1981 in Canada explained
Events from the year 1981 in Canada.
Incumbents
See main article: 1981 Canadian incumbents.
Crown
Federal government
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Premiers
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Premiers
Events
Full date unknown
Arts and literature
New works
Awards
W.D. Valgardson, Gentle Sinners
Elizabeth Allan, The Shored Up House
M. Travis Lane, Divinations and Short Poems 1973-1978
Gary Lautens, Take My Family...Please!
Monica Hughes
Film
Sport
Births
- January 7 – Alex Auld, ice hockey player
- January 8 – Jeff Francis, baseball pitcher
- January 11 – Jonathan Mandick, rower
- January 15 – Dylan Armstrong, shot putter
- January 16 – Nic Youngblud, water polo player
- January 17 – Julien Cousineau, alpine skier
- January 20 – Owen Hargreaves, soccer player
- January 21 – Dany Heatley, ice hockey player
- February 13 – Kristina Kiss, soccer player
- February 19 – Shawn Spears, pro wrestler
- February 24 – Adam Kunkel, hurdler
- March 14 – Isabelle Pearson, judoka
- March 28 – Dan Petronijevic, actor
- April 6 – Auburn Sigurdson, softball player
- April 16 – Matthieu Proulx, football player
- April 19 – Hayden Christensen, actor
- April 29 – Oliver Bone, sailor
- May 8 – Blake Leibel, murderer
- May 15 – Justin Morneau, baseball player
- May 20 – Morgan Knabe, swimmer
- June 4 – Jennifer Carroll, swimmer
- June 21 – Kevin Mitchell, water polo player
- June 23 – Mikey Bustos, Filipino Canadian entertainer
- July 9 – Dylan Taylor, actor
- July 13 – Michael Mando, actor, writer and director
- July 21 – Anabelle Langlois, figure skater
- July 23 – Steve Jocz, drummer
- August 9 – Lauren Bay Regula, softball player
- August 19 – Taylor Pyatt, ice hockey player
- September 1 – Michael Adamthwaite, voice actor
- September 7
- September 13 – Angelina Love, professional wrestler[3]
- September 26 – Kaila Holtz, softball player
- October 3 – Amanda Walsh, actress
- October 4 – Justin Williams, ice hockey player
- October 8 – Raffi Torres, ice hockey player
- October 25 – Gary Reed, middle distance athlete
- October 30 – Shaun Sipos, actor
- November 4 – Paul Tucker comic-book artist
- November 20 – Christian Bernier, volleyball player
Deaths
- January 5 - Lomer Brisson, politician and lawyer (b. 1916)
- January 16 - John Oates Bower, politician, businessman and executive (b. 1901)
- April 10 - George Carlyle Marler, politician, notary and philatelist (b. 1901)
- May 4 - Samuel Rosborough Balcom, politician (b. 1888)
- May 23 - David Lewis, lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
- May 29 - Walter Russell Shaw, politician and Premier of Prince Edward Island (b. 1887)
- June 28 - Terry Fox, humanitarian, athlete and cancer treatment activist (b. 1958)
- September 23 - Dan George, actor and author (b. 1899)
- November 3 - Thérèse Casgrain, feminist, reformer, politician and Senator (b. 1896)
- December 28 - Allan Dwan, film director, producer and screenwriter (b. 1885)
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Queen Elizabeth II The Canadian Encyclopedia . www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca . 4 December 2022.
- Book: Lentz . Harris M. . Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 . 4 February 2014 . Routledge . 978-1-134-26490-2 . 144 . en.
- Web site: Touched by Angel Williams. https://archive.today/20120723193052/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/07/02/125159.html. dead. July 23, 2012. July 17, 2008. Altamura. Brian. July 2, 2003. SLAM Sports!.