1913 in Canada - Definition and Overview

See also: 1912 in Canada, other events of 1913, 1914 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

• April 17 - 1913 Alberta election: Arthur Sifton's Liberals win a third consecutive majority
• November 7-November 8 - A storm on the Great Lakes sinks some thirty-four ships
• November 17 - The National Transcontinental Railway is completed

Arts and literature

New Books

Births

• January 13 - Philip Gaglardi, BC politician
• March 11 - John Weinzweig, composer
• April 4 - Jules Léger, Governor General
• April 24 - Violet Archer, composer
• April 30 - Edith Fowke, folklorist
• May 13 - Gil Evans, musician
• June 12 - Jean Allard, Chief of the Defence Staff
• June 18 - Wilfred Bigelow, heart surgeon
• July 16 - Woodrow Lloyd, Premier of Saskatchewan
• August 28 - Robertson Davies, author
• November 16 - Dora de Pédery-Hunt, sculptor
• November 21 - Stewart McLean, Manitoba politician
• December 7 - Elizabeth Smart, author
• December 16 - George Ignatieff, diplomat

Deaths

• August 6 - John M. Bryant, first aviator killed in a crash in Canada