Biography of the Day

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

 

CADOTTE, MARIE-ELMIRE, named Marie de Saint-Alphonse-de-Liguori  
CADOTTE, MARIE-ELMIRE, named Marie de Saint-Alphonse-de-Liguori  
10 Feb. 2024  

d. 10 Feb. 1909 in Halifax

 
RICHARDSON, GEORGE TAYLOR  
RICHARDSON, GEORGE TAYLOR  
9 Feb. 2024  

d. 9 Feb. 1916 near Wulvergem, Belgium

 
MARTIN, GEORGE (Shononhsé:se’) (1767-1853)  
MARTIN, GEORGE (Shononhsé:se’) (1767-1853)  
8 Feb. 2024  

d. 8 Feb. 1853 in Salt Springs, near Brantford, Upper Canada

 
BADELARD (Badelart), PHILIPPE-LOUIS-FRANÇOIS  
BADELARD (Badelart), PHILIPPE-LOUIS-FRANÇOIS  
7 Feb. 2024  

d. 7 Feb. 1802 at Quebec, Lower Canada

 
McLACHLIN, DANIEL (Donhuil)  
McLACHLIN, DANIEL (Donhuil)  
6 Feb. 2024  

d. 6 Feb. 1872, at Arnprior, Ont.

 
THANADELTHUR (Slave Woman)  
THANADELTHUR (Slave Woman)  
5 Feb. 2024  

d. 5 Feb. 1717

 
LAJUS, JORDAIN  
LAJUS, JORDAIN  
4 Feb. 2024  

b. 4 Feb. 1673 in the parish of Saint-Vincent de Nay, France

 
KANE, ELISHA KENT  
KANE, ELISHA KENT  
3 Feb. 2024  

b. 3 Feb. 1820 in Philadelphia

 
PHIPS, Sir WILLIAM  
PHIPS, Sir WILLIAM  
2 Feb. 2024  

b. 2 Feb. 1650/51, near the mouth of the Kennebec River in what is now the state of Maine

 
ALIKOMIAK  
ALIKOMIAK  
1 Feb. 2024  

d. 1 Feb. 1924 at Herschel Island, Y.T.

 
VELTRI, VINCENZO (James Vincent Welch)  
VELTRI, VINCENZO (James Vincent Welch)  
31 Jan. 2024  

d. 31 Jan. 1913 in Port Arthur (Thunder Bay), Ont.

 
JACQUIES, ADOLPHE  
JACQUIES, ADOLPHE  
30 Jan. 2024  

d. at Quebec 30 Jan. 1860