Biography of the Day

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

 

GRANT, CUTHBERT (d. 1854)  
GRANT, CUTHBERT (d. 1854)  
15 July 2014  

d. 15 July 1854 in White Horse Plain (St François Xavier, Man.)

 
POTTS, JERRY (Ky-yo-kosi)  
POTTS, JERRY (Ky-yo-kosi)  
14 July 2014  

d. 14 July 1896 at Fort Macleod (Alta)

 
BRUYAS, JACQUES  
BRUYAS, JACQUES  
13 July 2014  

b. 13 July 1635 at Lyons

 
JAMESON, RICHARD WILLIS  
JAMESON, RICHARD WILLIS  
12 July 2014  

b. 12 July 1851 in Cape Town (Republic of South Africa)

 
JOHNSON, Sir WILLIAM  
JOHNSON, Sir WILLIAM  
11 July 2014  

d. 11 July 1774 at Johnson Hall (Johnstown, N.Y.)

 
GORMAN, LAWRENCE  
GORMAN, LAWRENCE  
10 July 2014  

b. 10 July 1846 in Trout River (Tyne Valley), P.E.I. 

 
WALDEGRAVE, WILLIAM, 1st Baron RADSTOCK  
WALDEGRAVE, WILLIAM, 1st Baron RADSTOCK  
9 July 2014  

b. 9 July 1753

 
McCLINTOCK, Sir FRANCIS LEOPOLD  
McCLINTOCK, Sir FRANCIS LEOPOLD  
8 July 2014  

b. 8 july 1819 at Dundalk

 
EDENSHAW, CHARLES (Da•aӿiigang (Dahɨégɨn, Tahayghen, Takayren), Skɨl’wxan jas, N∂ngkwigetklaīs; Eda’nsa (Itɨnsaw, Edensaw, Ee-din-suh, Idansu, Idinsaw))  
EDENSHAW, CHARLES (Da•aӿiigang (Dahɨégɨn, Tahayghen, Takayren), Skɨl’wxan jas, N∂ngkwigetklaīs; Eda’nsa (Itɨnsaw, Edensaw, Ee-din-suh, Idansu, Idinsaw))  
7 July 2014  

: subject linked to "Youth and Aboriginal experiences", daily theme of Canada History Week

 
GARNEAU, FRANÇOIS-XAVIER  
GARNEAU, FRANÇOIS-XAVIER  
6 July 2014  

: subject linked to "Art and history", daily theme of Canada History Week

 

 
FRISSELL, LEWIS VARICK  
FRISSELL, LEWIS VARICK  
5 July 2014  

: subject linked to "History through film", daily theme of Canada History Week

 

 
MACDONALD, Sir JOHN ALEXANDER  
MACDONALD, Sir JOHN ALEXANDER  
4 July 2014  

: subject linked to "People shaping Canada", daily theme of Canada History Week