1855 in Canada
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Events from the year 1855 in Canada.
[edit] Events
- January 1 - Bytown is renamed Ottawa.
- March 8 - A bridge over the Niagara River near Niagara Falls is completed
- April 17 - Charlottetown incorporated as a city
[edit] Births
- January 14 - Homer Watson, artist (d. 1936)
- February 22 - Grace Annie Lockhart, first woman in the British Empire to receive a Bachelor's degree (d.1916)
- May 11 - Charles Doherty, politician and jurist (d.1931)
- August 3 - Charles Hibbert Tupper, politician (d.1927)
- September 12 - Simon-Napoléon Parent, politician and Premier of Quebec (d.1920)
- December 14 - William Brymner, art teacher and painter (d.1925)
[edit] Deaths
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