1948 in Canada
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Events from the year 1948 in Canada.
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[edit] Events
- June 7 - Ontario election: George Drew's PCs win a second consecutive majority
- June 24 - Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a second consecutive majority
- November 7 - Douglas Campbell becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Stuart Garson
- November 15 - Louis Saint Laurent becomes prime minister, replacing Mackenzie King
- July 22 - The Dominion of Newfoundland votes 52% to 48% to join the foreign nation of Canada in a questionable referendum.
- August 17 - Alberta general election, 1948: Ernest Manning's Social Credit Party wins a fourth consecutive majority
- October 19 - Thomas Kennedy becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Drew
[edit] Arts and Literature
[edit] Awards
- See 1948 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Paul Hiebert, Sarah Binks
[edit] Births
[edit] January to March
- January 10 - Craig Russell, female impersonator (d.1990)
- January 13 - Pat O'Brien, politician
- January 15 - Andy Jones, comedian, writer, actor and director
- January 16 - Cliff Thorburn, snooker player, former world number one
- January 19 - Frank McKenna, businessman, politician, 27th Premier of New Brunswick and diplomat
- January 25 - Sarkis Assadourian, politician
- February 11 - Shaughnessy Cohen, politician (d.1998)
- February 21 - Chuck Cadman, politician (d.2005)
- March 14 - Maria Minna, politician
- March 20 - Bobby Orr, ice hockey player
- March 31 - Gary Doer, politician and 20th Premier of Manitoba
[edit] April to June
- April 16 - Reg Alcock, politician and Minister
- April 17 - Wilf Wedmann, high jumper
- May 11 - John Plohman, politician
- May 16 - Clif Evans, politician
- May 24 - Lorna Crozier, poet and essayist
- June 4 - Margaret Gibson, novelist and short story writer (d.2006)
- June 4 - Sandra Post, golfer, first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour
- June 5 - Bill Smart, middle distance runner and judge
- June 7 - Welwyn Wilton Katz, children's author
[edit] July to September
- July 4 - Katherine Govier, novelist
- July 8 - Raffi, children's entertainer, music producer, author and entrepreneur
- August 2 - Bob Rae, politician and 21st Premier of Ontario
- August 5 - Don Scott, politician
- August 31 - Marie-Lynn Hammond, folk singer-songwriter, broadcaster and playwright
- September 8 - Stephen Owen, politician
- September 10 - Margaret Trudeau, wife of the late Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada
- September 19 - James McCrae, politician
- September 24 - Phil Hartman, actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic artist (d.1998)
[edit] October to December
- October 8 - Pat Binns, politician, 30th Premier of Prince Edward Island and diplomat
- October 17 - Margot Kidder, actress
- November 5 - Michael Neary, rower
- November 24 - Spider Robinson, science fiction author
- December 7 - Jay Dahlgren, javelin thrower
- December 30 - Rick Casson, politician
- December 30 - Pierre Blais, jurist, politician and Minister
[edit] Full date unknown
- Pierre Granche, sculptor (d.1997)
[edit] Deaths
- March 14 - Ernest Frederick Armstrong, politician (b.1878)
- March 28 - John Duncan MacLean, teacher, physician, politician and Premier of British Columbia (b.1873)
- May 20 - George Beurling, most successful Canadian fighter pilot of World War II (b.1921)
- May 21 - James Ralston, lawyer, soldier, politician and Minister (b.1881)
[edit] Full date unknown
- Margaret C. MacDonald, nurse (b.1873)

