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1 Events

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 21 - George Ross becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Arthur Hardy
November 4 - The fourth election of the North-West Legislative Assembly

2 Births

3 Deaths

November 20 - John William Dawson, Canadian geologist

1899 Years in Canada

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