1956 in Canada

See also: 1955 in Canada, other events of 1956, 1957 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• June 20 - Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a fourth consecutive majority
• November 20 - Robert Stanfield becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Henry Hicks

Arts and literature

Births

• May 19 - James Gosling, computer scientist (Java)

Deaths

• September 11 - Billy Bishop, fighter pilot