1899 in Canada

1899 in Canada

"See also:"
1898 in Canada,
other events of 1899,
1900 in Canada and the
Timeline of Canadian history.

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Events

* January 20 - About 2000 Doukhobors arrive in Halifax, Nova Scotia
* June 21 - Treaty No. 8 cedes much of northern Alberta to the federal government
* July 5 - Brandon, Manitoba housemaid Hilda Blake shoots her mistress twice; the first shot misses, but the second bullet pierces the mistress's right lung
* September 18 - the new City Hall building opens in Toronto.
* September 19 - a rock slide in Quebec City kills 45
* October 4 - First Canadian troops sent to an overseas war (Boer War)
* October 18 - Henri Bourassa resigns from cabinet to protest Canada's intervention in the Boer War
* October 21 - George William Ross becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Arthur S. Hardy
* October 30 - Second Boer War: The first Canadian troops arrive in South Africa
* November 4 - The fourth election of the North-West Legislative Assembly

Births

* January 5 - Hugh John Flemming, Premier of New Brunswick
* January 6 - Sonia Eckhardt-Gramatté, composer
* February 27 - Charles Best, scientist
* May 14 - Kenneth Colin Irving, businessman
* May 26 - Antonio Barrette, politician
* July 24 - Dan George, actor
* August 1 - Frank Scott, poet
* October 2 - Judah Quastel, neurochemist
* November 5 - Gilbert Layton, politician
* November 10 - Billy Boucher, hockey player
* November 20 - John B. McNair, Premier of New Brunswick
* December 24 - William Van Steenburgh, scientist
* Adrien Arcand, journalist and fascist

Deaths

* April 29 - George Frederick Baird, politician
* November 20 - John William Dawson, Canadian geologist


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