1873 in Canada

See also: 1872 in Canada, other events of 1873, 1874 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• February 26 - Gédéon Ouimet becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
• April - James Pope becomes premier of Prince Edward Island for the second time, replacing Robert Haythorne
• May 13 - sixty are killed in a coal mine explosion in Nova Scotia
• 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
• November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes prime minister, replacing Sir John A. Macdonald after the House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence during the Pacific Scandal
• The North West Mounted Police are formed and begin to move west

Births

Deaths