- 1864 in Canada
"See also:"
1863 in Canada ,
other events of 1864,1865 in Canada and thelist of 'years in Canada' .----
Events
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June 29 - An train of newly arrived immigrants fails to stop at the open swing span near Beloeil, Canada East. TheGrand Trunk Railway train runs into theRichelieu River , killing 99.
*June 30 - Macdonald-Cartier "Great Coalition" government formed.
*July 18 - North-South negotiations begin atNiagara Falls, New York
*September 1 -September 9 :Charlottetown Conference , noted as the first step towards Confederation
*September 19 - Confederate agents use Canada as base for attempt to free Confederate prisoners of war onJohnson Island inLake Erie .
*October 10 -October 27 : Quebec Conference, identified 72 resolutions for theBritish North America Act
*October 19 -St. Albans Raid .Births
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January 13 -Joe Wright , rower
*February 15 - William Hearst, Premier of Ontario
*March 31 -John Joseph Kelso , activist
*July 27 -Ernest H. Armstrong , Premier of Manitoba
*October 3 - William Robson, Manitoba politician
*October 8 -Ozias Leduc , artist
*November 9 -James A. Murray , Premier of New Brunswick
*November 24 -John Wesley Brien , politician
*December 14 -Henry Edgarton Allen , politicianDeaths
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