Biography of the Day

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

 

SHANLY, WALTER  
11 Oct. 2014  

b. 11 Oct. 1817 at the Abbey, Stradbally (County Laois, Republic of Ireland)

 
TURCOTTE, JOSEPH-ÉDOUARD  
10 Oct. 2014  

b. 10 Oct. 1808 at Gentilly, Lower Canada

 
LOVITT, JOHN  
9 Oct. 2014  

b. 9 Oct. 1832 in Yarmouth, N.S.

 
KENNEDY, GEORGE ALLAN  
8 Oct. 2014  

d. 8 Oct. 1913 in Winnipeg

 
JOHNSON, GEORGE HENRY MARTIN (Onwanonsyshon)  
7 Oct. 2014  

b. 7 Oct. 1816 at Bow Park, near Brantford, Upper Canada

 
YOUNG, Sir JOHN, Baron LISGAR  
6 Oct. 2014  

d. 6 Oct. 1876 in Bailieborough, Ireland

 
BAKER, CHARLES  
5 Oct. 2014  

b. 5 Oct. 1743 in Virginia

 
RICHARDSON, JOHN (John Frederick)  
4 Oct. 2014  

b. 4 Oct. 1796 probably at Fort George (Niagara-on-the-Lake), Upper Canada

 
LALEMANT, GABRIEL  
3 Oct. 2014  

b. 3 Oct. 1610 in Paris

 
SIROIS, JOSEPH (baptized Louis-Philippe-Marie-Joseph)  
2 Oct. 2014  

b. 2 Oct. 1881 in Quebec City

 
MIKAK (Micoc, Mykok)  
1 Oct. 2014  

d. 1 Oct. 1795 at Nain, Labrador

 
LE LOUTRE (LeLoutre), JEAN-LOUIS  
30 Sept. 2014  

d. 30 Sept. 1772 in the parish of Saint-Léonard in Nantes, France