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Lester B. Pearson Garden for Peace and Understanding, E.J. Pratt Library in the University of Toronto, completed in 2004 [63] Lester B. Pearson Place, completed in 2006, is a four-storey affordable housing building in Newtonbrook, Toronto, near his place of birth, and adjacent to Newtonbrook United Church.
Born: Colin Charvis, Welsh rugby player; in Sutton Coldfield Died: Lester B. Pearson , 75, 14th Prime Minister of Canada (1963–1968) and 1957 Nobel Peace Prize laureate [ 83 ] December 28 , 1972 (Thursday)
Alan Buckley, 66, British rugby union and rugby league player. [103] Folke Eriksson, ... Canadian diplomat, son of former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. [168 ...
The award was first handed out at the conclusion of the 1970–71 NHL season.It was named in honour of Lester B. Pearson, who was Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968, the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize, and a former player and coach for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey team.
Dionne also won the Lester B. Pearson Award in 1979 and 1980, and the Lady Byng Trophy in 1975 and 1977. Dionne on Gordie Howe Night at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit in 2012. Dionne was the third of eight men to reach the 700-goal plateau, and currently ranks sixth among all-time goal scorers, with 731. He is ranked sixth in points, with 1771.
From 1946 to 1949 he was Lester B. Pearson's chief aide, and instrumental in devising the idea of a collective security alliance of Western democracies, which culminated in NATO. In 1947, he was appointed Assistant Under-Secretary for External Affairs and was Deputy Under-Secretary from 1948 to 1952.
The Pearson Cup (French: Coupe Pearson) was an annual midseason Major League Baseball rivalry between former Canadian rivals, the Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos. Named after former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson , it was originally created to raise money for minor league baseball in Canada.
The following is a list of articles of ice hockey players who have won the Lester B. Pearson Award in the NHL. The award is given annually to the player voted to be most outstanding by the other players in the league.