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The Grey Regiment. Originated on 14 September 1866, in Owen Sound, Canada West, as the 31st Grey Battalion of Infantry. Redesignated on 8 May 1900, as the 31st Grey Regiment. Redesignated on 1 May 1920, as The Grey Regiment. Amalgamated on 15 December 1936, with The Simcoe Foresters and redesignated as The Grey and Simcoe Foresters [2]
12 January. Royal Aeronautical Society is formed as 'The Aeronautical Society of Great Britain' in London, the world's oldest such society. Auxiliary steamer SS London (1864) sinks in a storm in the Bay of Biscay on passage from Gravesend to Australia with the loss of 244 people and only 19 survivors. 11 May – London bank Overend, Gurney and ...
The Hudson's Bay men, instigators of the confrontation though outnumbered nearly three to one, suffer 21 deaths, while Grant's party suffers two deaths, one Métis and one Native. The battle is frequently cited as a seminal moment in the history of the Métis people. A steamboat PS Frontenac is first placed on Lake Ontario.
November 8 – The Trent Affair: British packet steamer Trent stopped by United States warship in international waters. Two Confederate diplomats taken off and imprisoned in Boston. November 28 – Viscount Monck becomes Governor-General. December 3 – The UK sends reinforcements to British North America.
September 1 – Regular flights of Trans-Canada Air Lines begin [3] October 6 – Ontario election: Mitchell Hepburn 's Liberals win a second consecutive majority [6] November 24 – The first Governor General's Awards are given. [citation needed] First ascent of Mount Lucania (5,226 m), third highest mountain in Canada. [7]
9 killed in action. 37 wounded [3] 22 died of wounds/disease [4] The Battle of Ridgeway (sometimes the Battle of Lime Ridge or Limestone Ridge [nb 1]) was fought in the vicinity of the town of Fort Erie across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York, near the village of Ridgeway, Canada West, currently Ontario, Canada, on June 2, 1866, between ...
April 6 – Vancouver incorporated as a city. April 26 – 1886 New Brunswick general election. June 7 – Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau becomes the first Canadian cardinal. June 8 to 15 – 1886 Nova Scotia general election: William Stevens Fielding 's Liberals win a third consecutive majority. June 13 – Great Vancouver Fire.
