Biography of the Day

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

 

MÉKAISTO (Red Crow, Captured the Gun Inside, Lately Gone, Sitting White Buffalo, John Mikahestow)  
MÉKAISTO (Red Crow, Captured the Gun Inside, Lately Gone, Sitting White Buffalo, John Mikahestow)  
28 Aug. 2025  

d. 28 Aug. 1900 on the Blood Indian Reserve (Alta)

 
PEACHY, JOSEPH-FERDINAND  
PEACHY, JOSEPH-FERDINAND  
27 Aug. 2025  

b. 27 Aug. 1830 at Quebec

 
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. 2025  

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

 
McMICKING, THOMAS  
McMICKING, THOMAS  
25 Aug. 2025  

d. 25 Aug. 1866 near New Westminster, B.C.

 
BERNARD, SUSAN AGNES (Macdonald) (Baroness Macdonald, Lady Macdonald)  
BERNARD, SUSAN AGNES (Macdonald) (Baroness Macdonald, Lady Macdonald)  
24 Aug. 2025  

b. 24 Aug. 1836 at Bernard Lodge, south of Spanish Town, Jamaica

 
FOURNIER, JULES (baptized Georges-Jules)  
FOURNIER, JULES (baptized Georges-Jules)  
23 Aug. 2025  

b. 23 Aug. 1884 in Coteau-du-Lac, Que.

 
SIMPSON, ISOBEL GRAHAM (Finlayson)  
SIMPSON, ISOBEL GRAHAM (Finlayson)  
22 Aug. 2025  

d. 22 Aug. 1890 in London

 
YEO, Sir JAMES LUCAS  
YEO, Sir JAMES LUCAS  
21 Aug. 2025  

d. 21 Aug. 1818 at sea

 
POURROY DE LAUBERIVIÈRE, FRANÇOIS-LOUIS DE  
POURROY DE LAUBERIVIÈRE, FRANÇOIS-LOUIS DE  
20 Aug. 2025  

d. 20 Aug. 1740 at Quebec

 
BEEMER, SARA GALBRAITH (Calder)  
BEEMER, SARA GALBRAITH (Calder)  
19 Aug. 2025  

b. 19 Aug. 1846 in Hamilton, Upper Canada

 
SUZOR, LOUIS-TIMOTHÉE  
SUZOR, LOUIS-TIMOTHÉE  
18 Aug. 2025  

d. 18 Aug. 1866 at Quebec

 
OSBORN, MARY (London)  
OSBORN, MARY (London)  
17 Aug. 2025  

d. 17 Aug. 1801 in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake), Upper Canada