1907 in Canada
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See also: 1906 in Canada, other events of 1907, 1908 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
[edit] Events
- March 6: William Pugsley becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Lemuel John Tweedie
- May 30: King Edward VII grants the Coat of Arms of Alberta
- May 31: Clifford Robinson becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing William Pugsley
- August 29: Part of the under-construction Quebec Bridge collapses in Quebec City killing 75 construction workers and injuring 11.
- September 7: An anti-Asian riot attacks Vancouver's Chinatown
- September 14: Jasper National Park established
- The National Council for Women demands "equal pay for equal work"
- The world's first rotary telephone came into use at Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
- The first Sobeys opens in Stellarton, Nova Scotia
[edit] Births
- January 14: Georges-Émile Lapalme, politician
- January 26: Hans Selye, scientist
- February 9: H. S. M. Coxeter, geometer
- March 20: Hugh MacLennan, author
- March 24: Paul Sauvé, politician
- April 16: Joseph-Armand Bombardier, inventor
- April 17: Louis-Philippe-Antoine Bélanger
- July 6: George Stanley, academic, designer of Canadian flag
- August 5: Herman Linder, rodeoist
- August 24: Alfred Belzile, politician
- September 3: Andrew Brewin, politician
- September 15: Fay Wray, actress
- November 19: Frederick Thomas Armstrong, politician
- November 21: Christie Harris, children's author
- December 7: Fred Rose, communist
- December 25: Rick Smith, Homeless
[edit] Deaths
- January 31: Timothy Eaton, founder of Eaton's
- March 20: Louis Adolphe Billy, politician
- June 12: John Waldie, politician
- September 26: Alexander Gunn, politician
- October 10: Cassie Chadwick, charleton
