1875 in Canada - Definition
See also:
1874 in Canada
,
other events of 1875
,
1876 in Canada
and the
Timeline of Canadian history
.
Events
January 14
- The Halifax Herald was first published
January 18
- 1875 Ontario election: Sir
Oliver Mowat
's
Liberals
win a second consecutive
majority
April 5
- The
Supreme Court of Canada
is created
April 8
- The
Northwest Territories
is given a government separate from that of
Manitoba
.
May 11
-
Philip Carteret Hill
becomes
premier of Nova Scotia
, replacing
William Annand
June 1
- Construction begins on the
Canadian Pacific Railway
September 2
- The Guibord Affair breaks out
Louis Riel
is granted
amnesty
with the condition that he be
banished
for five years.
Jennifer Trout
becomes the first woman licensed to practice
medicine
in Canada, although
Emily Stowe
has been doing so without a license in
Toronto
since
1867
Grace Lockhart receives from
Mount Allison University
the first
Bachelor of Arts
degree awarded to a woman.
Hospital for Sick Children
founded.
Births
June 12
-
Sam De Grasse
, actor
June 16
- Herman Johannsen, skier
August 2
-
Albert Hickman
, Prime Minister of Newfoundland
August 21
-
Winnifred Eaton
, author
August 26
-
John Buchan
, Governor General
September 6
- Edith Berkeley, biologist
October 5
- Anne-Marie Huguenin, journalist
December 5
-
Arthur Currie
, WWI army general
Deaths
June 22
-
William Edmond Logan
, geologist
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