1960_in_Canada

1960 in Canada

See also: 1959 in Canada, other events of 1960, 1961 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Arts and literature
4 Births
5 Deaths

Incumbents

Events

January: The Board of Broadcast Governors begins hearings in Winnipeg to determine alternatives to CBC Television. Hearings were conducted throughout the country. Eventually, numerous licences were given to: Halifax—the Finlay MacDonald group—CJCH-TV; Montreal—the Canadian Marconi Co.—CFCF-TV; Ottawa—Ernie Bushnell's group—CJOH-TV; Toronto—Baton—the Bassett group—CFTO-TV; Winnipeg—the Moffat group—CJAY-TV (CKY-TV); Edmonton—the CBC (CBXT), (which would relieve CFRN-TV of its CBC affiliation); Calgary—the Love organization—CFCN-TV; Vancouver—the Vantel group—CHAN-TV (BCTV).
January 2: Paul Sauvé, Premier of Quebec, dies in office
January 8: Antonio Barrette becomes premier of Quebec
January 16: Gordie Howe becomes the leading scorer in NHL history, passing Maurice Richard
February 16: The new National Gallery of Canada building opens in Ottawa
April 14: The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs to win their fifth Stanley Cup in a row
April 24: Television station CBWFT signs on for the first time as Radio-Canada Winnipeg.
June 8: Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a fifth consecutive majority
July 1: Status Indians are given the right to vote
July 12: Louis Robichaud becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Hugh John Flemming
July 22: Jean Lesage becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Antonio Barrette
July 22: Vincent Massey becomes the first Canadian to receive the Royal Victorian Chain
July 25–27: The first First Ministers conference is held
August 10: The Canadian Bill of Rights is given royal assent
September: York University's first class begins learning
September 19: The University of Calgary is founded
October 6: Maurice Richard's number is retired by the Montreal Canadiens
November 2: The National Theatre School opens in Montreal
December 17: Quebec becomes the last province to agree to the National Health Act
The Quiet Revolution is usually said to begin in Quebec
The Canadian Bill of Rights is approved by Parliament
French beginning to be recognized as language taught in schools outside of Quebec
L'Anse aux Meadows, evidence of Viking colonization of North America is discovered in Newfoundland
Seven-year-old Roger Woodward became the first person to accidentally fall over the Horseshoe Falls and survive.

Arts and literature

New books

Milton Acorn: Against a League of Liars
Farley Mowat: Ordeal by Ice
Gordon R. Dickson: Necromancer

Awards

See 1960 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Stephen Leacock Award: Pierre Berton, Just Add Water and Stir

Births

January 12: Oliver Platt, actor
January 25: John Anderson Alleyne, choreographer
February 2: Grant Main, rower
February 12: George Elliott Clarke, author
February 14: Meg Tilly, actor
February 17: Lindy Ruff, ice hockey player and coach
February 28: Dorothy Stratten, actor
March 7: Gail Greenough, author
March 15: Carole Rouillard, long-distance runner
April 10: Drew Caldwell, politician
April 28: John Cerutti, baseball pitcher
April 29: Robert J. Sawyer, science fiction writer
May 23: Cheryl Gallant, politician
July 19: Atom Egoyan, filmmaker
July 21: Dale Hunter, ice hockey player
July 22: Jane Patterson, judoka
July 25: Alain Robidoux, snooker player
August 27: Mike Mahovlich, javelin thrower
August 30: Mark Eyking, politician
September 14: Callum Keith Rennie, actor
September 21: David James Elliott, actor
November 6: Kevin Neufeld, rower
November 8: Anne Dorval, actress
December 28: Ray Bourque, ice hockey player
John Greyson: film director

Deaths

January 2: Paul Sauvé, Premier of Quebec
February 22: Paul-Émile Borduas, abstract painter
November 5: Mack Sennett, comedian
December 12: Louis Orville Breithaupt, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

Contents

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

Births

Deaths