Biography of the Day

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

 

GLOBENSKY, HORTENSE (Prévost), known as Chevalière des Deux-Montagnes and Héroïne du Nord  
GLOBENSKY, HORTENSE (Prévost), known as Chevalière des Deux-Montagnes and Héroïne du Nord  
29 Apr. 2026  

d. 29 April 1873 at Montreal

 
LEFEBVRE ANGERS, MARIE-ANGÉLIQUE, <em>dite</em> Saint-Simon  
LEFEBVRE ANGERS, MARIE-ANGÉLIQUE, dite Saint-Simon  
28 Apr. 2026  

d. 28 April 1766 in Montreal

 
POWELL, CHARLES STUART  
POWELL, CHARLES STUART  
27 Apr. 2026  

d. 27 April 1811 in Halifax, N.S.

 
MURRAY, ANNE (Powell)  
MURRAY, ANNE (Powell)  
26 Apr. 2026  

b. 26 April 1755 in Wells, Norfolk, England

 
ISAPO-MUXIKA (Crowfoot, Pied de Corbeau)  
ISAPO-MUXIKA (Crowfoot, Pied de Corbeau)  
25 Apr. 2026  

d. 25 April 1890, near Blackfoot Crossing (Alta)

 
TARDIVEL, JULES-PAUL  
TARDIVEL, JULES-PAUL  
24 Apr. 2026  

d. 24 April 1905 at Quebec

 
OUIMET, GÉDÉON  
OUIMET, GÉDÉON  
23 Apr. 2026  

d. 23 April 1905 in Saint-Hilaire (Mont-Saint-Hilaire), Que.

 
FONSECA, WILLIAM GOMEZ (Don Derigo Nojada Gomez da Silva Fonseca, da Fonseca)  
FONSECA, WILLIAM GOMEZ (Don Derigo Nojada Gomez da Silva Fonseca, da Fonseca)  
22 Apr. 2026  

d. 22 April 1905 in Winnipeg

 
LINEHAM, JOHN  
LINEHAM, JOHN  
21 Apr. 2026  

d. 21 April 1913 in Calgary

 
DISNEY, RICHARD RANDOLPH  
DISNEY, RICHARD RANDOLPH  
20 Apr. 2026  

d. 20 April 1891 in Baltimore, Md.

 
ROBERTSON, THOMAS  
ROBERTSON, THOMAS  
19 Apr. 2026  

d. 19 April 1902 in Dell Rapids, S.Dak.

 
ASSELIN, OLIVAR (baptized Joseph-François-Olivar)  
ASSELIN, OLIVAR (baptized Joseph-François-Olivar)  
18 Apr. 2026  

d. 18 April 1937 in Montreal