1883 IN CANADA

''See also:''
1882 in Canada,
other events of 1883,
1884 in Canada and the
Timeline of Canadian history.
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Contents

Events

Births

Deaths

Events

★ January 29 - William Smithe becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Robert Beaven

★ February 27 - Ontario election: Sir Oliver Mowat's Liberals win a fourth consecutive majority

★ August 31 - The Calgary Herald publishes its first issue

★ November 18 - Canada adopts Standard Time

★ December 1 - Regina officially declared a town.

★ Andrew Blair becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Daniel Hanington

★ Augusta Stowe, daughter of Emily Stowe, is the first woman to graduate from the Toronto Medical School.

★ The Toronto Women's Suffrage Association replaces the Literary Club of 1876.

★ Nickel-copper ore is discovered at Murray Mine in Sudbury during construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway

Births

★ January 30 - Mountenay Du Val, conservationist

★ February 4 - E. J. Pratt, poet

★ March 5 - Charles Barbeau, ethnologist

★ June 22 - John Bracken, Premier of Manitoba

★ June 23 - Frederick Taylor, hockey player

★ August 7 - Gordon S. Harrington, Premier of Nova Scotia

★ October 2 - Robert Boyle, physicist

★ November 30 - James G. Gardiner, Premier of Saskatchewan

★ December 27 - Cyrus S. Eaton, businessman

Deaths