1919 in Canada
See also: 1918 in Canada,
other events of 1919,
1920 in Canada and the
Timeline of Canadian history.
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January 19 - Canadian troops take part in the
Battle of Shenkursk, part of the
Russian Civil War.
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April 17 -
New Brunswick women are permitted to vote.
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May 3 -
Yukon women are permitted to vote.
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May 15-
June 25 -
Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.
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May 22 - The
House of Commons passes the
Nickle Resolution.
* June - Rodeo's first reverse-opening side-delivery bronc chute is designed and made by rodeo cowboy
Earl W. Bascom*
June 6 - The government owned
Canadian National Railway is formed out of a number of failed private rail corporations.
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September 9 -
J.H. Bell becomes premier of
Prince Edward Island, replacing
Aubin Arsenault.
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October 20 -
Ontario election:
Ernest C. Drury's
United Farmers of Ontario win a majority, defeating Sir
William Hearst's Conservatives.
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November 14 - Ernest Drury becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Sir William Hearst.
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Influenza epidemic in Alberta.
* Canada signs the
Treaty of Versailles formally ending
World War I in its own right.
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January 13 -
Igor Gouzenko, defector
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February 17 -
J.M.S. Careless, historian
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March 21 -
Victor Copps, Mayor of Hamilton
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May 27 -
Francess Halpenny, editor
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June 21 -
Gérard Pelletier, journalist and politician
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July 5 -
Gordon Towers, politician
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August 21 -
Marcel Lambert, politician
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September 11 -
Daphne Odjig, artist
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October 18 -
Pierre Trudeau, politician
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December 25 -
Paul David, cardiologist
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January 30 -
Sam Steele, peace officer
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February 17 -
Wilfrid Laurier, 7th Prime Minister of Canada
