1860 in Canada
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See also: 1859 in Canada, other events of 1860, 1861 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- June 27 - The first Queen's Plate race is held in Toronto
- August 25 - Montreal's Victoria Bridge opens
- September 1: The construction of the Canadian House of Commons began. The cornerstone of the Parliament buildings is laid this day.
Births
- January 6 - William Motherwell, political leader
- January 10 - Charles G. D. Roberts, author
- March 22 - Thomas Evans, soldier
- May 31 - Henry Wise Wood, political leader
- June 5 - John Douglas Hazen, Premier of New Brunswick
- June 18 - Laura Muntz Lyall, artist
- July 1 - Alexander Grant MacKay, politician
- July 9 - Frederick Cope, Mayor of Vancouver
- August 14 - Ernest Thompson Seton, author
- August 21 - Aylesworth Perry, NWMP commissioner
- August 29 - James Duncan McGregor, politician
- September 13 - Charles Gordon, author
- September 15 - Napoléon Antoine Belcourt, politician