See also: 1933 in Canada , 1935 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history .
Events
Births January 3 - Yves Gaucher, artist January 11 - Jean Chrétien , Prime Minister January16 - Judy Erola , 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 May 28 - The Dionne quintuplets are born June 22 - Willie Adams , politician 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 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
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