
, novelist, playwright, critic, journalist and professor (d.19951995 in CanadaEvents from the year 1995 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Governor General - Ray Hnatyshyn then Roméo LeBlanc*Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia - Mike Harcourt...
) - September 20 - Robert ChristieRobert Christie (actor)Robert Christie was a Canadian actor and director.He was born in Toronto in 1913 and received a B.A. from the University of Toronto. In 1936, he moved to England where he performed with various companies including the Old Vic Company. He served with the Canadian Army during World War II. After the...
, actor and director (d.19961996 in CanadaEvents from the year 1996 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Roméo LeBlanc*Prime Minister: Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta: Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia: Mike Harcourt then Glen Clark...
) - October 5 - Horace GwynneHorace GwynneHorace "Lefty" Gwynne was a bantamweight professional boxer from Canada, who competed in the 1930s and won the gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was still an amateur when he won the gold medal....
, boxer and Olympic gold medalist (d.20012001 in CanadaEvents from the year 2001 in Canada.- Incumbents :Estimated Canadian population: 31,110,565-January to March:*January 1 - The Ontario cities of Ottawa, Hamilton and Sudbury officially merge with their suburban municipalities to create new "megacities". Events from the year 2001 in Canada.-...
) - November 7 - Elizabeth Bradford HolbrookElizabeth Bradford HolbrookElizabeth Bradford Holbrook, CM, O.Ont was a Canadian portrait sculptor, medal designer and liturgical artist...
, portrait sculptor (d.20092009 in CanadaEvents from the year 2009 in Canada.-January to March:*January 5 - Fourth explosion from 2008-09 British Columbia pipeline bombings destroyed a metering shed near the community of Tomslake, British Columbia....
) - November 8 - June HavocJune HavocJune Havoc was a Canadian-born American actress, dancer, writer, and theater director. Havoc was a child Vaudeville performer under the tutelage of her mother. She later acted on Broadway and in Hollywood and stage directed . She last appeared on television in 1990 on General Hospital...
, actress, dancer, writer, and theater director (d.2010) - November 16 - Dora de Pedery-HuntDora de Pedery-HuntDora de Pedery-Hunt, CM, O.Ont was an artist who designed various coins and medals and was awarded the Order of Canada. On September 29, 2008, she died from colorectal cancer....
, sculptor and coin and medal designer (d.2008) - November 21 - Stewart McLeanStewart McLeanStewart McLean was a Manitoba politician. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir, and unsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in 1967.McLean was born and raised in Dauphin, Manitoba, and received a B.A....
, politician (d.19961996 in CanadaEvents from the year 1996 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Roméo LeBlanc*Prime Minister: Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta: Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia: Mike Harcourt then Glen Clark...
) - December 7 - Donald C. MacDonaldDonald C. MacDonaldDonald Cameron MacDonald, CM, O.Ont was a long time Canadian politician and political party leader and had been referred to as the "Best premier Ontario never had." He represented the provincial riding of York South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1982...
, politician (d.20082008 in CanadaEvents from the year 2008 in Canada.-January to March:* January 3 - In Montreal, a false bomb threat forces the closing of Victoria Bridge for four and a half hours....
) - December 12 - Clint SmithClint SmithClinton James "Snuffy" Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and head coach best known for his time spent in the National Hockey League as a player with the New York Rangers and the Chicago Black Hawks...
, ice hockey player and coach (d.20092009 in CanadaEvents from the year 2009 in Canada.-January to March:*January 5 - Fourth explosion from 2008-09 British Columbia pipeline bombings destroyed a metering shed near the community of Tomslake, British Columbia....
) - December 16 - George IgnatieffGeorge IgnatieffGeorge Pavlovich Ignatieff, CC was a noted Russian-Canadian diplomat. His career spanned nearly five decades in World War II and the postwar period.-Early life and education:...
, diplomat (d.19891989 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Jeanne Sauvé*Prime Minister: Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta: Don Getty*Premier of British Columbia: Bill Vander Zalm*Premier of Manitoba: Gary Filmon*Premier of New Brunswick: Frank McKenna...
) - December 27 - Elizabeth SmartElizabeth Smart (author)Elizabeth Smart was a Canadian poet and novelist. Her book, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept, detailed her romance with the poet George Barker...
, poet and novelist (d.19861986 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Governor General - Jeanne Sauvé*Prime Minister - Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta - Don Getty*Premier of British Columbia - Bill Bennett then Bill Vander Zalm*Premier of Manitoba - Howard Pawley...
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Deaths
- March 7 - Pauline JohnsonPauline JohnsonEmily Pauline Johnson , commonly known as E. Pauline Johnson or just Pauline Johnson, was a Canadian writer and performer popular in the late 19th century...
, poet, writer and performer (b.18611861 in CanadaSee also:1860 in Canada,other events of 1861,1862 in Canada.----Events from the year 1861 in Canada.-Events:*April 14 - A major flood hits Montreal...
) - April 12 - Alexander Francis MacdonaldAlexander Francis MacdonaldAlexander Francis Macdonald was a politician and railway contractor.The son of Alexander Macdonald, he was educated in Cornwall and at St Raphael's College. He settled in Cornwall. Macdonald was president of the Canada Cotton Company...
, politician (b.18181818 in Canada-Events:* April 1 - An expedition sails for the North Pole.* August 28 - The Governor dies of hydrophobia.-Full date unknown:* Halifax and St. John's are made free ports.* 49th parallel becomes British North America/U.S...
) - April 23 - Richard William ScottRichard William ScottSir Richard William Scott, PC, KC was a Canadian politician and cabinet minister.He was born in Prescott, Ontario in 1825. A lawyer by training, Scott was admitted to the bar in 1848 and established a practice in Bytown...
, politician and Minister (b.18261826 in CanadaSee also:1825 in Canada,other events of 1826,1827 in Canada.----Events from the year 1826 in Canada.-Events:*June 8 - A mob of the ruling party, the Family Compact, destroy the Colonial Advocate's press at York...
) - July 15 - Hugh Richardson, jurist (b.18261826 in CanadaSee also:1825 in Canada,other events of 1826,1827 in Canada.----Events from the year 1826 in Canada.-Events:*June 8 - A mob of the ruling party, the Family Compact, destroy the Colonial Advocate's press at York...
) - August 6 - John M. Bryant, first aviator killed in a crash in Canada