Biography of the Day

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

 

MASSOW, FRIEDERIKE CHARLOTTE LOUISE VON (Riedesel, Freifrau zu Eisenbach)  
MASSOW, FRIEDERIKE CHARLOTTE LOUISE VON (Riedesel, Freifrau zu Eisenbach)  
20 May 2020  

d. 20 May 1808 in Berlin

 
BARBIER, MARIE, <em>dite</em> de l’Assomption  
BARBIER, MARIE, dite de l’Assomption  
19 May 2020  

d. 19 May 1739 in Montreal

 
SOLOMONS, LUCIUS LEVY  
SOLOMONS, LUCIUS LEVY  
18 May 2020  

d. 18 May 1792 at Montreal (Que.)

 
MARCHILDON, THOMAS  
MARCHILDON, THOMAS  
17 May 2020  

d. 17 May 1858 in Batiscan, Lower Canada

 
ARNOLDI, PHEBE (rebaptized Apolline), named de Sainte-Angèle (Diehl)  
ARNOLDI, PHEBE (rebaptized Apolline), named de Sainte-Angèle (Diehl)  
16 May 2020  

d. 16 May 1825 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

 
GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR, LOUIS-JOSEPH  
GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR, LOUIS-JOSEPH  
15 May 2020  

d. 15 May 1784 at Trois-Rivières

 
DOBBS, HARRIET (Cartwright)  
DOBBS, HARRIET (Cartwright)  
14 May 2020  

d. 14 May 1887 at Portsmouth (now part of Kingston)

 
SHAKESPEARE, NOAH  
SHAKESPEARE, NOAH  
13 May 2020  

d. 13 May 1921 in Victoria

 
HÉBERT DE LA ROUSSELIÈRE, MARIE (Henriette-Anne-Florence-Marie), named Marie-Clémentine de Jésus-Hostie  
HÉBERT DE LA ROUSSELIÈRE, MARIE (Henriette-Anne-Florence-Marie), named Marie-Clémentine de Jésus-Hostie  
12 May 2020  

 b. 12 May 1840 in Angers, France

 
HOWLAN, GEORGE WILLIAM  
HOWLAN, GEORGE WILLIAM  
11 May 2020  

d. 11 May 1901 in Charlottetown

 
LANGTON, ANNE  
LANGTON, ANNE  
10 May 2020  

d. 10 May 1893 in Toronto

 
CAMPBELL, ELLA (Nellie)  
CAMPBELL, ELLA (Nellie)  
9 May 2020  

d. 9 May 1918 in St John’s