Permanent year factsheet

Canada in 1921

Name: Canada in 1921 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Canada in 1921, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

5Records

5Events

5Named people

2Places

3Categories

Historical records

November

10 November 1921Birth of Doris Hilda AndersonDoris Hilda Anderson

Arts / Literature

Birth of Doris Hilda Anderson

December

29 December 1921Prime Minister of CanadaWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King

Ottawa · Government / Government of Canada

Forms his first Liberal government.

Other Events

1921Attorney GeneralJohn Edward Brownlee

Alberta · Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Attorney General for Alberta

1921Discovery of InsulinFrederick Grant Banting

Science / Medicine

Jointly discovers insulin as a remedy for diabetes

1921Minister of JusticeLomer Gouin

Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Minister of Justice

Names involved

Doris Hilda AndersonFrederick Grant BantingJohn Edward BrownleeLomer GouinWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King

Places involved

AlbertaOttawa

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.