See also: 1859 in Canada, other events of 1860, 1861 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... This is a timeline of the history of Canada. ...

Events

• June 27 - The first Queen's Plate race is held in Toronto
• August 25 - Montreal's Victoria Bridge opens
• September 1: The construction of the Canadian House of Commons began. The cornerstone of the Parliament buildings is laid this day.

June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... The Queens Plate is North Americas oldest thoroughbred horse race, run at a distance of 1 1/4 miles for 3-year-old thoroughbed horses, foaled in Canada, run annually in July at Woodbine Racetrack, Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... Victoria Bridge, Montreal The Victoria Bridge at Montreal, Quebec is the name for the first bridge spanning the St. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Construction on the North Bytown Bridge in Ottawa, Canada. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ...

Births

• January 6 - William Motherwell, political leader
• January 10 - Charles G. D. Roberts, author
• March 22 - Thomas Evans, soldier
• May 31 - Henry Wise Wood, political leader
• June 5 - John Douglas Hazen, Premier of New Brunswick
• June 18 - Laura Muntz Lyall, artist
• July 1 - Alexander Grant MacKay, politician
• July 9 - Frederick Cope, Mayor of Vancouver
• August 14 - Ernest Thompson Seton, author
• August 21 - Aylesworth Perry, NWMP commissioner
• August 29 - James Duncan McGregor, politician
• September 13 - Charles Gordon, author
• September 15 - Napoléon Antoine Belcourt, politician

January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts (January 10, 1860 - November 26, Canadian writer and poet, considered one of the most important figures in the development of a national Canadian literature. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... Based on a National Public Radio report http://www. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... Henry Wise Wood (May 31, 1860-June 10, 1941) was born in Missouri but in 1905 moved to Alberta and became president of the United Farmers of Alberta. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... Sir John Douglas Hazen (June 5, 1860 - December 27, 1937) was a New Brunswick politician. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... Laura Muntz Lyall, born June 18, 1860 - died December 9, 1930, was a Canadian Impressionist painter. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... Frederick Cope (July 9, 1860 - September 19, 1897) was the third Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1892 to 1893. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Ernest Thompson Seton (August 14, 1860 - October 23, 1946) was a noted author and founding pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Aylesworth Bowen Perry served as the sixth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from August 1, 1900 to March 31, 1923. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... James Duncan McGregor (August 29, 1860-March 15, 1935) was a Canadian agricultural pioneer and office holder. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Napoléon Antoine Belcourt (September 15, 1860 - August 7, 1932) was a Franco-Ontarian parliamentarian in Canada. ...

Deaths

• Alex Prew (2006) Death by Squeagle