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Encyclopedia > 1944 in Canada

See also: 1943 in Canada, other events of 1944, 1945 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... This is a brief timeline of the history of Canada. ...

Events

March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... General Henry Duncan Graham Crerar CH CB DSO KStJ CD (April 28, 1888 - April 1, 1965) was a Canadian general and the countrys leading field commander in World War II. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he died at Ottawa, Ontario. ... Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... List of military divisions — List of Canadian divisions in WWII The formation of the Canadian 3rd Infantry Division was authorized on 17 May 1940. ... Combatants Canada Germany Commanders Major-General R.F.L. Keller, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, Lieutenant-General H.D.G. Crerar, 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Generalleutnant Wilhelm Richter, German 716th Static Infantry Division Strength 15,000 Unknown Casualties 574 dead, 340 wounded Unknown Juno Beach was one of the landing sites... The Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944 between the German forces occupying Western Europe and the invading Allies. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... The Saskatchewan general election of 1944 was the tenth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... Thomas Clement Douglas, PC, CC, SOM, MA, LL.D (hc) (October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician. ... The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction. ... William John Patterson (May 13, 1886-June 10, 1976) was a Liberal Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Thomas Clement Douglas, PC, CC, SOM, MA, LL.D (hc) (October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician. ... William Patterson was a 19th century American politician. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... The Alberta general election of 1944 was the tenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... Hon. ... The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... Falaise is the name of several communes in France: Falaise, in the Ardennes département Falaise, in the Calvados département This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... Duplessis campaigning in the 1952 election. ... The Premier of Quebec (in French Premier ministre du Québec, sometimes literally translated to Prime Minister of Quebec) is the first minister for the Canadian province of Quebec. ... Joseph-Adélard Godbout (24 September 1892 – 18 September 1956) was an agronomist and politician in Quebec, Canada. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Canada United Kingdom Poland Belgium Norway Germany Commanders Guy Simonds (acting) (First Canadian Army) Gustav-Adolf von Zangen (German 15th Army) Strength  ?  ? Casualties 12,873 total; including 6,367 Canadian  ? The Battle of the Scheldt was a series of military operations which took place in northern Belgium and south... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... Ernest Alvia (Smokey) Smith in his official portrait from the Order of British Columbia in 2002. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... The Savio River is a river in northern Italy. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... U-boat is also a nickname for some diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives October 1939. ... The Conscription Crisis of 1944 was a political and military crisis in Canada during World War II. It was similar to the Conscription Crisis of 1917, but was not as politically damaging. ...

Births

January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hon. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in leap years). ... Terry Jacks (born March 29, 1944 in Winnipeg) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and environmentalist. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... James Glen Cummings (born April 12, 1944) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Bobby Curtola, CM (April 17, 1944 –) is an early Canadian Rock and Roll singer and one-time teen idol. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Hon. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Rita MacNeil (born May 28, 1944) is a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotias Cape Breton Island. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... Hon. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Robert “Bob” Kilger (born June 29, 1944 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Charlie Watt (born June 29, 1944) is a Canadian Senator. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... Norma McCormick (born July 5, 1944 in Dauphin, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... Jaime Robert Robertson (born July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, probably best known for his membership in The Band. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Alexa McDonough (born August 11, 1944) is a Canadian politician, and former leader of the New Democratic Party. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... David Gerald Newman (born August 18, 1944) is a politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour PC, OC, KCSG, (born 25 August 1944, in Montreal, Quebec), is a British biographer, financier and former newspaper magnate. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... Larry Phillip (Phil) Fontaine (born September 20, 1944) is an Aboriginal Canadian leader. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Barrie Phillip Nichol (September 30, 1944 _ September 25, Canadian poet. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Diane Dufresne (born 30 September 1944 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a singer and painter, and has sung a number of classics of Quebec repertoire of horrible, popular songs. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Lorne Michaels Lorne Michaels CM , LL.D (born November 17, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian-born American television producer and writer best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it. ... December 4 is the 338th day of the year (339th on leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anna McGarrigle (born 1944 in Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, Quebec) is a Canadian folk music singer/songwriter who writes and performs as a duo with her sister Kate McGarrigle. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... Peter Goldring (born December 12, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Honourable Judy Sgro, PC MP (born December 16, 1944, Moncton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Michael Frederick Carrington Radcliffe (born December 16, 1944) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... Daniel Johnson, Jr. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... Several notable people have been named Dan Miller: Dan Miller (Canadian politician) is a former Premier of British Columbia Dan Miller (U.S. politician) is a former member of the U.S. Congress Dan Miller (guitarist) is a member of the band They Might Be Giants Dan Miller (vocalist) is...

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Normandy 1944 - Veterans Affairs Canada (187 words)
Many even fail to remember that young Canadian men and women played a major role in the greatest seaborne invasion of all time, the Allied assault on Normandy on June 6, 1944, and in the long, wearying struggle that followed in the Norman countryside.
By the third week in August, when the campaign in Normandy at last came to its end, the armies of the Nazi regime had suffered a resounding defeat, one in which Canadian regiments played a major role.
In the process, Canada's troops had been forged into a highly effective army.
Brock Chisholm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (885 words)
Chisholm was a controversial public speaker who nevertheless had great conviction, and drew much cynicism within the Canadian public for comments in the mid-1940s that children should not be encouraged to believe in Santa Claus.
Chisholm was an Honorary President of the World Federalists of Canada, President of the World Federation of Mental Health (1957 - 1958) and an Honorary Fellow of a number of prestigious medical associations.
He received numerous honorary degrees and was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1967.
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