Biography of the Day

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

 

MacKEEN, DAVID  
13 Nov. 2016  

d. in Halifax 13 Nov. 1916

 
ELLIOT, ROBERT WATT  
12 Nov. 2016  

d. 12 Nov. 1905 in Toronto

 
SEWELL (Sewall), JONATHAN  
11 Nov. 2016  

d. 11 Nov. 1839 at Quebec

 
GOWANLOCK, JENNY KIDD (Trout)  
10 Nov. 2016  

d. 10 Nov. 1921 in Hollywood (Los Angeles)

 
McMILLAN, JOHN (1833-1905)  
9 Nov. 2016  

b. 9 Nov. 1833 in Madison, Ind.

 
BYRON, JOHN (Foul-weather Jack)  
8 Nov. 2016  

b. 8 Nov. 1723

 
VATTEMARE, NICOLAS-MARIE-ALEXANDRE  
7 Nov. 2016  

b. 7 Nov. 1796 in Paris on the Île Saint-Louis

 
VINCENT, SARAH ANNE (Curzon)  
6 Nov. 2016  

d. 6 Nov. 1898 in Toronto

 
HEISE, CHARLOTTE (baptized Johanne Louise Charlotte) (Führer)  
5 Nov. 2016  

d. 5 Nov. 1907 in Montreal

 
LARGILLIER (Langelier, Angilliers), JACQUES, known as Le Castor  
4 Nov. 2016  

d. 4 Nov. 1714 at the post of Kaskaskia, in the Illinois country

 
SKANUDHAROUA (Skannud-Haroï), Geneviève-Agnes, <em>dite</em> de Tous-les-Saints  
3 Nov. 2016  

d. 3 Nov. 1657 at Quebec

 
SCHWATKA, FREDERICK  
2 Nov. 2016  

d. 2 Nov. 1892 in Portland, Oreg.