Biography of the Day

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

 

JAMESON, RICHARD WILLIS  
12 July 2014  

b. 12 July 1851 in Cape Town (Republic of South Africa)

 
JOHNSON, Sir WILLIAM  
11 July 2014  

d. 11 July 1774 at Johnson Hall (Johnstown, N.Y.)

 
GORMAN, LAWRENCE  
10 July 2014  

b. 10 July 1846 in Trout River (Tyne Valley), P.E.I. 

 
WALDEGRAVE, WILLIAM, 1st Baron RADSTOCK  
9 July 2014  

b. 9 July 1753

 
McCLINTOCK, Sir FRANCIS LEOPOLD  
8 July 2014  

b. 8 july 1819 at Dundalk

 
EDENSHAW, CHARLES (Da•aӿiigang (Dahɨégɨn, Tahayghen, Takayren), Skɨl’wxan jas, N∂ngkwigetklaīs; Eda’nsa (Itɨnsaw, Edensaw, Ee-din-suh, Idansu, Idinsaw))  
7 July 2014  

: subject linked to "Youth and Aboriginal experiences", daily theme of Canada History Week

 
GARNEAU, FRANÇOIS-XAVIER  
6 July 2014  

: subject linked to "Art and history", daily theme of Canada History Week

 

 
FRISSELL, LEWIS VARICK  
5 July 2014  

: subject linked to "History through film", daily theme of Canada History Week

 

 
MACDONALD, Sir JOHN ALEXANDER  
4 July 2014  

: subject linked to "People shaping Canada", daily theme of Canada History Week

 

 
HUGHES, KATHERINE (Catherine) ANGELINA  
3 July 2014  

: subject linked to "Discovering our Archives", daily theme of Canada History Week

 

 
BELL, ALEXANDER GRAHAM  
2 July 2014  

: subject linked to "Discovering our historic sites", daily theme of Canada History Week

 

 
LOGAN, Sir WILLIAM EDMOND  
1 July 2014  

: subject linked to "Discovering our national museums", daily theme of Canada History Week