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1 Events

May 31 - the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia is abolished
August 20 - John MacLean resigns as premier of British Columbia
August 21 - Simon Fraser Tolmie becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing John MacLean
The Supreme Court of Canada rules that women are not persons who can hold office according to the British North America Act—reversed a year later by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Britain

2 Births

March 31 - Gordie Howe, hockey player
May 4 - Maynard Ferguson, jazz trumpet player

3 Deaths

1928 Years in Canada

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1928Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 See also 1928 in aviation 1928 in film 1928 in literature 1928 in mu	1928 Winter OlympicsThe II Olympic Winter Games were held in 1928 in Saint Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own, and not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics''. The preceding 1924 Winter Olympics were retroactively renamed	1928 Summer OlympicsThe Games of the IX Olympiad were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had made a bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympics, but had to give way to war-victim Belgium and De Coubertin's Paris before finally being awarded with the organisation. Games
1928 in musicSee also 1927 in music, other events of 1928, 1929 in music and the list of 'years in music'. Events April 27 Igor Stravinsky's ballet Apollon musagete is premiered in Washington September 11 Leos Janacek's String Quartet No. 2 Intimate Letters is premier	1928 in televisionSee also 1927 in television, other events of 1928, 1929 in television and the list of 'years in television'. Events February 9 John Logie Baird transmits television pictures across the Atlantic. The pictures are transmitted from Motograph House, London by	1928 in filmSee also 1927 in film 1928 1929 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. November 18 Disney's Steamboat Willie premieres. This animated short was the first film to include a s
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