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1930 in Canada
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Incumbents
Crown
Monarch
–
George V
[
1
]
Federal government
Governor General
–
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
Prime Minister
–
William Lyon Mackenzie King
(until August 7) then
Richard B. Bennett
Chief Justice
–
Francis Alexander Anglin
(
Ontario
)
Parliament
–
16th
(until 30 May) then
17th
(from 8 September)
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
–
William Egbert
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
–
Robert Randolph Bruce
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
–
James Duncan McGregor
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
–
Hugh Havelock McLean
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
–
James Cranswick Tory
(until November 19) then
Frank Stanfield
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
–
William Donald Ross
Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
–
Frank Richard Heartz
(until November 19) then
Charles Dalton
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
–
Henry George Carroll
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
–
Henry William Newlands
Premiers
Premier of Alberta
–
John Edward Brownlee
Premier of British Columbia
–
Simon Fraser Tolmie
Premier of Manitoba
–
John Bracken
Premier of New Brunswick
–
John Baxter
Premier of Nova Scotia
–
Edgar Nelson Rhodes
(until August 11) then
Gordon Sidney Harrington
Premier of Ontario
–
George Howard Ferguson
(until December 15) then
George Stewart Henry
Premier of Prince Edward Island
–
Albert Charles Saunders
(until May 20) then
Walter Lea
Premier of Quebec
–
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Premier of Saskatchewan
–
James Thomas Milton Anderson
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Gold Commissioner of Yukon
–
George Ian MacLean
Commissioner of Northwest Territories
–
William Wallace Cory
Events
February 15 –
Cairine Wilson
becomes Canada's first female senator
May 20 –
Walter Lea
becomes
Premier of Prince Edward Island
, replacing
Albert Saunders
June 19 –
1930 Alberta general election
: Premier
John Brownlee
's
United Farmers of Alberta
win a third consecutive
majority
June 22 –
Statue of Jean Vauquelin
unveiled in Montreal's
Vauquelin Square
June 29 –
Eight Jesuit martyrs
become the first Canadian
saints
July 1 – The Seigniory Club, later to become the
Château Montebello
hotel, opens in
Montebello, Quebec
June 26 –
John B. King
Explosion
July 28 –
Federal election
:
R.B. Bennett
's
Conservatives
win a majority, defeating
Mackenzie King
's
Liberals
August 7 – R.B. Bennett becomes
Prime Minister
, replacing Mackenzie King
August 11 –
Gordon Harrington
becomes
Premier of Nova Scotia
, replacing
Edgar Rhodes
October 18 –
Robert Burns Memorial (Montreal)
unveiled
November 12 – Norway relinquishes its claim to the
Sverdrup Islands
.
December 15 –
George Henry
becomes
Premier of Ontario
, replacing
Howard Ferguson
Arts and literature
January 6
– An early literary character licensing agreement is signed by
A. A. Milne
, granting
Stephen Slesinger
U.S. and Canadian merchandising rights to the
Winnie-the-Pooh
works.
Sport
March 29 – The
South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
's
Regina Pats
win their third
Memorial Cup
by defeating the
Ontario Hockey Association
's
West Toronto Nationals
2 games to 0. All games were played at
Shea's Amphitheatre
in
Winnipeg
April 3 – The
Montreal Canadiens
win their third
Stanley Cup
by defeating the
Boston Bruins
2 games to 0. The deciding game was played at the
Montreal Forum
May 14 –
Winnipeg Rugby Club
(Winnipeg Blue Bombers) are established
August 16–23 – The
British Empire Games
take place in
Hamilton
.
[
2
]
December 6 – The
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
win their second
Grey Cup
, defeating the
Regina Roughriders
11 to 6 in the
18th Grey Cup
, played at
Varsity Stadium
Births
January to March
January 4 –
Herbert O. Sparrow
, politician (d.
2012
)
January 7 –
Clement Bowman
, chemical engineer (d.
2021
)
January 11 –
Harold Greenberg
, film producer (d.
1996
)
January 12 –
Tim Horton
, ice hockey player and businessman (d.
1974
)
January 14 –
Kenny Wheeler
, composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
January 23 –
Georges Massicotte
, politician (d.
2020
)
[
3
]
January 24 –
Felix Cappella
, race walker (d.
2011
)
February 6 –
Allan King
, film director (d.
2009
)
February 12 –
Daniel Hyatt
, actor (d.
2015
)
March 11 –
Claude Jutra
, actor, film director and writer (d.
1986
)
March 13 –
Sue Johanson
, Canadian sex educator and TV personality (d.
2023
)
April to June
April 2 –
Don Hall
, ice hockey player (d.
2017
)
April 24 –
Étienne Gaboury
, architect (d.
2022
)
April 28 –
Charles Caccia
, politician (d.
2008
)
April 29 –
Ben Hanuschak
, politician
April 30 –
Jackie McLeod
, ice hockey player and coach (d.
2022
)
May 9 –
Muriel Smith
, politician
May 24 –
Robert Bateman
, naturalist and painter
May 26 –
Lorne Ferguson
,
ice hockey
player (d.
2008
)
May 29 -
Roy Bonisteel
, journalist and television host
Lawrence Heisey
, businessman
Jacques Parizeau
June 17 –
Rosemary Brown
, politician (d.
2003
)
June 19 –
John Lynch-Staunton
, Senator
July to December
July 6 –
George Armstrong
, ice hockey player (d.
2021
)
July 10 –
Bruce Boa
, actor (d.
2004
)
July 12 –
Gordon Pinsent
, actor (d.
2023
)
July 14 –
Arthur Irving
, businessman (d.
2024
)
July 15 –
Richard Garneau
, sports journalist (d.
2013
)
Maureen Forrester photo taken by
Carl Van Vechten
July 22 –
Dinny Flanagan
, ice hockey player (d.
2018
)
July 25 –
Maureen Forrester
,
opera singer
(d.
2010
)
August 9
Jacques Parizeau
, economist, politician and 26th
Premier of Quebec
Larry Regan
, ice hockey player, coach and manager (d.
2009
)
September 18 –
John Tolos
, wrestler and wrestling manager (d.
2009
)
September 21 –
John Morgan
, comedian (d.
2004
)
October 2 –
Dave Barrett
, politician and 26th
Premier of British Columbia
October 24 –
Micheline Beauchemin
, textile artist and weaver
October 29 –
André Bernier
, politician
October 30 –
Timothy Findley
, novelist and playwright (d.
2002
)
December 1 –
Jim Anderson
, ice hockey player (
Springfield Indians
) and coach (
Washington Capitals
) (d.
2013
)
Full date unknown
Ben Kerr
, street performer, author, broadcaster, musician and perennial candidate (d.
2005
)
Deaths
Emma Albani
February –
Levi Addison Ault
, businessman and naturalist (b.
1851
)
February 28 –
George Boyce
, politician (b.
1848
)
April 3 –
Emma Albani
, soprano (b.
1847
)
July 19 –
David Bonis
, politician
August 3 –
James Alexander Anderson
, politician
November 16 –
William James Topley
, photographer (b.
1845
)
December 9 –
Laura Muntz Lyall
, painter (b.
1860
)
November 21 –
Jean-Marie-Raphaël Le Jeune
, Canadian writer, linguist and Catholic priest (born
1855
)
References
↑
"King George V | The Canadian Encyclopedia"
.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
. Retrieved
4 December
2022
.
↑
Bell, Daniel (2003).
Encyclopedia of international games
. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p.
474.
ISBN
0-7864-1026-4
.
↑
"Georges Massicotte - Assemblée nationale du Québec"
.
www.assnat.qc.ca
(in French)
. Retrieved
2024-11-27
.
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