Canadian Events of the 1880s
1880 | From 1880 until 1975, Bell Canada operated as one of Canada’s most important and powerful companies. |
June 24, 1880 | First performance of “O Canada” |
May 9, 1880 | George Brown, journalist and politician died. He was also one of the Fathers of Confederation. |
1881 | The Canadian Pacific Railway was created. |
February 16, 1881 | Canadian Pacific Railway was incorporated. |
June 17, 1881 | Birth of Tommy Burns, Canadian born world heavyweight champion boxer. |
January 8, 1882 | David Milne, painter, print maker and writer was born. |
October 3, 1882 | Birth of A. Y. Jackson, painter and one of the Group of Seven. |
August 31, 1883 | The Calgary Herald newspaper published for the first time. |
November 18, 1883 | Standard Time is adopted by Canadian and US railroads. |
1883 | The Toronto Women’s Suffrage Association replaces the Literary Club. |
1884 | Sir Sandford Fleming had developed an international standard time and official time zones. The system was adopted in this year. |
January 2, 1884 | Humber Railway Disaster near Toronto, Ontario, on the GTR (Grand Trunk Railway). |
January 17, 1884 | New electric lighting switched on in the Parliament Buildings. |
April 8, 1885 | Death of writer, Susanna Moodie. |
April 9, 1885 | Birth of Frank Patrick O’Connor, businessman, politician and philanthropist. |
May 8, 1885 | Birth of Thomas B. Costain, journalist and historical novelist. |
June 27, 1885 | Birth of Arthur Lismer, painter, one of the Group of Seven artists. |
November 5, 1885 | Birth of Lawren Harris, painter, one of the Group of Seven. |
November 16, 1885 | The last spike in the Canadian Pacific Railway is driven into place at Craigellachie, British Columbia. |
June 3, 1886 | The game of Lacrosse introduced in Britain and Canada. |
June 6, 1886 | Ottawa Parliament Buildings opened. |
November 23, 1886 | Death of William Jack, astronomer. |
April 23, 1887 | Opening of McMaster University at Hamilton. |
February 20, 1887 | Birth of Vincent Massey, lawyer, diplomat and Governor General of Canada. |
July 4, 1887 | Birth of Tom Longboat, long-distance runner. |
October 8, 1887 | Birth of Huntley Gordon, actor |
January 20, 1888 | Birth of Ethel Wilson, novelist and short story writer. |
April 6, 1888 | Birth of Leonard Brockington, first head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). |
May 3, 1888 | Birth of Johan Helders, photographer. |
August 3, 1888 | Birth of Margaret Murray, journalist. |
September 18, 1888 | Birth of Grey Owl, writer and conservationist. |
1889 | Dominion Women Enfranchisement Association was created to campaign for women gaining the right to vote. |
June 5, 1889 | Death of A. B. Rogers, surveyor who discovered the Rogers Pass in British Columbia. |
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