1868 in Canada

Sponsorship the way you would do it

See also: 1867 in Canada, other events of 1868, 1869 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

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
October 17 - Laura Secord, patriot