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Gould related to Greig
6 Aug 2022

Gould related to Greig

by Dead Canadians Administrator | posted in: Did you know | 0

Glenn Gould is related to Norwegian composer and pianist Edvard Greig? His maternal grandfather was Grieg’s cousin.

Interred outside of Canada
6 Aug 2022

Interred outside of Canada

by Stephanie Allen | posted in: Did you know | 0

Did you know that R.B. Bennet is the only former Canadian Prime Minister who is not interred in Canadian soil? He is interred in the UK.

Marshall McLuhan and Annie Hall
6 Aug 2022

Marshall McLuhan and Annie Hall

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Marshall McLuhan had a cameo appearance in Woody Allen’s 1977 classic “Annie Hall” and talks briefly about his work to an arrogant movie-goer. McLuhan said to someone “You don’t understand my work at all.”

Jonathan Crombie was son of Toronto Mayor David Crombie
9 Apr 2022

Jonathan Crombie was son of Toronto Mayor David Crombie

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David Crombie was Mayor of Toronto from 1972 to 1978 and was a Member of Parliament from 1978 to 1988.

Apps sports dynasty
27 Dec 2020

Apps sports dynasty

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Syl Apps’ son, grand-daughter and grand-son were all notable hockey players and his grandson won a gold medal in Olympic rowing. His son Syl Apps, Jr. also played in the NHL. His granddaughter Gillian Apps won the Gold medal in … Continued

Douglas – Sutherland Connection
27 Dec 2020

Douglas – Sutherland Connection

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Actor Kiefer Sutherland is Tommy Douglas’ grandson; his mother is actress Shirley Douglas.

January Births and Deaths

George Andrews Andrews, George Henry – Born: March 24th, 1928, Toronto, Ontario. Died: January 22nd, 1982, Toronto Ontario. Buried: St. John’s Norway Cemetery, Toronto Ontario January… Continue Reading
Apps, Sylvanus “Syl” – Date of Birth 1915-01-18 Place of birth: Paris, Ontario Date of Death 1998-12-24 Place of death: Kingston, Ontario Cemetery: Mountview… Continue Reading
Bay, Frances – Date of Birth 1919-01-23 Place of birth: Mannville, Alberta Date of Death 2011-09-15 Place of death: Tarzana, California, U.S. Cause… Continue Reading
Bourgeoys, Marguerite – Date of Birth1620-04-16 Date of Death1700-01-20 Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, was the founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal… Continue Reading
Fleming, Sir Sandford – Born January 7, 1827, Kirkcaldy, ScotlandDied July 22, 1915, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Sir Sandford Fleming was an engineer and… Continue Reading
Guerin, Gertrude Klaw-law-we-leth – Also known as Gertrude Mary Elise Ettershank (née), Klaw-law-we-leth Born 26 March 1917 on the Mission Reserve on the north of… Continue Reading
Kerr, John Chipman VC – Born: January 11, 1887 Died: February 19, 1963 Kerr worked as a lumberjack near Kootenay, BC; 1912 bought a homestead… Continue Reading
Lach, Elmer – Elmer James Lach (January 22, 1918 – April 4, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 14… Continue Reading
Laurence, Margaret – Born July 18, 1926 Died January 5, 1987 Margaret Laurence was a Governor General Award winning novelist for A Jest… Continue Reading
Cogwagee Tom Longboat Longboat, Thomas Charles Cogwagee – Date of Birth1887-06-04, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation reserve near Brantford, Ontario Date of Death 1949-01-09, Lady… Continue Reading
Macdonald, Sir John A. – Date of Birth1815-01-11 Place of birth:Glasgow, Scotland Date of Death1891-06-06 Place of death:Ottawa, Ontario Cause of death:complications of stroke suffered… Continue Reading
McCulloch, Ernest Armstrong – Ernest Armstrong McCulloch was a cellular biologist, co-discoverer of the existence of stem cells. Born in Toronto, Ontario April 27,… Continue Reading
Parlby, Irene – Date of Birth1868-01-09 Date of Death1965-07-12 Mary Irene Parlby entered public life on 18 July 1921 when she was elected… Continue Reading
George Richardson VC Richardson, George, VC – Sgt. George Richardson VC George Richardson VC  Born 1 August 1831 Derrylane, near Killeshandra, Co. Cavan, Ireland Died 28 January 1923… Continue Reading
Walker, Hiram – Born July 4, 1816 Died January 12, 1899 Hiram Walker built the Windsor Distillery and Flouring Mill in 1859 later… Continue Reading

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