Biography of the Day

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

 

FONSECA, WILLIAM GOMEZ (Don Derigo Nojada Gomez da Silva Fonseca, da Fonseca)  
FONSECA, WILLIAM GOMEZ (Don Derigo Nojada Gomez da Silva Fonseca, da Fonseca)  
26 Aug. 2023  

b. 26 Aug. 1823 in St Croix, Danish West Indies

 
SCHULTZ, SAMUEL DAVIES  
SCHULTZ, SAMUEL DAVIES  
25 Aug. 2023  

d. 25 Aug. 1917 in North Vancouver

 
BROWN, ADA MARY (Courtice)  
BROWN, ADA MARY (Courtice)  
24 Aug. 2023  

d. 24 Aug. 1923 in Toronto

 
WALKER, ABRAHAM BEVERLEY  
WALKER, ABRAHAM BEVERLEY  
23 Aug. 2023  

b. 23 Aug. 1851 in Belleisle (Belleisle Creek), N.B.

 
SPRINGSTEAD, VELMA AGNES  
SPRINGSTEAD, VELMA AGNES  
22 Aug. 2023  

b. 22 Aug. 1906 in Hamilton, Ont.

 
RECORD, CHARLES B.  
RECORD, CHARLES B.  
21 Aug. 2023  

b. 21 Aug. 1817 at Hebron, Maine

 
KAVANAGH (Cavanagh), LAURENCE (Lawrence)  
KAVANAGH (Cavanagh), LAURENCE (Lawrence)  
20 Aug. 2023  

d. 20 Aug. 1830 in St Peter’s, N.S.

 
BARNARD, ÉDOUARD-ANDRÉ (baptized Edward André Benjamin)  
BARNARD, ÉDOUARD-ANDRÉ (baptized Edward André Benjamin)  
19 Aug. 2023  

d. 19 Aug. 1898 in L’Ange-Gardien, Que.

 
PÉPIN, JOSEPH  
PÉPIN, JOSEPH  
18 Aug. 2023  

d. 18 Aug. 1842 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (Laval), Lower Canada

 
PUYJALON, HENRY DE (Jean-Baptiste-Henri)  
PUYJALON, HENRY DE (Jean-Baptiste-Henri)  
17 Aug. 2023  

d. 17 Aug. 1905 on Île à la Chasse, one of the Îles de Mingan, Que.

 
DIEFENBAKER, JOHN GEORGE  
DIEFENBAKER, JOHN GEORGE  
16 Aug. 2023  

d. 16 Aug. 1979 in Ottawa

 
HARRINGTON, JOANNA, named Sister Mary Benedicta  
HARRINGTON, JOANNA, named Sister Mary Benedicta  
15 Aug. 2023  

b. 15 Aug. 1845 in Chatham, N.B.