1913 in Canada
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See also: 1912 in Canada, other events of 1913, 1914 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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[edit] Events
- April 17 - 1913 Alberta election: Arthur Sifton's Liberals win a third consecutive majority
- November 7-November 8 - A storm on the Great Lakes sinks some thirty-four ships
- November 17 - The National Transcontinental Railway is completed
[edit] Arts and literature
- New Books
[edit] Births
- January 13 - Philip Gaglardi, BC politician
- March 11 - John Weinzweig, composer
- April 4 - Jules Léger, Governor General
- April 24 - Violet Archer, composer
- April 30 - Edith Fowke, folklorist
- May 13 - Gil Evans, musician
- June 12 - Jean Allard, Chief of the Defence Staff
- June 18 - Wilfred Bigelow, heart surgeon
- July 16 - Woodrow Lloyd, Premier of Saskatchewan
- August 28 - Robertson Davies, author
- October 5 - Horace Gwynne, boxer
- November 16 - Dora de Pédery-Hunt, sculptor
- November 21 - Stewart McLean, Manitoba politician
- December 7 - Elizabeth Smart, author
- December 16 - George Ignatieff, diplomat
[edit] Deaths
- April 12 - Alexander Francis Macdonald, politician
- August 6 - John M. Bryant, first aviator killed in a crash in Canada
