1900 in Canada
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Events from the year 1900 in Canada.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January to June
- January 8 - Hugh John Macdonald becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Thomas Greenway.
- February 18-February 27- Boer War: The Royal Canadian Regiment plays a decisive role in the Battle of Paardeberg.
- February 27 - Charles Semlin is dismissed as premier of British Columbia.
- February 28 - Joseph Martin becomes premier of British Columbia.
- March 16 - Boer War: Lord Strathcona's Horse leave for South Africa.
- April 26 - Two-thirds of Hull, Quebec, is destroyed in a fire.
- June 15 - James Dunsmuir becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Joseph Martin.
[edit] July to December
- August 31 - Lemuel John Tweedie becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Henry Emmerson.
- October 8 - Simon-Napoléon Parent becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Félix-Gabriel Marchand.
- October 29 - Sir Rodmond Roblin becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Hugh John Macdonald.
- November 7 - Federal election: Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberals win a second consecutive majority.
- November 7 - Boer War: The Battle of Leliefontein begins. Three Canadians receive the Victoria Cross for their valour in the engagement.
- December 6 - Alphonse Desjardins founds Mouvement Desjardins, the first credit union in North America.
[edit] Full date unknown
- The federal government doubles the head tax on Chinese immigrants
- The Canadian Tuberculosis Association meets for the first time
[edit] Arts and Literature
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- January 8 - Solon Earl Low, politician (d.1962)
- February 20 - Graham Spry, broadcasting pioneer, business executive, diplomat and socialist (d.1983)
- March 12 - David Croll, politician (d.1991)
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Roland Michener
- April 19 - Roland Michener, lawyer, politician, diplomat and Governor-General of Canada (d.1991)
- April 30 - David Manners, actor (d.1998)
- May 25 - Alain Grandbois, poet (d.1975)
- May 25 - Malcolm Norris, Métis leader (d.1967)
- May 29 - Antonio Talbot, politician (d.1980)
- June 3 - Gordon Sinclair, journalist, writer and commentator (d.1984)
- June 21 - Edward S. Rogers, Sr., inventor and radio pioneer (d.1939)
[edit] July to December
- August 13 - Gordon Sparling, filmmaker (d.1994)
- September 6 - W. A. C. Bennett, Premier of British Columbia (d.1979)
- November 20 - Athole Shearer, actress (d.1985)
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- Harry Cassidy, academic, social reformer and civil servant (d.1951)
[edit] Deaths
- December 21 - Désiré Olivier Bourbeau, politician and merchant (b.1834)
