1969 in Canada
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Events from the year 1969 in Canada.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Elizabeth II
- Governor General - Roland Michener
- Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau
- Premier of Alberta - Harry Strom
- Premier of British Columbia - W.A.C. Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba - Walter Weir then Edward Schreyer
- Premier of New Brunswick - Louis Robichaud
- Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia - George Smith
- Premier of Ontario - John Robarts
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Alexander B. Campbell
- Premier of Quebec - Jean-Jacques Bertrand
- Premier of Saskatchewan - W. Ross Thatcher
[edit] Events
- January 29 - February 11 - The Sir George Williams Computer Riot occurs as students occupy the computer centre of Sir George Williams University to protest alleged racism on campus
- February 13 - FLQ terrorists bomb the Montreal Stock Exchange
- February 19 - An 18 month long strike by Quebec teachers comes to an end
- March 7 - Pierre-Paul Geoffroy pleads guilty to charges connected to 31 FLQ bombings
- May 2 - Telesat Canada formed
- June 2 - The National Arts Centre in Ottawa opens
- July 7 - The Official Languages Act makes French and English equal throughout the Canadian government
- July 15 - Edward Schreyer becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Walter Weir
- August 24 - The oil tanker Manhattan becomes the first such ship to travel through the Northwest Passage
- Homosexuality is decriminalized
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] New works
- Margaret Atwood - The Edible Woman
- Timothy Findley - The Butterfly Plague
- Robert Kroetsch - The Studhorse Man
- Mordecai Richler - The Street
- Milton Acorn - I've Tasted My Blood
- Farley Mowat - The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
- Gilles Archambault - Le tendre matin
- Marshall McLuhan - Counterblast
[edit] Awards
- See 1969 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Stuart Trueman, You're Only as Old as You Act
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Audrey McKim
[edit] Music
- Karel Ančerl replaces Seiji Ozawa as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
[edit] Sport
- April 14 - The Montreal Expos baseball team plays their first home game.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to March
- January 3 - Tom Petryshen, wrestler
- January 11 - Andrew Griffiths, field hockey player
- January 23 - Brendan Shanahan, ice hockey player
- February 16 - Claude Lambert, boxer
- February 22 - Kathy Tough, volleyball player
[edit] April to June
- April 3 - Lance Storm, wrestler
- April 7 - Gary Anderson, swimmer
- May 6 - Raymond Brown, swimmer
- May 15 - Mark Jackson, hurdler
- May 16 - Yannick Bisson, actor (Murdoch Mysteries)
- May 19
- Dan Lee, animator (d.2005)
- Rochelle Low, field hockey player
- May 28 - Rob Ford, politician and 64th and current Mayor of Toronto
- June 12 - Kelvin Goertzen, politician
[edit] July to September
- July 7 - Joe Sakic, ice hockey player
- July 7 - Cree Summer, actress, musician and voice actress
- July 13 - Ewan Beaton, judoka
- July 16 - Turlough O'Hare, swimmer
- July 17 - Tom Glesby, boxer
- July 17 - Laurelee Kopeck, field hockey player
- July 23 - Andrew Cassels, ice hockey player
- July 24 - Rick Fox, basketball player and actor
- August 15 - Mark Heese, beach volleyball player and Olympic bronze medalist
- August 19 - Matthew Perry, actor
- August 23 - Hari Kant, field hockey player
- August 28 - Pierre Turgeon, ice hockey player
- September 16 - Andy Borodow, wrestler
- September 23 - Donald Audette, ice hockey player
[edit] October to December
- October 6 - Jeffrey Lay, rower and Olympic silver medalist
- October 8 - Dylan Neal, actor
- October 17 - Rick Mercer, comedian, television personality and political satirist
- November 1 - Tie Domi, ice hockey player
- November 7 - Tanya Dubnicoff, track cyclist
- November 15 - Helen Kelesi, tennis player
- December 4 - Jacques Landry, cyclist
- December 10 - Rob Blake, ice hockey player
- December 12 - Iain Sydie, badminton player
- December 12 - Debra Wurzburger, swimmer
- December 15 - Chantal Petitclerc, wheelchair racer and multiple Paralympic gold medalist
- December 22 - Myriam Bédard, biathlete and double Olympic gold medalist
- December 30 - Shane McConkey, extreme skier and base jumper (d.2009)
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January to June
- January 31 - Gail Miller, murder victim (b. circa 1948)
- February 27 - Marius Barbeau, ethnographer and folklorist (b.1883)
- March 18 - John Bracken, politician and 11th Premier of Manitoba (b.1883)
- March 23 - Arthur Lismer, painter and member of the Group of Seven (b.1885)
- June 16 - Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, military commander and Governor General of Canada (b.1891)
[edit] July to December
- September 8 - Frederick Varley, artist and member of the Group of Seven (b.1881)
- September 12 - Charles Foulkes, general and first Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff (b.1903)
- October 10 - Robert Winters, politician and businessman (b.1910)
- November 3 - Parr, artist (b.1893)
- November 11 - John Sissons, barrister, author, judge and politician (b.1892)
- November 14 - Bobbie Rosenfeld, athlete and Olympic gold medalist (b.1904)
