Events from the year 1964 in Canada. [edit] Incumbents [edit] Events - March 26 - The White Paper on Defence is tabled.
- March 27 - Several towns in coastal British Columbia, including Prince Rupert, Tofino, Port Alberni and Zeballos, suffer damage from tsunamis associated with the Good Friday Earthquake in Alaska. Overall damage is estimated at $10 million.
- April - Canadians are issued Social Insurance cards for the first time
- April 22 - Saskatchewan election: Ross Thatcher's Liberals win a majority, defeating Woodrow Lloyd's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
- March 13 - Canada begins a decades-long peacekeeping mission in Cyprus
- March 23 - George Stanley first describes and sketches the proposal for Canada's new flag that is eventually accepted
- May 22 - W. Ross Thatcher is sworn in as Premier of Saskatchewan
- May 27 - The Prime Minister unveils the "Pearson Pennant", his preferred, but ultimately unsuccessful, design for a new national flag.
- June 15 - The Great Flag Debate begins in the House of Commons.
- July 16 - Canada extends its exclusive fishing zone to 12 miles off-shore
- September 10 - After almost three months of debate in the Commons, the flag question is referred to an all-party committee.
- September 17 - The flag committee meets for the first time.
- October 5 - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip begin an eight-day visit to Canada.
- October 22 - The flag committee makes its final selection of the design that will become the national flag.
- November 30 - John Diefenbaker launches a filibuster to try to prevent the introduction of a new Canadian flag
- December 16 - Bill creating the new Flag of Canada passed in the House of Commons after much controversy.
[edit] Full date unknown [edit] Arts and literature [edit] New books [edit] Awards [edit] Television [edit] Births [edit] January to June - January 10 - Brad Roberts, lead singer and guitarist
- January 31 - Sylvie Bernier, diver and Olympic gold medalist
- February 1 - Sharon Bruneau, bodybuilder and fitness competitor
- February 10 - Victor Davis, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist and World Champion (d.1989)
- February 10 - Gregory Edgelow, wrestler
- April 1 - Scott Stevens, ice hockey player
- May 13 - Robert Marland, rower and Olympic gold medalist
- June 9 - Gloria Reuben, singer and actress
- June 14 - Randall Thompson, boxer
- June 21 - Rick Duff, boxer
[edit] July to September - July 24 - Erminia Russo, volleyball player
- August 9 - Brett Hull, ice hockey player and coach
- August 17 - Colin James, singer, guitarist and songwriter
- August 26 - Dave Boyes, rower and Olympic silver medalist
- August 27 - Paul Bernardo, serial killer and rapist
- August 30 - Milena Gaiga, field hockey player
- September 2 - Keanu Reeves, actor
- September 12 - Greg McConnell, indie rock musician (d.1999)
- September 14 - Terrence Paul, rower and Olympic gold medalist
- September 18 - Kelly-Ann Way, track cyclist and road bicycle racer
- September 22 - Wayne Yearwood, basketball player and coach
- September 23 - Diana Dutra, female boxer
- September 25 - Ray Lazdins, discus thrower
[edit] October to December  Diana Krall at a CD signing in Toronto, Canada (Sept 2007) [edit] Full date unknown [edit] Deaths - January 1 - William Herbert Burns, politician (b.1878)
- January 12 - Byron Ingemar Johnson, politician and 24th Premier of British Columbia (b.1890)
- February 18 - Joseph-Armand Bombardier, inventor, businessman and founder of Bombardier Inc. (b.1907)
- March 3 - Angus MacInnis, politician (b.1884)
- April 4 - Sarah Ramsland, politician, first woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (b.1882)
- April 26 - E. J. Pratt, poet (b.1882)
- June 9 - Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, business tycoon, politician and writer (b.1879)
- September 5 - William Sherring, marathon runner and Olympic gold medalist (b.1878)
- December 9 - Elmore Philpott, journalist and politician (b.1896)
- December 14 - Roland Beaudry, politician, journalist, publicist and publisher (b.1906)
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