Events June 29 - John Robson, Premier of British Columbia, dies in office July 2 - Theodore Davie becomes premier of British Columbia November 24 - Sir John Abbott resigns as Prime Minister December 5 - Sir John Thompson becomes PM, one of his first acts is to establish the Criminal Code of Canada December 16 - Sir Louis-Olivier Taillon becomes premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Sir Charles-Eugène de Boucherville Births April 8 - Mary Pickford, actor Deaths June 9 - William Stairs, explorer and soldier