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1895 – 1979John Diefenbaker (1895-1979)Died 16 August 1979, aged 83John Diefenbaker, who served as Prime Minister of Canada from 1957 to 1963, died in Ottawa. His Progressive Conservative government introduced the Canadian Bill of Rights and extended the vote to First Nations peoples. He died on 16 August 1979.