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• March 14 - Henry Clarke becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Marc-Amable Girard
• March 31 - The first issue of the Toronto Mail , which would later be merged into the Globe and Mail, is published
• May 15 - In the first nationwide labour protest, marchers across the land press for the nine-hour workday.
• June 22 - A Grand Trunk Railway express passenger train from Toronto to Montreal derails near Shannonville, Ontario , killing 34.
• June 25 - Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin becomes Governor General of CanadaThe Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada normally simply known as the Governor General of Canada in French, Gouverneur(e) general(e is the Canadian representative of the monarch (presently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). Unlike in s
• July 20July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. Events 1304 Fall of Stirling Castle: Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold in the Wars of Scottish Independence. 1712 In the Unite - October 12October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). There are 80 days remaining. Events 1492 Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean. The explorer believes he has reached East Asia. 1609 " Thr - In the 1872 Canadian election Sir John A. MacdonaldSir John Alexander Macdonald Rank 1st ( 1867- 1873 and 1878- 1891) Date of Birth January 11, 1815 Place of Birth Glasgow, Scotland Spouses Isabella Clark Susan Agnes Bernard Profession lawyer Political Party Conservative The Right Honourable Sir John Alex's Conservatives are re-elected.
• October 15October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). There are 77 days remaining. Events 533 Byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals. 1552 Khanate of Kazan is conquered by troops of - The Canadian Pacific RailwayThe Canadian Pacific Railway CPR AAR reporting marks CP CPAA CPI is a freight railway corporation in Canada, operating a rail network stretching from Vancouver to Montreal. It also serves major cities in the northern United States, such as Minneapolis, Ch Company is formed
• October 25 - Sir Oliver Mowat becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Edward Blake
• October 31 - Oliver Mowat becomes Premier of Ontario replaces the retiring Edward Blake
• December 23 - Amor De Cosmos becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing John McCreight
• The Dominion Lands Act provides land to settlers for only a small fee
• The Manitoba Free Press is first published
• Simpson's founded
• A British Columbia law bans all Asian and First Nations peoples from voting.
• George King becomes premier of New Brunswick for the second time, replacing George Hatheway
• Elijah McCoy, born in Colchester, Ontario, invents the first of his many devices to oil engines used on trains and in factories. His inventions are so good that many people refuse to buy imitations of his work. They insisted on having "The Real McCoy".
• Gold discovered near Sitka and in British Columbia.
• The new Patent Act encourages import or licensing of technology and foreign patents by allowing legal use (theft) of patent in Canada if not registered in Canada within two years.
• An award of arbitration sets the final boundary between Canada and the United States in the Gulf of Georgia and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, ending the San Juan boundary dispute.