Biography of the Day

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

 

ROBINSON, Sir BRYAN  
14 Jan. 2022  

b. 14 Jan. 1808 in Dublin (Republic of Ireland)

 
CUNDALL, HENRY JONES  
13 Jan. 2022  

b. 13 Jan. 1833 in New London, P.E.I.

 
BIGOT, FRANÇOIS (d. 1778)  
12 Jan. 2022  

d. 12 Jan. 1778 at Neuchâtel, Switzerland

 
WIKASKOKISEYIN (Wee-kas-kookee-sey-yin), ABRAHAM (Sweet Grass)  
11 Jan. 2022  

d. c. 11 Jan. 1877 in a shooting accident on the plains, presumably at Saint-Paul-des-Cris (Alberta)

 
GUILLIMIN, MARIE-FRANÇOISE, <em>dite</em> de Saint-Antoine  
10 Jan. 2022  

b. 10 Jan. 1720 in Quebec

 
BARKER, WILLIAM HENRY  
9 Jan. 2022  

d. 9 Jan. 1929 in Vancouver

 
BALDWIN, WILLIAM WARREN  
8 Jan. 2022  

d. 8 Jan. 1844 in Toronto

 
BARRY, ROBERTINE, known as Françoise  
7 Jan. 2022  

d. unmarried 7 Jan. 1910 in Montreal

 
RAYMOND, CHARLES  
6 Jan. 2022  

b. 6 Jan. 1826 in Ashburnham, Massachusetts

 
LE MAY (LeMay, Lemay), PAMPHILE (baptized Léon-Pamphile Lemay)  
5 Jan. 2022  

b. 5 Jan. 1837 in Lotbinière, Lower Canada

 
HANLAN, EDWARD (Ned)  
4 Jan. 2022  

d. 4 Jan. 1908 in Toronto

 
QUIGLEY, HARRY STEPHEN  
3 Jan. 2022  

d. unmarried 3 Jan. 1929 in Port of Spain (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago)