1934 in Canada - Definition and Overview

See also: 1933 in Canada, other events of 1934, 1935 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• March 9 - New Brunswick women win the right to hold office
• June 19 - 1934 Ontario election: Mitchell Hepburn's Liberals win a majority, defeating George Henry's Conservatives
• June 19 - 1934 Saskatchewan election: James Gardiner's Liberals win a majority, defeating James T.M. Anderson's Conservative-led coalition government
• July 3 - The Bank of Canada is formed
• July 10 - Mitchell Hepburn becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Henry
• July 10 - Richard G. Reid becomes premier of Alberta, replacing John Brownlee
• July 19 - James Gardiner becomes premier of Saskatchewan for the second time, replacing James Anderson
• October 26 - Reconstruction Party formed

Births

• January 3 - Yves Gaucher, artist
• January 11 - Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister
• January16 - Judy Erola, politician
• January 19 - Lloyd Robertson, TV news anchor
• January 23 - Pierre Bourgault, Quebec sovereigntist
• February 5 - Don Cherry, ice hockey coach/commentator
• February 8 - Philip Seeman, scientist
• March 7 - Douglas Cardinal, actor
• march 9 - Marlene Streit, golfer
• March 16 - Ray Hnatyshyn, Governor General
• May 28 - The Dionne quintuplets are born
• June 22 - Willie Adams, politician
• June 27 - Norman Kempton Atkins, Senator
• July 13 - Peter Gzowski, broadcaster
• July 17 - Donald Sutherland, actor
• July 27 - James Elder, jockey
• August 11 - Abrams twins, Lillian and Dorothy
• September 21 - Leonard Cohen, musician
• October 1 - Margaret McCain, philanthropist
• October 4 - Rudy Wiebe, writer
• November 21 - Howard Pawley, Manitoba Premier
• November 26 - Conrad Santos, Manitoba politician
• November 30 - Marcel Prud'homme, politician

Deaths

• July 28 - Marie Dressler, actor
• November 10 - Sir Donald Mann, railway entrepreneur