1965 in Canada

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Last updated October 16, 2023

Events from the year 1965 in Canada.

Incumbents

Crown

Monarch – Elizabeth II ^[1]

Federal government

Governor General – Georges Vanier ^[2]
Prime Minister – Lester B. Pearson
Chief Justice – Robert Taschereau (Quebec)
Parliament – 26th (until September 8) then 27th (from December 9)

Provincial governments

Territorial governments

Commissioners

Events

January 1 – Trans-Canada Airlines is renamed Air Canada.
January 9 – The Hope Slide, the largest landslide ever recorded in Canada, kills four.
January 16 – The Canada-United States Automotive Agreement is signed
January 28 – The Queen issues a royal proclamation, effective February 15, making the Maple Leaf flag the National Flag of Canada.
February 15 – Canada adopts the maple leaf for the national flag.
March 2 – Lucien Rivard escapes from a Montreal area jail
March 7 – Canadian Roman Catholic churches celebrate mass in the vernacular for the first time due to the reforms of Vatican II
March 20 – Peter Lougheed is elected leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party
April 2 – Lester Pearson gives a speech at Temple University in the United States that calls for a stop to the bombing of North Vietnam, infuriating President Lyndon Johnson
May 16 – Cross Country Checkup debuts on radio
June 7 – Navy, army, and air force commands are replaced by six functional commands
July 8 – A crash of a Canadian Pacific Airlines flight in British Columbia kills 52.
September 9 – The Fowler Report is released. It advocates creation of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

Toronto City Hall opens Toronto-cityhall.jpg — Toronto City Hall opens

September 13 - The new Toronto City Hall is opened.^[3]
November 8 – Federal election: Lester Pearson's Liberals win a second consecutive minority
November 9 – A failure at an Ontario power station causes the 1965 Blackout that stretches from Florida to Chicago and all of southern Ontario.
November 29 – Alouette 2 is launched.

Full date unknown

Eligibility age for pensions is lowered from 70 to 65

Arts and literature

New books

George Grant: Lament for a Nation
John Newlove: Moving in Alone
Robert Kroetsch: But We Are Exiles
Farley Mowat: West Viking
Gilles Archambault: La vie à trois
Hubert Aquin: Prochain épisode

Sport

March 11 – The NHL admits the California Seals, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the St. Louis Blues into the league through expansion
March 13 - Manitoba Bisons won their First University Cup be defeating the St. Dunstan's Saints 9 to 2, the Final game was played the Winnipeg Arena
May 1 - The Montreal Canadiens won their Thirteenth Stanley Cup by defeating the Chicago Black Hawks 4 games to 3. The deciding Game 7 was played at the Montreal Forum. Trois-Rivières, Quebec's Jean Beliveau is awarded the First Conn Smythe Trophy as the 1965 Playoffs MVP
September 10 - Future hall of fame baseball player Ferguson Jenkins plays his first major league game for the Philadelphia Phillies in Connie Mack Stadium
May 11 - Ontario Hockey Association's Niagara Falls Flyers won their First Memorial Cup by defeating the Central Alberta Hockey League's Edmonton Oil Kings 4 games to 0. All games were played at Edmonton Gardens
November 20 - Toronto Varsity Blues defeated the Alberta Golden Bears 14–7 in the 1st Vanier Cup played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto
November 27 - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats won their 4th Grey Cup by defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22–16 in the 53rd Grey Cup in Toronto's CNE Stadium.

Births

January to March

January 8
- Wendy Fuller, diver
- Eric Wohlberg, racing cyclist
January 21 – Brian Bradley, ice hockey player
January 23 – Tim Berrett, race walker
January 27 – Ross MacDonald, sailor and Olympic silver medallist

January 28
- Stéphane Bergeron, politician
- Lynda Boyd, actress
- Tom Ponting, swimmer and double Olympic silver medallist
January 31 – Ofra Harnoy, cellist
March 1 – Stewart Elliott, jockey
March 7 - Alison Redford, politician, and the 14th Premier of Alberta
March 15 – Marcel Gery, swimmer and Olympic bronze medallist
March 23 – Daren Puppa, ice hockey player

April to June

April 11 – Chris Pridham, tennis player
April 21 – Ed Belfour, ice hockey player
April 22 – Peter Zezel, ice hockey player (d. 2009)
May 7 – Owen Hart, wrestler (d. 1999)
May 9 – Steve Yzerman, ice hockey player
May 10 – Linda Evangelista, supermodel
May 19 – James Bezan, politician
June 19 – Gary Vandermeulen, swimmer
June 25 – Julie Daigneault, swimmer
June 26 – Gaye Porteous, field hockey player

July to September

July 11 – Michael Wayne McGray, serial killer
July 17 – Ken Evraire, television journalist, host and former professional footballer
July 26 – Michael Rascher, rower and Olympic gold medallist

August 11 – Marc Bergevin, ice hockey player
August 22
- Patricia Hy-Boulais, tennis player
- David Reimer, Canadian man, born male but reassigned female and raised as a girl after a botched circumcision^[4]
August 28 – Shania Twain, singer-songwriter
September 8 – Mark Andrews, swimmer
September 9 - Eric Tunney, comedian ( Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy ) (d. 2010)

September 27
- Bernard Lord, politician and 30th Premier of New Brunswick
- Peter MacKay, lawyer, politician and Minister

October to December

October 1 – Cliff Ronning, ice hockey player
October 5
- Mario Lemieux, ice hockey player
- Patrick Roy, ice hockey player
October 23 – David Bédard, diver

Brad Wall on October 30, 2007 BradWall.jpg — Brad Wall on October 30, 2007

October 29 – Christy Clark, politician and 35th Premier of British Columbia
November 5 – Andrew Crosby, rower and Olympic gold medallist
November 13 - Rick Roberts, actor
November 20 – John Graham, track and field athlete
November 21 – Jon Kelly, swimmer
November 24 – Brad Wall, politician and 14th Premier of Saskatchewan
November 27 – Kathleen Heddle, rower and triple Olympic gold medallist (d. 2021)
December 1 – Jamie Pagendam, boxer
December 10 – Jennifer Wyatt, golfer
December 18 – Brian Walton, road and track cyclist and coach
December 29 - Manon Perreault, politician

Full date unknown

Emanuel Jaques, murder victim (d. 1977)

Deaths

January 17 – Austin Claude Taylor, politician (b.1893)
April 1 – Harry Crerar, General (b.1888)
June 7 – John Stewart McDiarmid, politician and Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba (b.1882)
July 19 - Franklin D. McDowell, author
August 23 – George Black, politician (b.1873)
August 28 – Jacob Penner, politician (b.1880)
September 10 – S. E. Rogers, politician (b.1888)
September 20 - Madge Macbeth, author
October 8 - Thomas B. Costain, historian (b.1885)
November 25 - Gwethalyn Graham, author (b.1913)

References

↑ "Queen Elizabeth II | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
↑ Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.
↑ "Toronto City Hall tour - a brief history". toronto.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
↑ "David Reimer and John Money Gender Reassignment Controversy: The John/Joan Case - The Embryo Project Encyclopedia". embryo.asu.edu.

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[1] "Queen Elizabeth II | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[2] Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.

[3] "Toronto City Hall tour - a brief history". toronto.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2011-08-15.

[4] "David Reimer and John Money Gender Reassignment Controversy: The John/Joan Case - The Embryo Project Encyclopedia". embryo.asu.edu.

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1965 in Canada

Contents

Incumbents

Crown

Federal government

Provincial governments

Lieutenant governors

Premiers

Territorial governments

Commissioners

Events

Full date unknown

Arts and literature

New books

Awards

Music

Film

Sport

Births

January to March

April to June

July to September

October to December

Full date unknown

Deaths

See also

Related Research Articles

References