1966 in Canada

Sports

• January 7 – Gene Kiniski wins his first (and only) NWA World Heavyweight Championship title by defeating Lou Thesz. Kiniski becomes the third Canadian to win the NWA title
• March 5 – The Toronto Varsity Blues win their first University Cup by defeating the Alberta Golden Bears 8–1, The final game was played at Sudbury Community Arena
• March 12 – Bobby Hull sets the record for the most goals in a National Hockey League (NHL) season.
• May 5 – The Montreal Canadiens win their 14th Stanley Cup by defeating the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 2. Bracebridge, Ontario's Roger Crozier won the Conn Smythe Trophy in a losing effort.
• May 15 – The Central Alberta Hockey League's Edmonton Oil Kings win their second Memorial Cup by defeating the Ontario Hockey Association's Oshawa Generals 4 games 2. All games were played Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto
• November 19 – The St. Francis Xavier X-Men win their first Vanier Cup by defeating the Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks 40–14 in the 2nd Vanier Cup played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto
• November 26 – The Saskatchewan Roughriders win their first Grey Cup by defeating the Ottawa Rough Riders 29–14 in the 54th Grey Cup played at Empire Stadium in Vancouver

Births

January to March

• January 2 – James Cantor, clinical psychologist and sexologist
• January 14 – Rene Simpson, tennis player (d. 2013)
• January 23 – Bernadette Bowyer, field hockey player
• January 24 – Michael Forgeron, rower and Olympic gold medallist
• January 30 – Doug Wood, pole vaulter
• February 17 – Luc Robitaille, ice hockey player
• February 20 – Louis Ferreira, actor
• February 27 – Donal Logue, actor
• March 1 – Susan Auch, speed skater and double Olympic silver medallist
• March 16 – Chrissy Redden, cyclist
• March 20 – Chris Gifford, field hockey player
• March 25 – Jeff Healey, jazz and blues-rock guitarist and vocalist (d. 2008)
• March 25 – David Hohl, wrestler
• March 29 – Pamela Rai, Olympic swimmer
• March 31 – Nathalie Gosselin, judoka

April to June

• April 13 – Mike Carney, alpine skier
• April 14 – André Boisclair, politician
• April 15 – Beverly Thomson, television personality, journalist, and correspondent for CTV Television Network
• April 19 – David La Haye, actor
• April 20 – Vincent Riendeau, ice hockey player and coach
• April 24 – David Usher, rock singer-songwriter
• May 2 – Belinda Stronach, politician and Minister, businessperson and philanthropist
• May 11 – Michelle MacPherson, swimmer and Olympic bronze medallist
• May 12 – Anne Ottenbrite, swimmer and Olympic gold medallist
• May 23 – Gary Roberts, ice hockey player
• June 5 – Dwayne Hill, voice actor
• June 12 – Michael Redhill, poet, playwright and novelist
• June 18 – Kurt Browning, figure skater and four-time World Champion, choreographer
• June 19 – Mike Hasenfratz, ice hockey referee (d. 2024)
• June 24 – Debbie Fuller, diver
• June 26 – Kirk McLean, ice hockey player
• June 29 – John Part, darts player
• June 30
• Cheryl Bernard, curler
• Peter Outerbridge, actor

July to September

• August 3 – Brent Butt, comedian and TV producer
• August 27 – Gianni Vignaduzzi, track cyclist
• September 10 – Joe Nieuwendyk, ice hockey player and manager
• September 27 – Gerry Byrne, politician

October to December

• October 17 – Peter Milkovich, field hockey player and coach
• October 24 – Conrad Pla, kickboxer and actor
• October 25 – Wendel Clark, ice hockey player
• October 31 – Kirsty Duncan, politician (d. 2026)
• November 5 – Leni Parker, actress
• November 8 – Michael Soles, footballer (d. 2021)
• November 9 – Lisa Faust, field hockey player
• November 11 – Peaches, musician
• November 14 – André Gingras, dancer and choreographer (d. 2013)
• November 16 – Dean McDermott, Canadian-American actor
• November 21 – Christopher Bowie, swimmer
• December 1 – Larry Walker, baseball player
• December 5 – Deb Whitten, field hockey player
• December 8 – Tyler Mane, actor and wrestler
• December 10 – Dana Murzyn, ice hockey player
• December 14 – Bill Ranford, ice hockey player
• December 19 – Darren Dutchyshen, sportscaster (d. 2024)
• December 21 – Kiefer Sutherland, actor

Full date unknown

• Stéphane Demers, actor

Deaths

• January 22 – Morris Gray, politician (b.1889)
• February 6 - R.T.M. Scott, author
• April 8 – Robert Methven Petrie, astronomer (b.1906)
• May 18 – Paul Joseph Chartier, truck driver who attempted to bomb Canadian parliament (b.1921)
• July 11 – Andrew McNaughton, army officer, politician and diplomat (b.1887)
• September 5 – William Murdoch Buchanan, politician (b.1897)
• September 10 – Blodwen Davies, writer (b.1897)
• September 15 – Leonard Brockington, lawyer, civil servant and first head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (b.1888)
• October 18 – Elizabeth Arden, businesswoman (b.1884)
• November 23 - Jean Baptiste Paul, Canadian First Nations wrestler (b.1896)
• December 2 - Ralph Allen, author and journalist (b.1913)

See also

• 1966 in Canadian television
• List of Canadian films

References