- 1884 in Canada
"See also:"
1883 in Canada ,
other events of 1884,1885 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history .----
Events
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January 2, 1884 - "Humber Railway Disaster" 32 men and boys were killed upon the head on collision of a of aGrand Trunk Railway commuter train with an unscheduled freight train #42C near Toronto, Ontario. Most of the dead were workers being transported on the freight train to the Ontario Bolt Works in Swansea.
*January 10 -David Scott elected as the first mayor of Regina
*January 23 -John Jones Ross becomes premier ofQuebec , replacingJoseph-Alfred Mousseau .
*July 28 -William Fielding becomes premier ofNova Scotia , replacingWilliam Pipes .
*September 15 - TheNile Voyageurs depart for Africa
*October 15 - The "La Presse " newspaper is founded
*Canadian Parliament passes theIndian Advancement Act , encouraging democratic elections of chiefs. Mohawks atSt. Regis, Ontario , resist the provision, preferring their traditional method of choosing leaders.Births
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February 18 -A.W. Myles , Manitoba politician
*April 6 -Walter Huston , actor
*April 12 -Maurice Brasset , politician
*April 30 -Murdoch Mackay , Manitoba politician
*May 1 -Henry Norwest , WWI soldier
*June 11 -William George Bock , politician
*July 25 -Davidson Black , anthropologist
*August 27 -John E. Brownlee , Alberta Premier
*September 2 -Angus MacInnis , politician
*September 27 -Silby Barrett , labour leader
*December 15 -James MacDonnell , politicianDeaths
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