Biography of the Day

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

 

BAXTER, AGNES SIME (Hill)  
BAXTER, AGNES SIME (Hill)  
18 Mar. 2019  

b. 18 March 1870 in Halifax

 
HOWARD, LEONORA ANNETTA (King)  
HOWARD, LEONORA ANNETTA (King)  
17 Mar. 2019  

b. 17 March 1851 near Farmersville (Athens), Upper Canada

 
SI’K-OKSKITSIS (Charcoal, Black Wood Ashes) (Paka’panikapi (Lazy Young Man), Opee-o’wun (The Palate))  
SI’K-OKSKITSIS (Charcoal, Black Wood Ashes) (Paka’panikapi (Lazy Young Man), Opee-o’wun (The Palate))  
16 Mar. 2019  

d. 16 March 1897 by hanging at Fort Macleod (Alta)

 
PASKWĀW (Pasquah, Pisqua) (The Plain, Les Prairies)  
PASKWĀW (Pasquah, Pisqua) (The Plain, Les Prairies)  
15 Mar. 2019  

d. 15 March 1889 on his reserve near Fort Qu’Appelle (Sask.)

 
FANNING, DAVID  
FANNING, DAVID  
14 Mar. 2019  

d. 14 March 1825 in Digby, N.S.

 
CRESPEL, EMMANUEL (baptized Jacques-Philippe)  
CRESPEL, EMMANUEL (baptized Jacques-Philippe)  
13 Mar. 2019  

b. 13 March 1703 at Douai, France

 
BONFOY, HUGH  
BONFOY, HUGH  
12 Mar. 2019  

d. 12 March 1762

 
BURGESS, THOMAS JOSEPH WORKMAN  
BURGESS, THOMAS JOSEPH WORKMAN  
11 Mar. 2019  

b. 11 March 1849 in Toronto

 
ROSS, HARRIET (Araminta) (Tubman; Davis) (Moses)  
ROSS, HARRIET (Araminta) (Tubman; Davis) (Moses)  
10 Mar. 2019  

d. 10 March 1913 in Auburn, N.Y.

 
SHANLY, CHARLES DAWSON  
SHANLY, CHARLES DAWSON  
9 Mar. 2019  

b. Dublin, Ireland, 9 March 1811

 
LACOSTE, MARIE (baptized Marie-Thaïs-Élodie-Coralie) (Gérin-Lajoie)  
LACOSTE, MARIE (baptized Marie-Thaïs-Élodie-Coralie) (Gérin-Lajoie)  
8 Mar. 2019  

International Women's Day

 
JOHNSON, EMILY PAULINE  
JOHNSON, EMILY PAULINE  
7 Mar. 2019  

d. 7 March 1913 in Vancouver