1899 in Canada
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See also: 1898 in Canada, other events of 1899, 1900 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Deaths
- April 29 - George Frederick Baird, politician
- November 20 - John William Dawson, Canadian geologist
