1881 in Canada
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Events from the year 1881 in Canada.
[edit] Events
- January 17 - The Interprovincial Bridge connecting Ottawa to Hull, Quebec, opens
- February 16 - The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated
- April 4 - The 1881 census finds Canada's population to be 4,324,810
- May 24 - The overloaded Victoria steamer capsizes on the Thames River near London, Ontario, killing 182 people.
- Manitoba's boundaries are extended north, east and west. Ontario disputes the eastward extension.
[edit] Births
- January 2 - Frederick Varley, artist and member of the Group of Seven (d.1969)
- January 20 - Fred Dixon, politician (d.1931)
- June 17 - Tommy Burns, only Canadian born world heavyweight champion boxer (d.1955)
- September 27 - James Ralston, lawyer, soldier, politician and Minister (d.1948)
- October 23 - Al Christie, film director, producer and screenwriter (d.1951)
- November 4 - Hector Authier, politician, lawyer and news reporter/announcer (d.1971)
- November 19 - Robert James Manion, politician (d.1943)
- December 20 - Télesphore-Damien Bouchard, politician (d.1962)
- December 31 - Albert Sévigny, politician (d.1961)
