1864 in Canada
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See also: 1863 in Canada, other events of 1864, 1865 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
[edit] Events
- June 29 - An train of newly arrived immigrants fails to stop at the open swing span near Beloeil, Canada East. The Grand Trunk Railway train runs into the Richelieu River, killing 99.
- June 30 - Macdonald-Cartier "Great Coalition" government formed.
- July 18 - North-South negotiations begin at Niagara Falls, New York
- September 1-September 9: Charlottetown Conference, noted as the first step towards Confederation
- September 19 - Confederate agents use Canada as base for attempt to free Confederate prisoners of war on Johnson Island in Lake Erie.
- October 10-October 27: Quebec Conference, identified 72 resolutions for the British North America Act
- October 19 - St. Albans Raid.
[edit] Births
- January 13 - Joe Wright, rower
- February 15 - William Hearst, Premier of Ontario
- March 31 - John Joseph Kelso, activist
- July 27 - Ernest H. Armstrong, Premier of Manitoba
- October 3 - William Robson, Manitoba politician
- October 8 - Ozias Leduc, artist
- November 9 - James A. Murray, Premier of New Brunswick
- December 14 - Henry Edgarton Allen, politician
