- 1883 in Canada
"See also:"
1882 in Canada ,
other events of 1883,1884 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history .----
Events
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January 29 -William Smithe becomes premier ofBritish Columbia , replacingRobert Beaven
*February 27 - Ontario election: SirOliver Mowat 's Liberals win a fourth consecutive majority
*August 31 - TheCalgary Herald publishes its first issue
*November 18 - Canada adoptsStandard Time
*December 1 - Regina officially declared a town.
*Andrew Blair becomes premier ofNew Brunswick , replacing Daniel Hanington
*Augusta Stowe , daughter ofEmily Stowe , is the first woman to graduate from theToronto Medical School .
* TheToronto Women's Suffrage Association replaces the Literary Club of 1876.
*Nickel -copper ore is discovered atMurray Mine in Sudbury during construction of theCanadian Pacific Railway Births
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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 , businessmanDeaths
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