Biography of the Day

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

 

MACDONALD, Sir JOHN ALEXANDER  
MACDONALD, Sir JOHN ALEXANDER  
11 Jan. 2026  
b. 10 Jan. 1815 (the registered date) or 11 Jan. (the date he and his family celebrated) in Glasgow, Scotland
 
McINTOSH, JOHN (b. 1777, d.1845 or 1846)  
McINTOSH, JOHN (b. 1777, d.1845 or 1846)  
10 Jan. 2026  

d. between 19 Sept. 1845 and 10 Jan. 1846 near McIntosh’s Corners (Dundela), Upper Canada

 
FRASER, JOHN ARTHUR  
FRASER, JOHN ARTHUR  
9 Jan. 2026  

b. 9 Jan. 1838 in London, England

 
MOYEN, JEAN  
MOYEN, JEAN  
8 Jan. 2026  

d. 8 Jan. 1899 at the Séminaire d’Alix, in Lyons, France

 
FLEMING, Sir SANDFORD  
FLEMING, Sir SANDFORD  
7 Jan. 2026  

b. 7 Jan. 1827 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland

 
BLAYLOCK, HARRY WOODBURN  
BLAYLOCK, HARRY WOODBURN  
6 Jan. 2026  

b. 6 Jan. 1878 in Paspébiac, Que.

 
BALDWIN, AUGUSTUS WARREN  
BALDWIN, AUGUSTUS WARREN  
5 Jan. 2026  

d. 5 Jan. 1866 at Russell Hill, his estate near Toronto, Canada West

 
CASHMAN, ELLEN (Nellie Pioche, Irish Nellie)  
CASHMAN, ELLEN (Nellie Pioche, Irish Nellie)  
4 Jan. 2026  

d. unmarried 4 Jan. 1925 in Victoria

 
STRICKLAND, SAMUEL  
STRICKLAND, SAMUEL  
3 Jan. 2026  

d. 3 Jan. 1867 at Lakefield, Canada West

 
CAREY, DAVID ARTHUR  
CAREY, DAVID ARTHUR  
2 Jan. 2026  

b. 2 Jan. 1859 in Dublin

 
DEASE, PETER WARREN  
DEASE, PETER WARREN  
1 Jan. 2026  

b. 1 Jan. 1788 at Mackinac (Mackinac Island, Mich.)

 
HOWE, CLARENCE DECATUR  
HOWE, CLARENCE DECATUR  
31 Dec. 2025  

d. 31 Dec. 1960 in Montreal