1933 in Canada

none April 2026 June 2020 1933 Events from the year 1933 in Canada. Incumbents Crown Monarch – George VKing George V The Canadian Encyclopedia https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/king-george-v 4 December 2022 Federal government Governor General – Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough Prime Minister – Richard Bedford Bennett Chief Justice – Francis Alexander Anglin (Ontario) (until 28 February) then Lyman Poore Duff (British Columbia) Parliament – 17th Provincial governments Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – William Legh Walsh Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – John William Fordham Johnson Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – James Duncan McGregor Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Hugh Havelock McLean Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Walter Harold Covert Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Herbert Alexander Bruce Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Charles Dalton (until December 9) then George Des Brisay de Blois (from December 28) Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Henry George Carroll Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Hugh Edwin Munroe Premiers Premier of Alberta – John Edward Brownlee Premier of British Columbia – Simon Fraser Tolmie (until November 15) then Duff Pattullo Premier of Manitoba – John Bracken Premier of New Brunswick – Charles Dow Richards (until June 1) then Leonard Tilley Premier of Nova Scotia – Gordon Sidney Harrington (until September 5) then Angus Lewis Macdonald Premier of Ontario – George Stewart Henry Premier of Prince Edward Island – James D. Stewart (until October 10) then William J. P. MacMillan (from October 14) Premier of Quebec – Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Premier of Saskatchewan – James Thomas Milton Anderson Territorial governments Commissioners Controller of Yukon – George A. Jeckell Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Hugh Rowatt Events April 7 – Raymond Paley becomes the first known skiing fatality in the Canadian Rockies on Fossil Mountain. June 1 – Leonard Tilley becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Charles Richards August 16 – The Christie Pits riot between Jews and Nazi sympathizers in Toronto. September 5 – Angus Macdonald becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Gordon Harrington October 14 – W. J. P. MacMillan becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing James D. Stewart November 11 – The magnitude 7.3 Baffin Bay earthquake occurs at Baffin Bay, Northwest Territories. November 15 – Thomas Pattullo becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Simon Fraser Tolmie December 2 – Newfoundland's independence is revoked due to its financial difficulties. Arts and literature 1933 in art 1933 in literature Sport April 6 – The Ontario Hockey Association's Newmarket Redmen win their first Memorial Cup by defeating the South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Regina Pats 2 games to 0. All games were played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto December 9 – The Toronto Argonauts win their third Grey Cup by defeating the Sarnia Imperials 4–3 at Sarnia's Davis Field December 12 – Eddie Shore of the Boston Bruins hits Ace Bailey of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Bailey lands head first, and severe head trauma ends his career. The Ace Bailey Benefit Game, a forerunner of the NHL All-Star Game, is played on February 14, 1934. Births January to March January 24 – Claude Préfontaine, actor (d. 2013) January 25 Anne Innis Dagg, zoologist and feminist (d. 2024) Alden Nowlan, poet, novelist, playwright and journalist (d. 1983) January 31 – Camille Henry, ice hockey player (d. 1997) February 13 – Michael Cook, playwright (d. 1994) February 16 – Tom Hickey, Canadian politician (d. 2020) February 18 – Frank Moores, businessman, politician and 2nd Premier of Newfoundland (d. 2005) February 24 – Gustavo Da Roza, architect March 2 – Simonie Michael, Inuk politician (d. 2008) March 4 – James Jerome, jurist, politician and Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada (d. 2005) March 9 – Mel Lastman, businessman, politician and Mayor of Toronto (d. 2021) March 19 John Sopinka, lawyer and puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada (d. 1997) Richard Williams, Canadian-British animator (d. 2019) March 23 – Thomas R. Berger, politician and jurist (d. 2021) March 29 – Jacques Brault, poet and translator (d. 2022) April to June April 5 – Joe Comuzzi, politician (d. 2022) April 19 Peter Demeter, murderer Garry Blaine, ice hockey player (d. 1998) April 24 – Alan Eagleson, disbarred lawyer, convicted felon, former politician, hockey agent and promoter May 24 – Marian Engel, novelist (d. 1985) May 29 – Marc Carbonneau, taxi driver and convicted kidnapper June 19 – Michael M. Ames, anthropologist and academic (d. 2006) June 24 Bob Cole, sports television announcer (d. 2024) Bernard Grandmaître, politician June 26 – Gerry Weiner, politician June 28 Antonio Flamand, politician Gisèle Lalonde, politician and community activist, mayor of Vanier, Ontario (1985–1992) (d. 2022) June 30 Don Head, ice hockey player Orval Tessier, ice hockey centre and coach (d. 2022) July to September July 2 – Kenny Wharram, ice hockey player (d. 2017) July 8 – Antonio Lamer, lawyer, jurist and 16th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 2007) July 13 – Scott Symons, writer (d. 2009) July 14 – Robert Bourassa, politician and 22nd Premier of Quebec (d. 1996) July 16 – Julian Klymkiw, ice hockey goaltender (d. 2022) July 17 – Mimi Hines, singer and comedian July 28 David Ahenakew, politician (d. 2010) Charlie Hodge, ice hockey goaltender (d. 2016) August 13 – Ted Godwin, artist (d. 2013) August 24 – John Alan Lee, sociologist (d. 2013) August 30 – Don Getty, politician and 11th Premier of Alberta (d. 2016) August 31 – Laurie Bower, jazz and pop singer (d. 2016) September 8 – Maurice Foster, politician, MP for Algoma (1968–1993) (d. 2010) September 19 – Gilles Archambault, novelist October to December October 12 – Guido Molinari, artist (d. 2004) October 22 – David Bromige, poet (d. 2009) November 16 – Leonard Marchand, politician (d. 2016) November 26 – Robert Goulet, singer and actor (d. 2007) November 27 – Jacques Godbout, novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet December 1 – Alex Campbell, politician and Premier of Prince Edward Island December 12 – Joe Borowski, politician and activist (d. 1996) December 25 – Fred Sasakamoose, ice hockey player (d. 2020) Full date unknown Harry Flemming, journalist (d. 2008) Doreen Kimura, psychologist who was professor at Simon Fraser University (d. 2013) Deaths January 3 – Jack Pickford, actor (b. 1896) April 14 – Daniel Hunter McMillan, politician and Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba (b. 1846) October 10 – James David Stewart, educator, lawyer, politician and Premier of Prince Edward Island (b. 1874) October 17 – Emily Murphy, women's rights activist, jurist and author, first woman magistrate in Canada and in the British Empire (b. 1868) October 25 – William John Bowser, politician and Premier of British Columbia (b. 1867) November 30 – Arthur Currie, World War I general (b. 1875) See also List of Canadian films References 2 1933 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Canada Canada Category:1933 in North America Category:1930s in Canada