1868 in Canada

See also: 1867 in Canada, other events of 1868, 1869 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• April 7 - Father of Confederation Thomas D'Arcy McGee is assassinated in Ottawa by Irish Fenians.
• Louis Riel returns to the Red River area
• The Hudson's Bay Company agrees to turn Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory over to Canada
• The first Federal Militia Act is passed, creating a Canadian army

Births

• January 16 - Octavia Ritchie, scholar
• March 14 - Emily Murphy, judge
• August 26 - Charles Stewart, Premier of Alberta
• September 1 - Henri Bourassa, Quebec nationalist
• September 22 - Louise McKinney, feminist
• November 9 - Marie Dressler, actress
• December 11 - William Parks, geologist

Deaths

• April 7, Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Father of Confederation
• Laura Secord, patriot

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