1951 in Canada explained
Events from the year 1951 in Canada.
Incumbents
Crown
Federal government
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Premiers
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Events
Full date unknown
Arts and literature
New books
Awards
Eric Nicol, The Roving I
Sport
Births
January to March
- January 3 – Claude Bachand, politician
- January 17 – Carol Marguerite Anderson, choreographer
- January 21 – Yvon Dumont, politician
- January 25 - Bob McDonald, science journalist
- February 16 – Greg Selinger, 21st premier of Manitoba
- February 22 – Elaine Tanner, swimmer
- March 12 – Susan Musgrave, poet and children's writer
- March 16 – Kate Nelligan, actress
- March 21 – Lesley Choyce, novelist, poet and children's writer
- March 25 – Ethel Blondin-Andrew, politician
- March 28 – Karen Kain, ballet dancer
- March 31 – Lawrence D. O'Brien, politician (d. 2004)
April to June
- April 5
- April 15 – Paul Snider, killer of Dorothy Stratten (d. 1980)
- April 18 – Pierre Pettigrew, politician
- May 2 – Andrew Barron, ice speed skater
- May 3 – Dianne Whalen, MHA for Conception Bay East – Bell Island (2003–2010) (d. 2010)
- May 7 – Janina Fialkowska, pianist
- May 9 – Christopher Dewdney, poet, author and professor
- May 11
- May 20 – Christie Blatchford, newspaper columnist, journalist and broadcaster (d. 2020)[3]
- June 2
- June 7 – Terry O'Reilly, ice hockey player and coach
- June 19 – Bill Blaikie, politician (d. 2022)
July to September
- July 2 – Elisabeth Brooks, actress (d. 1997)
- July 4 – Beverly Boys, diver
- July 5 – Penny Werthner, track and field athlete
- July 20 – Paulette Bourgeois, children's writer
- July 26 – Rick Martin, ice hockey player (d. 2011)
- July 27 – Shawn Murphy, politician
- August 3 – Marcel Dionne, ice hockey player
- August 10 – Judy Wasylycia-Leis, politician
- August 17 – Robert Joy, actor
- September 9 – Jerry Doucette, guitarist and singer-songwriter (d. 2022)
- September 14 – Elizabeth Carruthers, diver
- September 19 – Daniel Lanois, record producer, guitarist and singer-songwriter
- September 20 – Guy Lafleur, ice hockey player (d. 2022)
- September 28 – Rick Gibson, artist
October to December
- October 8 – Bruce McArthur, serial killer
- October 9 – Joe Tascona, lawyer and politician
- October 11 – Jim Carr, politician (d. 2022)
- October 16 – Brenda Eisler, long jumper
- October 26 – Willie P. Bennett, folk music singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
- October 27 – Roger Fortin, boxer
- October 29
- October 31 – Doug Bennett, singer, musician and music video director (d. 2004)
- November 10 – Marlene Jennings, politician
- November 13 – Robert Hilles, poet and novelist
- December 6 – Tomson Highway, playwright, novelist and children's author
- December 7 - Richard Darbois, actor
- December 22 – Charles de Lint, fantasy author and Celtic folk musician
Full date unknown
Deaths
January to June
July to December
Full date unknown
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: King George VI The Canadian Encyclopedia . www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca . 4 December 2022.
- Book: Lentz . Harris M. . Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 . 4 February 2014 . Routledge . 978-1-134-26490-2 . 142 . en.
- Web site: Blatchford Behind the Byline :: Ryerson Review of Journalism :: The Ryerson School of Journalism . Rrj.ca . 1951-05-20 . 2012-04-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327070747/http://www.rrj.ca/m3556/ . 2012-03-27 .