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1 Events

• March 6 - William Pugsley becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Lemuel Tweedie
• May 31 - Clifford Robinson becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing William Pugsley
• August 29 - Part of the under-construction Quebec Bridge collapses in Quebec City killing 75 construction workers and injuring 11.
• September 7 - An anti-Asian riot attacks Vancouver's Chinatown
• September 14 - Jasper National Park established
• The National Council for Women demands "equal pay for equal work"
• The world's first dial telephone came into use at Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
• The first SobeysSobeys is a Canadian supermarket chain based in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. History The company was founded by Frank Sobey in 1907 as a meat delivery business in Stellarton. In 1924 he expanded into a full grocery business, serving the industrial Pictou Coun opens in Stellarton, Nova ScotiaStellerton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Canada at a latitude of 45°34' North and longitude of 62°40' West. As of the 2001 census, Stellarton had a population of 4,809 and a median age of 39. In 1991, the population was 5,237.

2 Births

• January 26January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 339 days remaining (340 in leap years). Events 1340 King Edward III of England is declared King of France. 1500 Vicente Yanez Pinzon become the first European to discover Brazil. - Hans SelyeHans Selye ( 1907 1982), an Canadian physician, did much important theoretical work on the physical effects of stress. Some commentators considered him the first to demonstrate the existence of a separate stress disease, the stress syndrome, or General ad, scientist
• March 20March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). There are 286 days remaining. Events 1413 Henry V becomes King of England. 1602 The Dutch East India Company is established. 1739 Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and s - Hugh MacLennanJohn Hugh MacLennan ( March 20, 1907 November 7, 1990) was a Canadian author and Professor of English at McGill University. He won five Governor-General's Awards and the Royal Bank Award. MacLennan was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, and moved with his fa, author
• April 16April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). There are 259 days remaining. Events 1178 BC A solar eclipse may mark the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca to his Kingdom after the Trojan War. 1071 Bari fa - Joseph Bombardier
• July 6 - George Stanley, academic, designer of Canadian flag
• August 5 - Herman Linder , rodeoist
• September 15 - Fay Wray, actress
• November 21 - Christie Harris , children's author