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Encyclopedia > 1927 in Canada

See also: 1926 in Canada, 1928 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

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 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

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 30 - Sterling Lyon, Premir 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 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 26 - Robert Kroetsch, author
July 20 - Jack Horner, politician
September 7 - Claire L'Heureux-Dub�, 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 - Rom�o LeBlanc, Governor General

Deaths

Categories: 1927 | Years in Canada

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