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List of Canadian events in 1984
Events from the year 1984 in Canada .
Incumbents
Crown
Federal government
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Premiers
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Premiers
Events
January to June
July to December
July 18 - Quebec actress
Denise Morelle is found murdered in a house she had gone to visit Sanguinet Street in
Montreal . Autopsies show that she was raped and brutally beaten to death. The murderer, 49-year-old Gaetan Bissonnette, will not be discovered until 2007.
August 31 -
MuchMusic first airs.
September 1 -
The Sports Network (TSN) first airs.
September 3 - In protest of the upcoming Papal visit,
Thomas Bernard Brigham , a retired American armed forces officer, bombs Montreal's
Central Station , killing 3 people and wounding more than 30.
September 4 - In the
1984 federal election , the incumbent government of the Liberal Party of Canada is defeated as the
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada , led by
Brian Mulroney , wins the largest parliamentary majority in Canadian history.
September 9–20 -
Pope John Paul II tours Canada.
September 17 - Brian Mulroney is sworn in as Canada's eighteenth
prime minister .
September 25 - The
Premier of New Brunswick
Richard Bennett Hatfield is accused of drug possession (35 grams of
cannabis was found in his bag) during the official visit of Queen
Elizabeth II in the province. He was finally acquitted.
October 5 -
Marc Garneau becomes the first
Canadian in space , aboard the
Space Shuttle Challenger .
November 6
November 23 - The
Fredericton City Hall is designated a
National Historic Site .
Full date unknown
Arts and literature
New books
Awards
Film
Television
Sport
Births
January 2 –
Kristen Hager , film and television actress
January 26 –
Jon Hameister-Ries , football player (died
2021 )
February 8 –
Manuel Osborne-Paradis , skier
February 10 –
Chris Pellini , canoeist
February 15 –
Mark de Jonge , canoeist
March 13 –
Noel Fisher , actor
March 26 –
Stéphanie Lapointe , singer-songwriter and actress
April 25 –
Dallas Soonias , volleyball player
April 27 –
Pierre-Marc Bouchard , ice hockey player
May 7 –
Kevin Owens , pro wrestler
May 29 –
James Steacy , hammer thrower
June 2 –
Max Boyer , wrestler
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June 13 –
Chanelle Charron-Watson , swimmer
June 16 –
Rick Nash , ice hockey player
June 27 –
Kate Richardson , gymnast
July 3 –
Corey Sevier , actor
July 11 –
Melanie Papalia , actress
July 12 –
Sami Zayn , pro wrestler
July 20 –
Nicholas Tritton , judoka
July 24 –
Tyler Kyte , actor and singer
August 4 –
Scott Dickens , swimmer
August 6 –
Kit Lang , actor
September 5
September 19 –
Kevin Zegers , actor
September 22 –
Laura Vandervoort , actress
September 27 –
Avril Lavigne , singer-songwriter, fashion designer and actress
October 1 –
Rosanna Tomiuk , water polo player
October 4 –
Sheray Thomas , basketball player
October 11 –
Martha MacIsaac , actress
October 24 –
Sultana Frizell , hammer thrower
October 26 –
Dominique Perreault , water polo player
November 26 –
Shannon Rempel , speed skater
November 28 –
Marc-André Fleury , ice hockey player
December 21 –
Sarah Mutch , model and actress
Deaths
January to June
February 7 –
James Sinclair , politician, businessman and father of
Margaret Sinclair , one-time wife of
Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau , and grandfather of
Justin Trudeau (born
1908 )
February 9 –
William Earl Rowe , politician and 20th
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (born
1894 )
March 22 –
Stanley Fox , politician (born
1906 )
March 26 –
Bora Laskin , jurist and 14th
Chief Justice of Canada (born
1912 )
March 30 –
Gaëtan Dugas , early
AIDS patient, the alleged and debunked Patient Zero for
AIDS (born
1953 )
April 11 –
Adhémar Raynault , politician and
Mayor of Montreal (born
1891 )
May 17 –
Gordon Sinclair , journalist, writer and commentator (born
1900 )
May 19 –
Russell Paulley , politician (born
1909 )
May 30 –
George Pearkes , politician, soldier and recipient of the
Victoria Cross (born
1888 )
July to December
See also
References