- 1873 in Canada
"See also:"
1872 in Canada ,
other events of 1873,1874 in Canada and thelist of 'years in Canada' .----
Events
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February 26 -Gédéon Ouimet becomesPremier of Quebec , replacingPierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
* April -James Pope becomesPremier of Prince Edward Island for the second time, replacingRobert Haythorne
*April 1 - The SS "Atlantic" is wrecked offPeggys Cove
*April 2 - ThePacific Scandal breaks out
*May 13 - Sixty are killed in acoal mine explosion inNova Scotia
*May 23 -North-West Mounted Police are founded topolice theNorthwest Territories , which then included the region today ofAlberta andSaskatchewan
*June 1 - TheCypress Hills Massacre occurs
*July 1 -Prince Edward Island joins theCanadian Confederation .
*August 25 - acyclone hitsCape Breton Island killing 500 and causing much damage
* September -L. C. Owen becomesPremier of Prince Edward Island , replacing James Pope
*September 23 - TheCanadian Labour Union is founded
*November 5 -Pacific Scandal : theCanadian House of Commons passes avote of no confidence in SirJohn A. Macdonald 's government
*November 7 - Pacific Scandal: Sir John A. resigns asPrime Minister of Canada , andAlexander Mackenzie is appointed in his place
*November 8 -Winnipeg incorporated as a cityBirths
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January 10 -George Orton , athlete
*January 19 -Thomas Dufferin Pattullo , Premier of British Columbia
*February 4 -Étienne Desmarteau , athlete
*April 9 -Walter E. Foster , Premier of New Brunswick
*April 10 -George Black , politician
*May 12 -J. E. H. MacDonald , artist
*May 17 -Albert Edward Matthews , Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
*August 27 -Maud Allan , dancer
*September 20 -Sidney Olcott , filmmaker
*October 20 -Nellie McClung , feminist
*November 21 -Aime Benard , Manitoba politician
*December 8 -John Duncan MacLean , Premier of British Columbia
*December 9 -George Blewett , philosopher
*Margaret C. MacDonald , nurseDeaths
*May 20,
George-Étienne Cartier , politician.
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