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February 3, 1916
On February 3, 1916, the Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of seven lives.
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Featured · February 3, 1916
The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of seven lives.
The Centre Block is the main building of the Canadian Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, containing the House of Commons and Senate chambers, as well as the offices of a number of members of parliament, senators, and senior administration for both legislative houses. It is also the location of several ceremonial spaces, such as the Hall of Honour, the Memorial Chamber, and Confederation Hall.
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The year in brief
1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1916th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 916th year of the 2nd millennium, the 16th year of the 20th…
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On February 3, 1916
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1916 The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of seven lives. Main building of Canada's parliament
The Centre Block is the main building of the Canadian Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, containing the House of Commons and Senate chambers, as well as the offices of a number of members of parliament, senators, and senior administration for both legislative houses. It is also the location of several ceremonial spaces, such as the Hall of Honour, the Memorial Chamber, and Confederation Hall.
Elsewhere that year
Other moments from 1916
- April 18 World War I: During a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by the Austrian army.
- April 24 Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.
- April 24 Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance.
- April 25 Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
- April 26 Easter Rising: Battle of Mount Street Bridge.
- April 29 World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
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