See also: 1940 in Canada, other events of 1941, 1942 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. See also 1939 in Canada, other events of 1940, 1941 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 1941 in Canada, other events of 1942, 1943 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. This is a timeline of the History of Canada. Early BC Canada Early AD Canada 1000s 1400s
Events
- January 1 - The news division of CBC is founded
- March 4 - All Japanese-Canadians are registered by the government
- July 24 - Alcan workers go on strike in Arvida, Quebec
- August 12 - All Japanese Canadians are ordered to carry a registration card
- August 14 - The Atlantic Charter is signed off Halifax
- December 7 - As a result of the Pearl Harbor Attack Canada declares war on Japan. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Japanese Canadians are Canadians of Japanese ancestry and are largely concentrated on the west coast especially in and around Vancouver. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Arvida (from '''Ar'''thur '''Vi'''ning '''Da'''vis, one of the founders of Alcan) was founded as an industrial city by Alcan in 1927 when the first Aluminum Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures The Atlantic Charter was negotiated at the Atlantic Conference (codenamed Riviera) by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U The City of Halifax (est 1841 is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise Military strike conducted by For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. That same day Canada declares war on German allies Romania, Hungary, Finland. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.
- December 8 - The day after the Attack on Pearl Harbor all fishing boats owned by Japanese-Canadians are impounded by the government. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise Military strike conducted by Japanese language schools and newspapers are shut down.
- December 8-December 25 - A large number of unprepared Canadians are killed or taken prisoner in the Battle of Hong Kong
- December 9 - John Hart becomes Premier of British Columbia, replacing Thomas Pattullo
- The R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant is completed
Births
- January 12 – Long John Baldry, musician
- January 21 – Gary Beck, racer
- January 26 – Doug Rogers, Olympic judoka
- February 18 – David Kilgour, politician
- February 20 – Buffy Sainte-Marie, musician
- March 7 – Roger Carl Young, politician
- May 17 – Andy Boychuk, long-distance runner
- May 29 – Gilbert Barrette, politician
- June 21 – Lyman Ward, actor
- June 25 – Denys Arcand, filmmaker
- July 1 – Myron Scholes, economist
- July 22 – Ron Turcotte, jockey
- July 30 – Paul Anka, singer
- August 5 – Lenny Breau, musician
- August 6 – Hedy Fry, politician
- August 12 – Réjean Ducharme, author
- September 1 – Gwendolyn MacEwen, writer
- October 5 – Bonnie Korzeniowski, Manitoba politician
- November 9 – Tom Siddon, politician
- December 22 – James Laxer, scholar
Deaths
Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian The Battle of Hong Kong took place during the Pacific campaign of World War II. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city John Hart ( Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland March 31, 1879 &ndash April 7, 1957, Victoria British Columbia The Premier of British Columbia is the First minister, Head of government, and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province Thomas Dufferin ("Duff" Pattullo ( January 19, 1873 &ndash March 30, 1956) was premier of British Columbia, Canada The R C Harris Water Treatment Plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is both a crucial piece of infrastructure and an architecturally acclaimed historic Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople John William Baldry, popularly known as Long John Baldry, ( January 12 1941 &ndash July 21 2005) was an English Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Gary Beck ( January 21, 1941 in Seattle Washington) is a two-time World champion Drag racing driver Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Douglas "Doug" Rogers (born January 26, 1941 in Truro Nova Scotia) is a former Canadian Olympic competitor in Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy The Honourable David Kilgour, PC, BA, JD, DD (born February 18, 1941 in Winnipeg Manitoba) is a former Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Buffy Sainte-Marie (born Beverly Sainte-Marie, February 20, 1941 or this date in 1942 is an Academy Award -winning Canadian First Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Roger Carl Young, BA, LLB (born March 7, 1941 in Niagara Falls Ontario, Canada) is a former Canadian Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Andrew ("Andy" Boychuk (born May 17, 1941 in Orono Ontario) is a retired Long-distance runner, who represented Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Gilbert Barrette (born May 29, 1941) is a Canadian politician Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Lyman Ward (born June 21, 1941) is a Canadian actor John Lyman Ward was born and raised in Saint John New Brunswick, Canada and graduated Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Adapted from the article Denys Arcand Denys Arcand from Wikinfo licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Myron Samuel Scholes (born July 1, 1941) is one of the authors of the Black-Scholes equation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Ron Joseph Morel Turcotte (born July 22, 1941 in Drummond, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Race Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Paul Mustapha Abdi Anka, ( Arabic: بول مصطفى عبدي أنكا OC (born 30 July 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Lenny Breau ( August 5, 1941 &ndash August 12, 1984) was a Canadian Guitarist. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Hedy Fry, PC, MP (born August 6 1941) is a Canadian politician and physician Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Réjean Ducharme (born August 12 1941) is a Quebec Novelist and Playwright who currently resides in Montreal. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Gwendolyn Margaret MacEwen ( 1 September 1941 - 29 November 1987) was a Canadian Novelist and Poet. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Bonnie Korzeniowski (born October 5, 1941) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Thomas Edward "Tom" Siddon, PC (born November 9 1941) is a former Canadian politician. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies James Laxer (born December 22 1941) is a Canadian Political economist, professor and author Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Alexander Cameron Rutherford (born Osgoode Ontario 2 February 1857 - died 11 June 1941 Edmonton Alberta) was a lawyer politician and the first Premier Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905
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