Biography of the Day

Read the story of a subject who died or was born on this day.

 

RIDOUT, MATILDA (Edgar) (Lady Edgar)  
29 Sept. 2015  

b. 29 Sept. 1844 in Toronto

 
OLESKÓW, JÓSEF (Osyp Oleskiv, Joseph Oleskiw)  
28 Sept. 2015  

b. 28 Sept. 1860 in Skvariava Nova (Ukraine)

 
TEKARIHOGEN (Dekarihokenh, Ahyonwaeghs, Ahyouwaeghs) (John Brant) (1794-1832)  
27 Sept. 2015  

b. 27 Sept. 1794 near present-day Brantford, Ont.

 
BEACH, THOMAS BILLIS (Henri Le Caron, Dr Howard)  
26 Sept. 2015  

b. 26 Sept. 1841 in Colchester, England

 
BARBER, POLLY (Mary) (Scovill)  
25 Sept. 2015  

b. 25 Sept. 1803 in Saint-Armand, Lower Canada

 
SNOWBALL, JABEZ BUNTING  
24 Sept. 2015  

b. 24 Sept. 1837 in Lunenburg, N.S.

 
LEW, DAVID HUNG CHANG (Lew Hung Chang (Liao Hungxiang), David C. Lew)  
23 Sept. 2015  

d. unmarried 23 Sept. 1924 in Vancouver

 
WOODMAN, ELIJAH CROCKER  
22 Sept. 2015  

b. 22 Sept. 1797 in Buxton (Maine)

 
STEWART, JAMES GREEN  
21 Sept. 2015  

b. 21 Sept. 1825 in Quebec City

 
ODELL, ROBERTA ELIZABETH (Tilton)  
20 Sept. 2015  

b. 20 Sept. 1837 in Whiting, Maine

 
KYLIE, EDWARD JOSEPH  
19 Sept. 2015  

b. 19 Sept. 1880 in Lindsay, Ont.

 
DIEFENBAKER, JOHN GEORGE  
18 Sept. 2015  

b. 18 Sept. 1895 in Neustadt, Ont.