1873 in Canada
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Events from the year 1873 in Canada.
Events
January to June
- February 26 - Gédéon Ouimet becomes Premier of Quebec, replacing Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
- April 1
- Prince Edward Island general election, 1873
- James Pope becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island for the second time, replacing Robert Haythorne
- The SS Atlantic is wrecked off Peggys Cove
- April 2 - The Pacific Scandal breaks out
- May 13 - Sixty are killed in a coal mine explosion in Nova Scotia
- May 23 - North-West Mounted Police are founded to police the Northwest Territories, which then included the region today of Alberta and Saskatchewan
- June 1 - The Cypress Hills Massacre occurs.
July to December
- July 1 - Prince Edward Island joins the Canadian Confederation.
- August 25 - A cyclone hits Cape Breton Island killing 500 and causing much damage
- September - L. C. Owen becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing James Pope
- September 23 - The Canadian Labour Union is founded
- November - Newfoundland general election, 1873
- November 5 - Pacific Scandal: the Canadian House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence in Sir John A. Macdonald's government
- November 7 - Pacific Scandal: Sir John A. resigns as Prime Minister of Canada, and Alexander Mackenzie is appointed in his place
- November 8 - Winnipeg incorporated as a city
Births
January to June
- January 10 - George Orton, middle-distance runner and Olympic gold medalist, first Canadian to win an Olympic medal (d.1958)
- January 19 - Thomas Dufferin Pattullo, politician and 22nd Premier of British Columbia (d.1956)
- February 4 - Étienne Desmarteau, athlete and Olympic gold medalist (d.1905)
- April 9 - Walter Edward Foster, businessman, politician and 16th Premier of New Brunswick (d.1947)
- April 10 - George Black, politician (d.1965)
- May 12 - J. E. H. MacDonald, artist of the Group of Seven (d.1932)
- May 17 - Albert Edward Matthews, 16th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (d.1949)
July to December
- August 27 - Maud Allan, actor, dancer and choreographer (d.1956)
- September 20 - Sidney Olcott, film producer, director, actor and screenwriter (d.1949)
- October 20 - Nellie McClung, feminist, politician and social activist (d.1951)
- November 21 - Aimé Bénard, politician (d.1938)
- December 8 - John Duncan MacLean, teacher, physician, politician and Premier of British Columbia (d.1948)
- December 9 - George Blewett, academic and philosopher (d.1912)
Full date unknown
- Margaret C. MacDonald, nurse (d.1948)
Deaths
- May 15 - William James Anderson, physician, amateur geologist and historian (b.1812)
- May 20 - George-Étienne Cartier, politician and statesman (b.1814)
- May 28 - Thomas Brown Anderson, merchant, banker and politician (b.1796)
- June 1 - Joseph Howe, Premier of Nova Scotia (b.1804)
- June 28 - Charles Connell, politician (b.1810)
- November 21 - James William Johnston, lawyer, politician, and judge (b.1792)
- December 9 - William Steeves, politician (b.1814)
