Events from the year 1972 in Canada .
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January to June
January 1 - Barron Miles , defensive back for the BC Lions in the CFL
January 3 - Drake Berehowsky , ice hockey player and coach
January 4 – Brad Zavisha , ice hockey player
January 7 - Susan Cushman , rhythmic gymnast
January 10 - Jonathan Ohayon , archer
January 16 – Dameon Clarke , actor and voice actor
January 25 - Katrina Von Sass , volleyball player
January 29 - Shaun Majumder , comedian and actor
January 30
February 2 - Naheed Nenshi , politician, Mayor of Calgary
February 3 - Michael Kovrig , diplomat and hostage victim
February 7 - Jamie Shannon , actor and director
February 12 - Owen Nolan , ice hockey player
March 13 - Sherri Field , field hockey player
March 17 - Melissa Auf der Maur , bassist and photographer
March 22 - Elvis Stojko , figure skater, Olympic silver medalist and World Champion
April 1 - Rob Anders , politician
April 2 - Graham Hood , middle-distance runner
April 4 - Lisa Ray , model and actress0
April 9 - Karen Clark , synchronized swimmer
April 15 - Arturo Gatti , boxer, (died 2009 in Canada |2009 )
April 17 - Terran Sandwith , ice hockey player
April 24 - Nicolas Gill , judoka and Olympic silver medalist
May 5 - Brad Bombardir , ice hockey player
May 5 - Devin Townsend , vocalist, guitarist and record producer
May 6 - Martin Brodeur , ice hockey player
May 7 - Ray Whitney , ice hockey player
June 6 - Erin Woodley , synchronised swimmer
June 15 - Krista Thompson , field hockey player
June 17 - Steven Fletcher , politician and Minister
June 26 - Garou , singer
June 30 - Molly Parker , actress
July to December
July 4 - Mike Knuble , ice hockey player
July 5 - Robert Esmie , Olympic athlete
August 1
August 2 – Kelly Richardson , Canadian contemporary artist
August 23 – Anthony Calvillo , Canadian Football League quarterback
August 27 - Mike Smith , actor
August 29 - Amanda Marshall , pop-rock singer
September 4 - Daniel Nestor , Serbian born tennis player
September 12 - Lori Strong , artistic gymnast
September 20 - Sergio Di Zio , actor
September 21 - Erin Fitzgerald , voice actress
September 27 - Clara Hughes , cyclist, speed skater and Olympic medalist
October 5 - Aaron Guiel , baseball player
October 11 - Brigitte Soucy , volleyball player
October 17 - Cameron Baerg , rower and Olympic silver medalist
November 1 - Glen Murray , ice hockey player
November 10 - Trevor Devall , voice actor and podcaster
November 11 - Adam Beach , actor
November 22 - Gabe Khouth , actor and voice actor (died 2019 )
November 26 - Chris Osgood , ice hockey player
December 11 - Daniel Alfresson , Swedish ice hockey player
December 19 - Charles Lefrançois , high jumper
December 23 - Christian Potenza , actor and voice actor
Lester Bowles Pearson in 1944
May 28 - Edward VIII , Duke of Windsor, former King of Canada (b.1894 )
August 20 - A. M. Klein , poet, journalist, novelist, short story writer and lawyer (b.1909 )
October 31 - Bill Durnan , ice hockey player (b.1916 )
December 27 - Lester B. Pearson , politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada , diplomat and 1957 Nobel Peace Prize recipient (b.1897 )