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January 17, The Interprovincial Bridge connecting Ottawa to Hull, Quebec opens
February 16, The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated
April 4, the 1881 census finds Canada's population to be 4,324,810
Manitoba's boundaries are extended north, east and west. Ontario disputes the eastward extension.

2 Births

September 27 - James Ralston, Minister of National Defence
November 24November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 37 days remaining. Events 380 Theodosius I makes his adventus or formal entry, into Constantinople. 642 Theodore succeeds John IV as Pope. 1639 Jeremiah Ho - Al ChristieAl Christie ( November 24, 1881 April 4, 1951) was a Canadian born motion picture director, producer and screenwriter. Born Alfred Ernest Christie in London, Ontario, Canada, he was one of a number of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood who made their wa, film director

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1881 Years in Canada

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