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Canada-related events during the year of 1971
Events from the year 1971 in Canada .
Incumbents
Crown
Federal government
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Premiers
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Events
January to June
Hurricane Beth hit Nova Scotia in August
June 30 – Allan Blakeney becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing Ross Thatcher
July to December
July 22 –
Ross Thatcher , leader of the
Saskatchewan Liberal Party dies in office
July 29 – The
Bluenose II is donated to the province of
Nova Scotia
July 30 – The Canada-based animation studio
Nelvana is established by
Michael Hirsh ,
Patrick Loubert and
Clive A. Smith in Toronto
August 16 –
Hurricane Beth hits
Nova Scotia
August 28 – Canada's first
gay rights demonstration, organized by
George Hislop , takes place on
Parliament Hill
August 30 –
Alberta election:
Peter Lougheed 's PCs win a majority, defeating
Harry Strom 's Social Credit Party, which had governed for 36 years
September 10 – Peter Lougheed becomes premier of Alberta, replacing Harry Strom
October 4 –
Petroleum is found under
Sable Island
October 21 – Ontario election: Bill Davis's PCs win an eighth consecutive majority
November 1 – The
Toronto Sun begins publication
November 1 –
The Body Politic , Canada's first significant gay magazine, publishes its first issue.
November 2 –
Gerhard Herzberg wins the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
November 12 –
Air Canada Flight 812 is
hijacked .
Paul Joseph Cini is later arrested without incident.
December 1 – A moving
Montreal Metro train crashes into a second parked train, killing one person.
December 26 –
Air Canada Flight 932 is hijacked by
Patrick Critton and flown to
Cuba .
Full date unknown
Arts and literature
July 1 - Joyce Wieland's "True Patriot Love" opens at the National Gallery of Canada. It is the Gallery's first solo exhibition devoted to the work of a living Canadian woman artist.
August 15 - The first
Banff Festival of the Arts opens.
New works
Awards
Sport
Date unknown
Births
January to June
January 3 -
Cory Cross , ice hockey player
January 9
January 18 -
Seamus O'Regan , broadcast journalist and television co-host
January 23 -
Carla Robinson , television journalist
January 27 -
Patrice Brisebois , ice hockey player
February 17 -
Martyn Bennett , musician (d.
2005 )
February 24 -
Brian Savage , ice hockey player and coach
February 25 -
Daniel Powter , singer
March 6 -
Val Venis , professional wrestler
[4]
March 8 -
Bob Boughner , ice hockey player
March 20 -
Janis Kelly , volleyball player
March 27 -
Nathan Fillion , actor
April 1 -
Danielle Smith , journalist and politician
April 2 -
Conrad Leinemann , beach volleyball player
April 4 -
Steph St. Laurent , documentary filmmaker, videographer, photographer, actor, writer, environmentalist, and activist
[5]
April 9 -
Jacques Villeneuve , motor racing driver
April 19 -
Scott McCord , voice actor
June 8 -
Jeff Douglas , actor
June 15 -
Bif Naked , rock singer-songwriter, poet, cartoonist and actress
June 26 -
Christine Nordhagen , wrestler
June 26 -
Edward Parenti , swimmer
June 29 -
Matthew Good , musician
June 30
July to September
July 2 -
Evelyn Lau , poet and novelist
July 10 -
Adam Foote , ice hockey player
[6]
July 17 -
Cory Doctorow , blogger, journalist and science fiction author
July 20 -
Sandra Oh , actress
July 30 -
Tom Green , actor, rapper, writer, comedian and media personality
August 12
August 25 -
Peter Oldring , voice actor, improviser, actor and comedian
September -
Chris Klein-Beekman , aid worker killed in
Iraq (d.
2003 )
September 6 -
Fiona Milne , rower and World Champion
October to December
October 1 -
Guylaine Cloutier , swimmer
October 5 -
Sam Vincent , voice actor and singer
October 7 -
Todd Smith , Ontario MPP
October 15 -
Jamie Nicholls , Politician
October 21 -
Johanne Bégin , water polo player
October 30 -
Peter New , actor and screenwriter
November 24 -
Keith Primeau , ice hockey player
December 9 -
Petr Nedvěd , ice hockey player
December 14 -
Scott Koskie , volleyball player
December 23 -
December 25 -
Justin Trudeau , politician and 23rd
prime minister of Canada
Deaths
January to June
January 5 -
Douglas Shearer , sound designer and recording director (b.
1899 )
January 19 -
David Florida , pioneer in space research
February 4 -
Brock Chisholm , doctor and first Director-General of the
World Health Organization (b.
1896 )
March 25 -
Anne Savage , painter and art teacher (b.
1896 )
April 5 -
Maurice Brasset , politician and lawyer (b.
1884 )
April 14 -
Hector Authier , politician, lawyer and news reporter/announcer (b.
1881 )
April 17 -
Carmen Lombardo , singer and composer (b.
1903 )
April 19 -
Earl Thomson , athlete and Olympic gold medalist (b.
1895 )
May 2 -
John Horne Blackmore , politician (b.
1890 )
May 3 -
Georges Poulin , hockey player (b.
1887 )
June 19 -
Albert A. Brown , politician and lawyer (b.
1895 )
July to December
See also
References
1971 in North America
Sovereign states Dependencies and other territories