Biography of the Day

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

 

HAVILAND, THOMAS HEATH (d. 1867)  
30 Apr. 2015  

b. 30 April 1795 or 1796 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

 
MURDOCH, GEORGE  
29 Apr. 2015  

b. 29 April 1850 in Paisley, Scotland

 
OLIVIER DE VÉZIN (Vésin, Vézain), PIERRE-FRANÇOIS  
28 Apr. 2015  

b. 28 April 1707 at Aingoulaincourt (dept of Haute-Marne), France

 
ANDREWS, SAMUEL  
27 Apr. 2015  

b. 27 April 1737 in Wallingford Township, Conn.

 
LÉGER, PAUL-ÉMILE  
26 Apr. 2015  

b. 26 April 1904 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que.

 
BALDWIN, WILLIAM WARREN  
25 Apr. 2015  

b. 25 April 1775 at Knockmore, the family estate south of Cork (Republic of Ireland)

 
SIMONDS, RICHARD  
24 Apr. 2015  

b. 24 April 1789 in Portland (Saint John), N.B.

 
CHARTIER DE LOTBINIÈRE, MICHEL, Marquis de LOTBINIÈRE  
23 Apr. 2015  

b. 23 April 1723 at Quebec

 
ODIN, HENRIETTE (Feller)  
22 Apr. 2015  

b. 22 April 1800 at Montagny, canton of Vaud, Switzerland

 
GOWANLOCK, JENNY KIDD (Trout)  
21 Apr. 2015  

b. 21 April 1841 in Kelso, Scotland

 
McLEOD, ALAN ARNETT  
20 Apr. 2015  

b. 20 April 1899 in Stonewall, Man.

 
MACDONELL (Greenfield), JOHN  
19 Apr. 2015  

b. 19 April 1785 in Greenfield, Scotland