- 1851 in Canada
"See also:"
1850 in Canada ,
other events of 1851,1852 in Canada and thelist of 'years in Canada' .----
Events
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April 7 - The first Canadianpostage stamp s are printed
*April 25 -Prince Edward Island winsresponsible government
* June - Harbor Commissioners deepen Lake St. Peter.
* July - The bloomer costume appears in Montreal.
*August 30 - TheVancouver Island legislature meets for the first time
*October 11 - The St. L. & A. Railway is opened to Richmond.
*Gabriel Franchere 's "Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America" published inMontreal .
* TheUnited Kingdom transfers control of the colonial postal system to Canada.Births
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April 7 -John Bengough , political cartoonist
*April 8 -Frederick Peters , Premier of PEI
*May 22 -Gilbert White Ganong , businessman
*July 8 -James Dunsmuir , Premier of British Columbia
*August 26 -H. James Palmer , Premier of PEI
*September 5 -George Frederick Baird , politician
* November -Levi Addison Ault , businessman and naturalist
*November 25 -Francis Shepherd , surgeon
*November 28 -Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey , Governor General
*December 10 -James Albert Manning Aikins , Manitoba politicianDeaths
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