1883 in Canada - Definition and Overview
See also:
1882 in Canada
,
other events of 1883
,
1884 in Canada
and the
Timeline of Canadian history
.
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.
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
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