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Canadian monarchs">Monarch</a> – <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal_government">Federal government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Federal government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada" title="Governor General of Canada">Governor General</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Massey" title="Vincent Massey">Vincent Massey</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada" title="Prime Minister of Canada">Prime Minister</a> – <a href="/wiki/Louis_St._Laurent" title="Louis St. Laurent">Louis St. Laurent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Canada" title="Chief Justice of Canada">Chief Justice</a> – <a href="/wiki/Thibaudeau_Rinfret" title="Thibaudeau Rinfret">Thibaudeau Rinfret</a> (<a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Canada" title="Parliament of Canada">Parliament</a> – <a href="/wiki/21st_Canadian_Parliament" title="21st Canadian Parliament">21st</a> (until 13 June) then <a href="/wiki/22nd_Canadian_Parliament" title="22nd Canadian Parliament">22nd</a> (from 12 November)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Provincial_governments">Provincial governments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Provincial governments"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Bowlen">John J. Bowlen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_British_Columbia" title="Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia">Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia</a> – <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Wallace" title="Clarence Wallace">Clarence Wallace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Manitoba" title="Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba">Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba</a> – <a href="/wiki/Roland_Fairbairn_McWilliams" title="Roland Fairbairn McWilliams">Roland Fairbairn McWilliams</a> (until August 1) then <a href="/wiki/John_Stewart_McDiarmid" class="mw-redirect" title="John Stewart McDiarmid">John Stewart McDiarmid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Brunswick" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick">Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick</a> – <a href="/wiki/David_Laurence_MacLaren" title="David Laurence MacLaren">David Laurence MacLaren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Newfoundland" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland">Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland</a> – <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Outerbridge" title="Leonard Outerbridge">Leonard Outerbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Nova_Scotia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia">Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alistair_Fraser" title="Alistair Fraser">Alistair Fraser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Ontario" title="Lieutenant Governor of Ontario">Lieutenant Governor of Ontario</a> – <a href="/wiki/Louis_Orville_Breithaupt" title="Louis Orville Breithaupt">Louis Orville Breithaupt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Prince_Edward_Island" title="Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island">Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island</a> – <a href="/wiki/Thomas_William_Lemuel_Prowse" title="Thomas William Lemuel Prowse">Thomas William Lemuel Prowse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Quebec" title="Lieutenant Governor of Quebec">Lieutenant Governor of Quebec</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gaspard_Fauteux" title="Gaspard Fauteux">Gaspard Fauteux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Saskatchewan" title="Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan">Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan</a> – <a href="/wiki/William_John_Patterson" title="William John Patterson">William John Patterson</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Premiers">Premiers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Premiers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Alberta" title="Premier of Alberta">Premier of Alberta</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Manning" title="Ernest Manning">Ernest Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_British_Columbia" title="Premier of British Columbia">Premier of British Columbia</a> – <a href="/wiki/W.A.C._Bennett" class="mw-redirect" title="W.A.C. Bennett">W.A.C. Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Manitoba" title="Premier of Manitoba">Premier of Manitoba</a> – <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Lloyd_Campbell" title="Douglas Lloyd Campbell">Douglas Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_New_Brunswick" title="Premier of New Brunswick">Premier of New Brunswick</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hugh_John_Flemming" title="Hugh John Flemming">Hugh John Flemming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Newfoundland" class="mw-redirect" title="Premier of Newfoundland">Premier of Newfoundland</a> – <a href="/wiki/Joey_Smallwood" title="Joey Smallwood">Joey Smallwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Nova_Scotia" title="Premier of Nova Scotia">Premier of Nova Scotia</a> – <a href="/wiki/Angus_Lewis_Macdonald" title="Angus Lewis Macdonald">Angus Macdonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Ontario" title="Premier of Ontario">Premier of Ontario</a> – <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Frost" title="Leslie Frost">Leslie Frost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Prince_Edward_Island" title="Premier of Prince Edward Island">Premier of Prince Edward Island</a> – <a href="/wiki/J._Walter_Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="J. Walter Jones">J. Walter Jones</a> (until May 25) then <a href="/wiki/Alex_Matheson" class="mw-redirect" title="Alex Matheson">Alex Matheson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Quebec" title="Premier of Quebec">Premier of Quebec</a> – <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Duplessis" title="Maurice Duplessis">Maurice Duplessis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Saskatchewan" title="Premier of Saskatchewan">Premier of Saskatchewan</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Douglas" title="Tommy Douglas">Tommy Douglas</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Territorial_governments">Territorial governments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Territorial governments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Commissioners">Commissioners</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Commissioners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Yukon" title="Commissioner of Yukon">Commissioner of Yukon</a> – <a href="/wiki/Wilfred_George_Brown" title="Wilfred George Brown">Wilfred George Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Northwest_Territories" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Northwest Territories">Commissioner of Northwest Territories</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Andrew_Young" title="Hugh Andrew Young">Hugh Andrew Young</a> (until November 15) then <a href="/wiki/Robert_Gordon_Robertson" title="Robert Gordon Robertson">Robert Gordon Robertson</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 1 – The <a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="National Library of Canada">National Library of Canada</a> is founded.</li> <li>January 9 – <a href="/wiki/Madame_le_Corbeau" class="mw-redirect" title="Madame le Corbeau">Marguerite Pitre</a> becomes the thirteenth, and last, woman hanged in Canada when she is executed in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montréal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>January 27 – The <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Dental_Association" title="Canadian Dental Association">Canadian Dental Association</a> approves the use of <a href="/wiki/Fluoride" title="Fluoride">fluoride</a> in drinking water<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>May 25 – <a href="/wiki/Alex_Matheson" class="mw-redirect" title="Alex Matheson">Alex Matheson</a> becomes premier of <a href="/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island" title="Prince Edward Island">Prince Edward Island</a>, replacing <a href="/wiki/J._Walter_Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="J. Walter Jones">J. Walter Jones</a></li> <li>June 2 – <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> is crowned <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen of Canada">Queen of Canada</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korea</a> the Canadian Army celebrates the <a href="/wiki/Coronation" title="Coronation">coronation</a> by firing red, white, and blue <a href="/wiki/Smoke_shell" class="mw-redirect" title="Smoke shell">smoke shells</a> at the enemy.</li> <li>July 13 – The <a href="/wiki/Stratford_Festival_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Stratford Festival of Canada">Stratford Festival of Canada</a> opens</li> <li>July 27 – The <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> ends. In total 314 Canadians were killed and 1211 wounded.</li> <li>August 10 – <a href="/wiki/1953_Canadian_federal_election" title="1953 Canadian federal election">Federal election</a>: <a href="/wiki/Louis_Saint_Laurent" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis Saint Laurent">Louis Saint Laurent</a>'s Liberals win a fifth consecutive majority.</li> <li>October 12 – <a href="/wiki/Wilfrid_Laurier_Memorial" title="Wilfrid Laurier Memorial">Wilfrid Laurier Memorial</a> unveiled</li> <li>October 15 – The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Trans_Mountain_Oil_Pipeline&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline (page does not exist)">Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline</a> is completed</li> <li>October 25 – Canada's first privately owned television station, <a href="/wiki/CICI-TV" title="CICI-TV">CKSO</a>, broadcasts in <a href="/wiki/Greater_Sudbury" title="Greater Sudbury">Sudbury</a>.</li> <li>The federal <a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Act,_1952&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration Act, 1952 (page does not exist)">Immigration Act</a> is amended to prohibit <a href="/wiki/Homosexuals" class="mw-redirect" title="Homosexuals">homosexuals</a> entry into Canada. This amendment was repealed in 1977.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arts_and_literature">Arts and literature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Arts and literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards">Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>See <a href="/wiki/1953_Governor_General%27s_Awards" title="1953 Governor General's Awards">1953 Governor General's Awards</a> for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Leacock_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen Leacock Award">Stephen Leacock Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Earl" title="Lawrence Earl">Lawrence Earl</a>, <i>The Battle of Baltinglass</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 16 - <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a> won their Seventh <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a> 4 games to 1. The deciding Game 5 was played at the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Forum" title="Montreal Forum">Montreal Forum</a></li> <li>May 6 - <a href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_League" title="Ontario Hockey League">Ontario Hockey Association</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Barrie_Flyers" title="Barrie Flyers">Barrie Flyers</a> won their Second <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Cup" title="Memorial Cup">Memorial Cup</a> by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Manitoba_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Manitoba Junior Hockey League">Manitoba Junior Hockey League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/St._Boniface_Canadiens" title="St. Boniface Canadiens">St. Boniface Canadiens</a> 4 games to 1. The deciding Game 5 was played at <a href="/wiki/Wheat_City_Arena" title="Wheat City Arena">Wheat City Arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/Brandon,_Manitoba" title="Brandon, Manitoba">Brandon, Manitoba</a></li> <li>November 28 - <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Tiger-Cats" title="Hamilton Tiger-Cats">Hamilton Tiger-Cats</a> won their First <a href="/wiki/Grey_Cup" title="Grey Cup">Grey Cup</a> by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers" title="Winnipeg Blue Bombers">Winnipeg Blue Bombers</a> 12–6 in the <a href="/wiki/41st_Grey_Cup" title="41st Grey Cup">41st Grey Cup</a> played at <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Varsity_Stadium" title="Varsity Stadium">Varsity Stadium</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kathleen_Wynne.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Kathleen_Wynne.JPG/150px-Kathleen_Wynne.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Kathleen_Wynne.JPG/225px-Kathleen_Wynne.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Kathleen_Wynne.JPG/300px-Kathleen_Wynne.JPG 2x" data-file-width="633" data-file-height="964" /></a><figcaption>Kathleen Wynne</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_to_June">January to June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: January to June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 7 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dionne_Brand" title="Dionne Brand">Dionne Brand</a>, poet, novelist and non-fiction writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morris_Titanic" title="Morris Titanic">Morris Titanic</a>, ice hockey player and coach</li></ul></li> <li>January 19 – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Legendre" title="Richard Legendre">Richard Legendre</a>, tennis player and politician</li> <li>January 29 – <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Jacob" title="Pierre Jacob">Pierre Jacob</a>, politician</li> <li>February 5 – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Robinson_(Canadian_politician)" title="Eric Robinson (Canadian politician)">Eric Robinson</a>, politician</li> <li>February 15 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Chomiak" class="mw-redirect" title="David Chomiak">David Chomiak</a>, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Keddy" title="Gerald Keddy">Gerald Keddy</a>, politician</li></ul></li> <li>February 16 – <a href="/wiki/Lanny_McDonald" title="Lanny McDonald">Lanny McDonald</a>, ice hockey player</li> <li>February 17 – <a href="/wiki/Borys_Chambul" title="Borys Chambul">Borys Chambul</a>, discus thrower</li> <li>February 18 – <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Bachman" title="Robbie Bachman">Robbie Bachman</a>, drummer (d. <a href="/wiki/2023_in_Canada" title="2023 in Canada">2023</a>)</li> <li>February 20 – <a href="/wiki/Ga%C3%ABtan_Dugas" title="Gaëtan Dugas">Gaëtan Dugas</a>, early <a href="/wiki/AIDS" class="mw-redirect" title="AIDS">AIDS</a> patient, the alleged and debunked <a href="/wiki/Ga%C3%ABtan_Dugas" title="Gaëtan Dugas">Patient Zero</a> for <a href="/wiki/AIDS" class="mw-redirect" title="AIDS">AIDS</a> (d.<a href="/wiki/1984_in_Canada" title="1984 in Canada">1984</a>)</li> <li>March 10 – <a href="/wiki/Debbie_Brill" title="Debbie Brill">Debbie Brill</a>, high jumper</li> <li>March 13 – <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Berto" title="Stephanie Berto">Stephanie Berto</a>, track and field athlete</li> <li>March 17 – <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Camden" title="Lewis Camden">Lewis Camden</a>, politician</li> <li>April 2 – <a href="/wiki/Janet_Nutter" title="Janet Nutter">Janet Nutter</a>, diver</li> <li>April 17 – <a href="/wiki/Dany_Laferri%C3%A8re" title="Dany Laferrière">Dany Laferrière</a>, novelist and journalist</li> <li>April 18 – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Moranis" title="Rick Moranis">Rick Moranis</a>, comedian, actor and musician</li> <li>May 11 – <a href="/wiki/Celine_Lomez" title="Celine Lomez">Celine Lomez</a>, actress and singer</li> <li>May 14 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Cochrane" title="Tom Cochrane">Tom Cochrane</a>, singer-songwriter and musician</li> <li>May 21 - <a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Wynne" title="Kathleen Wynne">Kathleen Wynne</a>, 25th <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Ontario" title="Premier of Ontario">premier of Ontario</a></li> <li>June 23 – <a href="/wiki/Raymonde_April" title="Raymonde April">Raymonde April</a>, photographer</li> <li>June 23 – <a href="/wiki/Albina_Guarnieri" title="Albina Guarnieri">Albina Guarnieri</a>, politician and Minister</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_to_September">July to September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: July to September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_thirsk_v2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Robert_thirsk_v2.jpg/150px-Robert_thirsk_v2.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Robert_thirsk_v2.jpg/225px-Robert_thirsk_v2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Robert_thirsk_v2.jpg/300px-Robert_thirsk_v2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="780" /></a><figcaption>Robert Thirsk</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>July 3 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Lewis_(ice_hockey)" title="Dave Lewis (ice hockey)">Dave Lewis</a>, ice hockey player and coach</li> <li>July 9 – <a href="/wiki/Margie_Gillis" title="Margie Gillis">Margie Gillis</a>, dancer and choreographer</li> <li>July 15 – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Margison" title="Richard Margison">Richard Margison</a>, operatic tenor</li> <li>July 15 – <a href="/wiki/Mila_Mulroney" title="Mila Mulroney">Mila Mulroney</a>, wife of the 18th <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada" title="Prime Minister of Canada">Prime Minister of Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Mulroney" title="Brian Mulroney">Brian Mulroney</a></li> <li>July 22 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Quarrington" title="Paul Quarrington">Paul Quarrington</a>, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker and musician</li> <li>July 25 – <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Haworth-Attard" title="Barbara Haworth-Attard">Barbara Haworth-Attard</a>, children's author</li> <li>July 29 – <a href="/wiki/Geddy_Lee" title="Geddy Lee">Geddy Lee</a>, singer, bassist and keyboardist</li> <li>August 11 – <a href="/wiki/Greg_Duhaime" title="Greg Duhaime">Greg Duhaime</a>, middle-distance runner</li> <li>August 17 – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Thirsk" title="Robert Thirsk">Robert Thirsk</a>, engineer and astronaut</li> <li>August 27 – <a href="/wiki/Alex_Lifeson" title="Alex Lifeson">Alex Lifeson</a>, guitarist</li> <li>September 16 – <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Huston" title="Nancy Huston">Nancy Huston</a>, novelist and essayist</li> <li>September 29 - <a href="/wiki/Jean-Claude_Lauzon" title="Jean-Claude Lauzon">Jean-Claude Lauzon</a>, Quebec filmmaker (d. <a href="/wiki/1997_in_Canada" title="1997 in Canada">1997</a>)</li> <li>September 30 – <a href="/wiki/S._M._Stirling" title="S. M. Stirling">S. M. Stirling</a>, science fiction and fantasy author</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_to_December">October to December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: October to December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 12 – <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Louis" title="Daniel Louis">Daniel Louis</a>, film producer</li> <li>October 24 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Colbourn" title="Charles Colbourn">Charles Colbourn</a>, computer scientist and mathematician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Pettie" title="Jim Pettie">Jim Pettie</a>, ice hockey player (d.<a href="/wiki/2019_in_Canada" title="2019 in Canada">2019</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>October 29 – <a href="/wiki/Denis_Potvin" title="Denis Potvin">Denis Potvin</a>, ice hockey player</li> <li>November 26 – <a href="/wiki/Pam_Barrett" title="Pam Barrett">Pam Barrett</a>, politician (d.<a href="/wiki/2008_in_Canada" title="2008 in Canada">2008</a>)</li> <li>November 28 – <a href="/wiki/John_Majhor" title="John Majhor">John Majhor</a>, radio and television host (d.<a href="/wiki/2007_in_Canada" title="2007 in Canada">2007</a>)</li> <li>December 7 – <a href="/wiki/Carmen_Rinke" title="Carmen Rinke">Carmen Rinke</a>, boxer</li> <li>December 13 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gainey" title="Bob Gainey">Bob Gainey</a>, ice hockey player and coach</li> <li>December 18 – <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Poliquin" title="Daniel Poliquin">Daniel Poliquin</a>, novelist and translator</li> <li>December 23 – <a href="/wiki/Holly_Dale" title="Holly Dale">Holly Dale</a>, film and television director and film producer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Full_date_unknown">Full date unknown</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Full date unknown"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_LaForge" title="Patrick LaForge">Patrick LaForge</a>, president and CEO of the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Edmonton Oilers</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gordon_Daniel_Conant.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Gordon_Daniel_Conant.jpg/100px-Gordon_Daniel_Conant.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Gordon_Daniel_Conant.jpg/150px-Gordon_Daniel_Conant.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Gordon_Daniel_Conant.jpg/200px-Gordon_Daniel_Conant.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="878" /></a><figcaption>Gordon Daniel Conant</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>January 2 – <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Daniel_Conant" title="Gordon Daniel Conant">Gordon Daniel Conant</a>, lawyer, politician and 12th <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Ontario" title="Premier of Ontario">Premier of Ontario</a> (b.<a href="/wiki/1885_in_Canada" title="1885 in Canada">1885</a>)</li> <li>January 5 – <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Hepburn" title="Mitchell Hepburn">Mitchell Hepburn</a>, politician and 11th <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Ontario" title="Premier of Ontario">Premier of Ontario</a> (b.<a href="/wiki/1896_in_Canada" title="1896 in Canada">1896</a>)</li> <li>February 16 – <a href="/wiki/Norman_Hipel" title="Norman Hipel">Norman Hipel</a>, politician and Minister (b.<a href="/wiki/1890_in_Canada" title="1890 in Canada">1890</a>)</li> <li>March 20 – <a href="/wiki/John_Livingstone_Brown" title="John Livingstone Brown">John Livingstone Brown</a>, politician (b.<a href="/wiki/1867_in_Canada" title="1867 in Canada">1867</a>)</li></ul> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mitch_Hepburn.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Mitch_Hepburn.jpg/100px-Mitch_Hepburn.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Mitch_Hepburn.jpg/150px-Mitch_Hepburn.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Mitch_Hepburn.jpg/200px-Mitch_Hepburn.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1968" data-file-height="1465" /></a><figcaption>Mitchell Hepburn</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>May 4 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Tompkins_(priest)" title="Jimmy Tompkins (priest)">James Tompkins</a>, priest and educator (b.<a href="/wiki/1870_in_Canada" title="1870 in Canada">1870</a>)</li> <li>September 19 – <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Graydon" title="Gordon Graydon">Gordon Graydon</a>, politician (b.<a href="/wiki/1897_in_Canada" title="1897 in Canada">1897</a>)</li> <li>November 29 – <a href="/wiki/Sam_De_Grasse" title="Sam De Grasse">Sam De Grasse</a>, actor (b.<a href="/wiki/1875_in_Canada" title="1875 in Canada">1875</a>)</li> <li>December 26 – <a href="/wiki/David_Milne_(artist)" title="David Milne (artist)">David Milne</a>, painter, printmaker and writer (b.<a href="/wiki/1882_in_Canada" title="1882 in Canada">1882</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_Canadian_television" title="1953 in Canadian television">1953 in Canadian television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Canadian_films" title="List of Canadian films">List of Canadian films</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Canada&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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<li><a href="/wiki/1719_in_Canada" title="1719 in Canada">1719</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1720_in_Canada" title="1720 in Canada">1720</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1721_in_Canada" title="1721 in Canada">1721</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1722_in_Canada" title="1722 in Canada">1722</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1723_in_Canada" title="1723 in Canada">1723</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1724_in_Canada" title="1724 in Canada">1724</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1725_in_Canada" title="1725 in Canada">1725</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1726_in_Canada" title="1726 in Canada">1726</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1727_in_Canada" title="1727 in Canada">1727</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1728_in_Canada" title="1728 in Canada">1728</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1729_in_Canada" title="1729 in Canada">1729</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1730_in_Canada" title="1730 in Canada">1730</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1731_in_Canada" title="1731 in Canada">1731</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1732_in_Canada" title="1732 in Canada">1732</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1733_in_Canada" title="1733 in Canada">1733</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1734_in_Canada" title="1734 in Canada">1734</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1735_in_Canada" title="1735 in Canada">1735</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1736_in_Canada" title="1736 in Canada">1736</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1737_in_Canada" title="1737 in Canada">1737</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1738_in_Canada" title="1738 in Canada">1738</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1739_in_Canada" title="1739 in Canada">1739</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1740_in_Canada" title="1740 in Canada">1740</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1741_in_Canada" title="1741 in Canada">1741</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1742_in_Canada" title="1742 in Canada">1742</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1743_in_Canada" title="1743 in Canada">1743</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1744_in_Canada" title="1744 in Canada">1744</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1745_in_Canada" title="1745 in Canada">1745</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1746_in_Canada" title="1746 in Canada">1746</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1747_in_Canada" title="1747 in Canada">1747</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1748_in_Canada" title="1748 in Canada">1748</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1749_in_Canada" title="1749 in Canada">1749</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1750_in_Canada" title="1750 in Canada">1750</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1751_in_Canada" title="1751 in Canada">1751</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1752_in_Canada" title="1752 in Canada">1752</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1753_in_Canada" title="1753 in Canada">1753</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1754_in_Canada" title="1754 in Canada">1754</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1755_in_Canada" title="1755 in Canada">1755</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1756_in_Canada" title="1756 in Canada">1756</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1757_in_Canada" title="1757 in Canada">1757</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1758_in_Canada" title="1758 in Canada">1758</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1759_in_Canada" title="1759 in Canada">1759</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1760_in_Canada" title="1760 in Canada">1760</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1761_in_Canada" title="1761 in Canada">1761</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1762_in_Canada" title="1762 in Canada">1762</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1763_in_Canada" title="1763 in Canada">1763</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1764_in_Canada" title="1764 in Canada">1764</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1765_in_Canada" title="1765 in Canada">1765</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1766_in_Canada" title="1766 in Canada">1766</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1767_in_Canada" title="1767 in Canada">1767</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1768_in_Canada" title="1768 in Canada">1768</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1769_in_Canada" title="1769 in Canada">1769</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1770_in_Canada" title="1770 in Canada">1770</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1771_in_Canada" title="1771 in Canada">1771</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1772_in_Canada" title="1772 in Canada">1772</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1773_in_Canada" title="1773 in Canada">1773</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1774_in_Canada" title="1774 in Canada">1774</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1775_in_Canada" title="1775 in Canada">1775</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1776_in_Canada" title="1776 in Canada">1776</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1777_in_Canada" title="1777 in Canada">1777</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1778_in_Canada" title="1778 in Canada">1778</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1779_in_Canada" title="1779 in Canada">1779</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1780_in_Canada" title="1780 in Canada">1780</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1781_in_Canada" title="1781 in Canada">1781</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1782_in_Canada" title="1782 in Canada">1782</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1783_in_Canada" title="1783 in Canada">1783</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1784_in_Canada" title="1784 in Canada">1784</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1785_in_Canada" title="1785 in Canada">1785</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1786_in_Canada" title="1786 in Canada">1786</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1787_in_Canada" title="1787 in Canada">1787</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1788_in_Canada" title="1788 in Canada">1788</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1789_in_Canada" title="1789 in Canada">1789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790_in_Canada" title="1790 in Canada">1790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1791_in_Canada" title="1791 in Canada">1791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_in_Canada" title="1792 in Canada">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_in_Canada" title="1793 in Canada">1793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794_in_Canada" title="1794 in Canada">1794</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1795_in_Canada" title="1795 in Canada">1795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_in_Canada" title="1796 in Canada">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1797_in_Canada" title="1797 in Canada">1797</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798_in_Canada" title="1798 in Canada">1798</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1799_in_Canada" title="1799 in Canada">1799</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_in_Canada" title="1800 in Canada">1800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1801_in_Canada" title="1801 in Canada">1801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802_in_Canada" title="1802 in Canada">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1803_in_Canada" title="1803 in Canada">1803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_in_Canada" title="1804 in Canada">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1805_in_Canada" title="1805 in Canada">1805</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_in_Canada" title="1806 in Canada">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1807_in_Canada" title="1807 in Canada">1807</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_in_Canada" title="1808 in Canada">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1809_in_Canada" title="1809 in Canada">1809</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_in_Canada" title="1810 in Canada">1810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1811_in_Canada" title="1811 in Canada">1811</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_in_Canada" title="1812 in Canada">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_in_Canada" title="1813 in Canada">1813</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_in_Canada" title="1814 in Canada">1814</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1815_in_Canada" title="1815 in Canada">1815</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_in_Canada" title="1816 in Canada">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1817_in_Canada" title="1817 in Canada">1817</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_in_Canada" title="1818 in Canada">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1819_in_Canada" title="1819 in Canada">1819</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_in_Canada" title="1820 in Canada">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1821_in_Canada" title="1821 in Canada">1821</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_in_Canada" title="1822 in Canada">1822</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1823_in_Canada" title="1823 in Canada">1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_in_Canada" title="1824 in Canada">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1825_in_Canada" title="1825 in Canada">1825</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_in_Canada" title="1826 in Canada">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1827_in_Canada" title="1827 in Canada">1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_in_Canada" title="1828 in Canada">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_in_Canada" title="1829 in Canada">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_in_Canada" title="1830 in Canada">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_in_Canada" title="1831 in Canada">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_in_Canada" title="1832 in Canada">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833_in_Canada" title="1833 in Canada">1833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_in_Canada" title="1834 in Canada">1834</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_in_Canada" title="1835 in Canada">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_in_Canada" title="1836 in Canada">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_in_Canada" title="1837 in Canada">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_in_Canada" title="1838 in Canada">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_in_Canada" title="1839 in Canada">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_in_Canada" title="1840 in Canada">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_in_Canada" title="1841 in Canada">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_in_Canada" title="1842 in Canada">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_in_Canada" title="1843 in Canada">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_in_Canada" title="1844 in Canada">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_in_Canada" title="1845 in Canada">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_in_Canada" title="1846 in Canada">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_in_Canada" title="1847 in Canada">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_in_Canada" title="1848 in Canada">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_in_Canada" title="1849 in Canada">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_in_Canada" title="1850 in Canada">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_in_Canada" title="1851 in Canada">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_in_Canada" title="1852 in Canada">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_in_Canada" title="1853 in Canada">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_in_Canada" title="1854 in Canada">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_in_Canada" title="1855 in Canada">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_in_Canada" title="1856 in Canada">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_in_Canada" title="1857 in Canada">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_in_Canada" title="1858 in Canada">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_in_Canada" title="1859 in Canada">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_in_Canada" title="1860 in Canada">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_in_Canada" title="1861 in Canada">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_in_Canada" title="1862 in Canada">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_in_Canada" title="1863 in Canada">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_in_Canada" title="1864 in Canada">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_in_Canada" title="1865 in Canada">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_in_Canada" title="1866 in Canada">1866</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-Confederation<br />1867–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1867_in_Canada" title="1867 in Canada">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_in_Canada" title="1868 in Canada">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_in_Canada" title="1869 in Canada">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_in_Canada" title="1870 in Canada">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_in_Canada" title="1871 in Canada">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_in_Canada" title="1872 in Canada">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_in_Canada" title="1873 in Canada">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_in_Canada" title="1874 in Canada">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_in_Canada" title="1875 in Canada">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_in_Canada" title="1876 in Canada">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_in_Canada" title="1877 in Canada">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_in_Canada" title="1878 in Canada">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_in_Canada" title="1879 in Canada">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_in_Canada" title="1880 in Canada">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_in_Canada" title="1881 in Canada">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_in_Canada" title="1882 in Canada">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_in_Canada" title="1883 in Canada">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_in_Canada" title="1884 in Canada">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_in_Canada" title="1885 in Canada">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_in_Canada" title="1886 in Canada">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_in_Canada" title="1887 in Canada">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_in_Canada" title="1888 in Canada">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_in_Canada" title="1889 in Canada">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_in_Canada" title="1890 in Canada">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_in_Canada" title="1891 in Canada">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_in_Canada" title="1892 in Canada">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_in_Canada" title="1893 in Canada">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_in_Canada" title="1894 in Canada">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_in_Canada" title="1895 in Canada">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_in_Canada" title="1896 in Canada">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_in_Canada" title="1897 in Canada">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_in_Canada" title="1898 in Canada">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_in_Canada" title="1899 in Canada">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_in_Canada" title="1900 in Canada">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_in_Canada" title="1901 in Canada">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_in_Canada" title="1902 in Canada">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_in_Canada" title="1903 in Canada">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_in_Canada" title="1904 in Canada">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_in_Canada" title="1905 in Canada">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_in_Canada" title="1906 in Canada">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_in_Canada" title="1907 in Canada">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_in_Canada" title="1908 in Canada">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_in_Canada" title="1909 in Canada">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_in_Canada" title="1910 in Canada">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_in_Canada" title="1911 in Canada">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_in_Canada" title="1912 in Canada">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_in_Canada" title="1913 in Canada">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_in_Canada" title="1914 in Canada">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_in_Canada" title="1915 in Canada">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_in_Canada" title="1916 in Canada">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_in_Canada" title="1917 in Canada">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_in_Canada" title="1918 in Canada">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_in_Canada" title="1919 in Canada">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_in_Canada" title="1920 in Canada">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_in_Canada" title="1921 in Canada">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_in_Canada" title="1922 in Canada">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_in_Canada" title="1923 in Canada">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_in_Canada" title="1924 in Canada">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_Canada" title="1925 in Canada">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_Canada" title="1926 in Canada">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_Canada" title="1927 in Canada">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_Canada" title="1928 in Canada">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_Canada" title="1929 in Canada">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_Canada" title="1930 in Canada">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_Canada" title="1931 in Canada">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_Canada" title="1932 in Canada">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_Canada" title="1933 in Canada">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_Canada" title="1934 in Canada">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_Canada" title="1935 in Canada">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_Canada" title="1936 in Canada">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_Canada" title="1937 in Canada">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_Canada" title="1938 in Canada">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_Canada" title="1939 in Canada">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_Canada" title="1940 in Canada">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_Canada" title="1941 in Canada">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_Canada" title="1942 in Canada">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_Canada" title="1943 in Canada">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_Canada" title="1944 in Canada">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_Canada" title="1945 in Canada">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_Canada" title="1946 in Canada">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_Canada" title="1947 in Canada">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_Canada" title="1948 in Canada">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_Canada" title="1949 in Canada">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_Canada" title="1950 in Canada">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_Canada" title="1951 in Canada">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_Canada" title="1952 in Canada">1952</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_Canada" title="1954 in Canada">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_Canada" title="1955 in Canada">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_Canada" title="1956 in Canada">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_Canada" title="1957 in Canada">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_Canada" title="1958 in Canada">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_Canada" title="1959 in Canada">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_Canada" title="1960 in Canada">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_Canada" title="1961 in Canada">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_Canada" title="1962 in Canada">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_Canada" title="1963 in Canada">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_Canada" title="1964 in Canada">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_Canada" title="1965 in Canada">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_Canada" title="1966 in Canada">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_Canada" title="1967 in Canada">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_Canada" title="1968 in Canada">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_Canada" title="1969 in Canada">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_Canada" title="1970 in Canada">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_Canada" title="1971 in Canada">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_Canada" title="1972 in Canada">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_Canada" title="1973 in Canada">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_Canada" title="1974 in Canada">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_Canada" title="1975 in Canada">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_Canada" title="1976 in Canada">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_Canada" 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title="1953 in Barbados (page does not exist)">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Belize&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Belize (page does not exist)">Belize</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Costa_Rica&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Costa Rica (page does not exist)">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Cuba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Cuba (page does not exist)">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Dominica&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Dominica (page does not exist)">Dominica</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_the_Dominican_Republic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in the Dominican Republic (page does not exist)">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_El_Salvador&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in El Salvador (page does not exist)">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Grenada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Grenada (page does not exist)">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Guatemala&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Guatemala (page does not exist)">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Haiti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Haiti (page does not exist)">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Honduras&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Honduras (page does not exist)">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Jamaica&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Jamaica (page does not exist)">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Mexico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Mexico (page does not exist)">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Nicaragua&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Nicaragua (page does not exist)">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Panama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Panama (page does not exist)">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Saint Kitts and Nevis (page does not exist)">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Saint_Lucia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Saint Lucia (page does not exist)">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (page does not exist)">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Trinidad_and_Tobago&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Trinidad and Tobago (page does not 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