See also: 1879 in Canada, other events of 1880, 1881 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This is a brief timeline of the history of Canada. ...

Events

• February 4 - Five members of the Donnelly family are killed near Lucan, Ontario
• February 14 - The wife of the governor general, The Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne, is seriously injured when the viceregal sleigh overturns on an Ottawa street.
• March 6 - The Royal Academy for the Arts is founded
• March 25 - George Brown fatally shot by a disgruntled employee
• May 4 - Edward Blake becomes the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
• June 24 - "O Canada" first performed
• October 9 - The United Kingdom gives Canada control of the Arctic islands.
• Emily Stowe becomes the first woman doctor to practise medicine in Canada
• Sanford Fleming becomes chancellor of Queen's University
• Bell Canada founded
• Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). British-backed Canadian firm, headed by US railroad building genius (Sir William Cornelius Van Horne) gets the deal: $25 million, 25 million acres (100,000 km²), already completed sections free, all under-construction sections finished free, 20 year monopoly as only railroad and 20 year control over rate-setting.

February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Lucan, Ontario is a town part of Lucan-Biddulph Twp. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Her Royal Highness The Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, (Louise Caroline Alberta), (18 March 1848 - 3 December 1939) was a member of the British Royal Family and Canadian Vice Regal Consort, the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Ville dOttawa, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... George Brown George Brown (November 29, 1818 – May 9, 1880) was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist and politician. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... Edward Blake The Honourable Dominick Edward Blake, PC (October 13, 1833 – March 1, 1912), (known as Edward Blake ) was Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1871 to 1872 and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1880 to 1887. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas current governing political party. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... O Canada is the national anthem of Canada. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in Leap years). ... Dr. Emily Stowe Dr. Emily Howard Stowe née Jennings (May 1, 1831 – April 30, 1903) was the first female doctor to practise in Canada, and an activist for womens rights and suffrage. ... Sir Sandford Fleming Sir Sandford Fleming (January 7, 1827 - July 22, 1915) was a prolific Canadian engineer and inventor, known for the introduction of Universal Standard Time, Canadas first postage stamp, a huge body of surveying and map making, engineering much of the Intercolonial Railway and the Canadian Pacific... Queens University, or simply Queens, is a coeducational, non-sectarian university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on the edge of Lake Ontario. ... Bell Canada Enterprises, legally BCE Inc. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... William Cornelius Van Horne William Cornelius Van Horne (February 3, 1843 – September 11, 1915) was a pioneering North American railway executive. ...

Arts

New books

• Charles G.D. Roberts, Orion and Other Poems

Newspapers

• The Varsity, created.

Sir Charles G. D. Roberts Source: Library and Archives Canada, C-006718 Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts (January 10, 1860-November 26, 1943) was a Canadian poet and prose writer. ... The Varsity is the second oldest student newspaper in Canada. ...

Births

• January 17 - Mack Sennett, comedian
• January 18 - Richard Squires, Prime Minister of Newfoundland
• March 22 - Allison A. Dysart, Premier of New Brunswick
• August 12 - Jacob Penner, politician
• August 29 - Marie-Louise Meilleur, briefly world longest-lived person
• October 12 - Healey Willan, organist
• October 27 - 9th Earl of Bessborough, Governor General

January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was an innovator of slapstick comedy in film. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sir Richard Anderson Squires (January 18, 1880-March 26, 1940) was the Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1919-1923 and from 1928-1932. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... Allison A. Dysart (March 22, 1880_December 8, 1962) was a New Brunswick politician, lawyer and judge. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... There was also another Jacob Penner, leader of partisan group in Poland Jacob Penner and his wife, Rose Jacob Penner (August 12, 1880 - August 28, 1965) was a popular socialist politician in Canada. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... Marie-Louise Febronie Meilleur (August 29, 1880 - April 16, 1998) was the French-Canadian who, upon the death of Jeanne Calment, became the oldest recognized person in the world. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... Healey Willan commemorative stamp issued in 1980 by Canada Post Healey Willan (October 12, 1880 - February 16, 1968) was a Canadian organist and composer. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... Lord and Lady Bessborough, 1933 Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (October 27, 1880 - March 10, 1956) was Governor General of Canada. ...

Deaths

• May 9, George Brown, Father of Confederation