1902 in Canada

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Table of contents

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Births
4 Deaths

Incumbents

Prime Minister - Wilfrid Laurier
Governor General - Earl of Minto
Premier of British Columbia - James Dunsmuir then Edward Prior
Premier of Manitoba - R.P. Roblin
Premier of New Brunswick - L.J. Tweedy
Premier of Nova Scotia - George H. Murray
Premier of Ontario - George William Ross
Premier of Prince Edward Island - A. Peters
Premier of Quebec - NapolÃÂ©on Parent

Events

May 21 - 1902 Northwest Legislative Assembly election
May 24 - The first Victoria Day is celebrated
May 29 - 1902 Ontario election: G. W. Ross's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
May 31 - The Boer War ends and Canadian troops return home to great acclaim
August 9 - Edward VII is crowned King of the United Kingdom and of Canada.
November 21 - Edward Prior becomes Premier of British Columbia, replacing James Dunsmuir
December 15 - The first transatlantic radio press report is filed from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
The first symphony orchestra in Canada begins in Quebec City.
The first movie theatre in Canada opens in Vancouver
The first ascent of Mount Forbes by James Outram and party

Births

February 17 - Howard O'Hagan, writer
April 20 - Elizabeth Goudie, writer
June 17 - Anna Hilliard, doctor
June 19 - Guy Lombardo, bandleader
August 10 - Norma Shearer, actor
November 8 - Arthur Smith, poet
November 21 - Foster Hewitt, broadcaster
December 29 - Nels Stewart, hockey player
Olive Palmer, wife of John Diefenbaker
Maryon Moody, wife of Lester B. Pearson

Deaths

February 12 - Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Governor-General