1860 in Canada - Definition

See also: 1859 in Canada, other events of 1860, 1861 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

• June 27 - The first Queen's Plate race is held in Toronto
• August 25 - Montreal's Victoria Bridge opens
• September 1: The construction of the Canadian House of Commons began. The cornerstone of the Parliament buildings is laid this day.

Births

• January 6 - William Motherwell, political leader
• January 10 - Charles G. D. Roberts, author
• March 22 - Thomas Evans, soldier
• May 31 - Henry Wise Wood, political leader
• June 5 - John Douglas Hazen, Premier of New Brunswick
• June 18 - Laura Muntz Lyall, artist
• July 1 - Alexander Grant MacKay, politician
• July 9 - Frederick Cope, Mayor of Vancouver
• August 14 - Ernest Thompson Seton, author
• August 21 - Aylesworth Perry, NWMP commissioner
• August 29 - James Duncan McGregor, politician
• September 13 - Charles Gordon, author
• September 15 - Napoléon Antoine Belcourt, politician

Deaths