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Events on Tuesday 18 July 1950 1
1950 – 2011Jack Layton (1950-2011)Died 22 August 2011, aged 61The Canadian politician led the New Democratic Party to become the official opposition in the House of Commons for the first time in the 2011 federal election. He died in Toronto of cancer weeks after the election victory. His death prompted an outpouring of public tribute across Canada.