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1 Events

• March 26 - Louis Riel and the Metis battle the North West Mounted Police at Duck Lake
• April 24 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Fish Creek fought between Canadian forces and the Metis
• May 2 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Cut Knife
• May 9- May 12 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Batoche the Metis are defeated in battle
• May 28 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Frenchman's ButteThe Battle of Frenchman's Butte fought on May 28th, 1885, occurred when a force of Cree, dug in on a hillside near Frenchman's Butte was unsuccessfully attacked by the Alberta Field Force. Background A band of Cree led by Chief Big Bear, living in what is
• November 7November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. Events 1665 The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published. 1783 A man convicted of forgery is the last to be publicly h - The transcontinental railway is completed
• November 16November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. Events 534 A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published. 1384 Hedwig is crowned King of Poland, although she is a woman. - Riel is executeExecution is the act of putting a person to death, with or without judicial process (for cases under judicial process, see capital punishment). Military executions are typically by firing squad (for violations of orders in wartime or the laws of war) or bd in Regina, SaskatchewanRegina is the provincial capital of Saskatchewan, Canada and was incorporated as a city on June 19, 1903. Regina was proclaimed the capital on May 23, 1906 by the first provincial government led by Premier Walter Scott. Regina is located at a latitude of
• Banff National ParkBanff National Park is located in the Canadian Rockies near the town of Banff, Alberta. Banff was Canada's first national park. Attractions include mineral hot springs, mountain scenery, alpine skiing and Lake Louise. The park was created when the Rocky M, the first national park in Canada is established
• A head tax on Chinese immigrants is imposed by the federal government
• Canada outlaws the potlatch ceremony among Northwest Coast tribes. The law, often ignored, is repealed in 1951.

2 Births

• July 23 - Izaak Walton Killam, financier

• Thomas B. Costain, historical novelist