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1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• Joseph Howe became Premier of Nova Scotia
• April 15 - Nova Scotia: resolution for provincial union by Joseph Howe for referral to the other British North American (BNA) provinces in July.
• May 13 - Britain declares neutrality in American Civil War.
• June 1 - Britain bans naval craft or privateers of American belligerents from carrying prizes into British ports or territorial waters.
• November 8 - The Trent Affair: British packet steamer Trent stopped by Northern warship in international waters. Two Confederate diplomats taken off and imprisoned in Boston.
• November 28 - Viscount Monck becomes Governor-General.
• December 3 - Britain sends reinforcements to British North America.
• December 23 - Britain demands release of Confederate diplomats taken from Trent.
• December 26 - Confederate diplomats taken from Trent released.
• Dr. Anderson Fuffin Abbott becomes the first Canadian Born Black to graduate from medical school.

Deaths