1960 in Canada
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Events from the year 1960 in Canada.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch: Elizabeth II
- Governor General: Georges Vanier
- Prime Minister: John Diefenbaker
- Premier of Alberta: Ernest Manning
- Premier of British Columbia: W.A.C. Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba: Dufferin Roblin
- Premier of New Brunswick: Hugh John Flemming then Louis Robichaud
- Premier of Newfoundland: Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia: Robert Stanfield
- Premier of Ontario: Leslie Frost
- Premier of Prince Edward Island: Walter Shaw
- Premier of Quebec: Paul Sauvé then Antonio Barrette then Jean Lesage
- Premier of Saskatchewan: Tommy Douglas
[edit] Events
[edit] January to June
- January – The Board of Broadcast Governors begins hearings in Winnipeg to determine alternatives to CBC Television. Hearings were conducted throughout the country. Eventually, numerous licences were given to: Halifax—the Finlay MacDonald group—CJCH-TV; Montreal—the Canadian Marconi Co.—CFCF-TV; Ottawa—Ernie Bushnell's group—CJOH-TV; Toronto—Baton—the Bassett group—CFTO-TV; Winnipeg—the Moffat group—CJAY-TV (CKY-TV); Edmonton—the CBC (CBXT), (which would relieve CFRN-TV of its CBC affiliation); Calgary—the Love organization—CFCN-TV; Vancouver—the Vantel group—CHAN-TV (BCTV).
- January 2 – Paul Sauvé, Premier of Quebec, dies in office
- January 8 – Antonio Barrette becomes premier of Quebec
- April 24 – Television station CBWFT signs on for the first time as Radio-Canada Winnipeg.
- June 8 – Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a fifth consecutive majority.
[edit] July to December
- July 1 – Status Indians are given the right to vote
- July 9 – Seven-year-old Roger Woodward became the first person to accidentally fall over the Horseshoe Falls and survive.
- July 12 – Louis Robichaud becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Hugh John Flemming
- July 22 – Jean Lesage becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Antonio Barrette
- July 22 – Vincent Massey becomes the first Canadian to receive the Royal Victorian Chain
- July 25–27 – The first First Ministers conference is held
- August 10 – The Canadian Bill of Rights is given royal assent
- September – York University's first class begins learning
- September 19 – The University of Calgary is founded
- December 17 – Quebec becomes the last province to agree to the National Health Act.
[edit] Full date unknown
- The Quiet Revolution is usually said to begin in Quebec
- The Canadian Bill of Rights is approved by Parliament
- French beginning to be recognized as language taught in schools outside of Quebec
- L'Anse aux Meadows, evidence of Viking colonization of North America is discovered in Newfoundland
- The Ford Frontenac is introduced exclusively to the Canadian market.
[edit] Arts and literature
- February 16 – The new National Gallery of Canada building opens in Ottawa.
- November 2 – The National Theatre School opens in Montreal.
[edit] New books
- Milton Acorn: Against a League of Liars
- Farley Mowat: Ordeal by Ice
- Gordon R. Dickson: Necromancer
[edit] Awards
- See 1960 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Pierre Berton, Just Add Water and Stir
[edit] Sport
- January 16 – Gordie Howe becomes the leading scorer in NHL history, passing Maurice Richard.
- April 14 – The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs to win their fifth Stanley Cup in a row.
- October 6 – Maurice Richard's number is retired by the Montreal Canadiens.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- January 12 – Oliver Platt, actor
- January 25 – John Anderson Alleyne, choreographer
- February 11 – Grant Main, rower and Olympic gold medalist
- February 12 – George Elliott Clarke, poet and playwright
- February 14 – Walt Poddubny, ice hockey player and coach (d.2009)
- February 14 – Meg Tilly, actress and dancer
- February 17 – Lindy Ruff, ice hockey player and coach
- February 28 – Dorothy Stratten, model, actress and murder victim (d.1980)
- March 7 – Gail Greenough, equestrian
- March 15 – Carole Rouillard, long-distance runner
- April 10 – Drew Caldwell, politician
- April 28 – John Cerutti, baseball player (d.2004)
- April 29 – Robert J. Sawyer, science fiction writer
- May 5 – Sue Yardley, cook
[edit] July to December
- July 19 – Atom Egoyan, filmmaker
- July 22 – Jane Patterson, judoka
- July 25 – Alain Robidoux, snooker player
- July 28 – Anna Marie Malone, long-distance runner
- July 31 – Dale Hunter, ice hockey player and coach
- August 27 – Mike Mahovlich, javelin thrower
- August 30 – Mark Eyking, politician
- September 14 – Callum Keith Rennie, actor
- September 21 – David James Elliott, actor
- November 6 – Kevin Neufeld, rower and Olympic gold medallist
- November 8 – Anne Dorval, actress
- December 28 – Ray Bourque, ice hockey player
[edit] Full date unknown
- John Greyson – filmmaker
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January to June
- January 2 – Paul Sauvé, lawyer, soldier, politician and 17th Premier of Quebec (b.1907)
- February 16 – James Alexander Murray, politician and Premier of New Brunswick (b.1864)
- February 22 – Paul-Émile Borduas, painter (b.1905)
- June 13 – Brooke Claxton, politician and Minister (b.1898)
[edit] July to December
- July 26 – Maud Menten, medical scientist (b.1879)
- August 5 – Arthur Meighen, politician and 9th Prime Minister of Canada (b.1874)
- November 5 – Mack Sennett, actor, producer, screenwriter and film director (b.1880)
- December 12 – Louis Orville Breithaupt, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (b.1890)
- December 19 – Jean Désy, diplomat (b.1893)
- December 29 – Philippe Panneton, physician, academic, diplomat and writer (b.1895)
- December 31 – C. D. Howe, politician and Minister (b.1886)