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Events on Monday 17 February 1919 1
1841 – 1919Wilfrid Laurier (1841-1919)Died 17 February 1919, aged 77Laurier served as prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911, the country's first French-Canadian to hold the office. He championed national unity between English and French Canada and remained leader of the Liberal Party until his death.