1883 in Canada
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See also: 1882 in Canada, other events of 1883, 1884 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
[edit] 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
[edit] Births
- January 30 - Mountenay Du Val, conservationist
- February 4 - E. J. Pratt, poet
- March 5 - Marius 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
