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Canadians have made many contributions to the arts, science, exploration, athletics and much more.  Discover some of the fascinating Canadians and find out where they are now.

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Horton, Miles Gilbert "Tim"

Date of Birth
1930-01-12
Date of Death
1974-02-21
Tim Horton
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  • Tim Horton played hockey in the NHL from 1949 until his tragic death in 1974. He opened his first doughnut shop in Hamilton in 1964.

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Hyndman, Christopher

Date of Birth
1966-03-03
Date of Death
2015-08-03
Chris Hyndman
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  • Chris Hyndman (March 3, 1966 – August 3, 2015) was a Canadian interior designer and television personality, who was co-host of the afternoon talk show Steven and Chris on CBC Television until his death in August 2015.
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Jackson, A. Y.

Date of Birth
1882-10-03
Date of Death
1974-04-05
A.Y. Jackson
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  • A.Y. Jackson was a Canadian painter and founding member of the Group of Seven.

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People | Arts and Entertainment | Visual Arts | April Deaths | October Births

Jacobs, Jane

Date of Birth
1916-05-04
Date of Death
2006-04-25
Jane Jacobs
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  • Jane Jacobs OC OOnt (born Jane Butzner; May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist best known for her influence on urban studies. Her influential book The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) argued that urban renewal did not respect the needs of most city-dwellers. The book also introduced sociology concepts such as "eyes on the street" and "social capital".

    Jacobs was well known for organizing grassroots efforts to protect existing neighborhoods from "slum clearance" – and particularly for her opposition to Robert Moses in his plans to overhaul her neighborhood, Greenwich Village. She was instrumental in the eventual cancellation of the Lower Manhattan Expressway, which would have passed directly through SoHo and Little Italy, and was arrested in 1968 for inciting a crowd at a public hearing on the project. After moving to Canada in 1968, she joined the opposition to the Spadina Expressway and the associated network of expressways in Toronto planned and under construction.

    As a mother and a female writer who criticized experts in the male-dominated field of urban planning, Jacobs endured scorn from established figures, who called her a "housewife" and a "crazy dame." She did not have a college degree in urban planning, and was also criticized for being unscholarly and imprecise. She was accused of inattention to racial inequality, and her concept of "unslumming" has been compared with gentrification. (Wikipedia)

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Jerome of Sandy Cove

Date of Birth
1863-09-08
Date of Death
1912-04-19
Jerome, mystery man of Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia
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  • Jerome (also spelled Jérôme) is the name given to an unidentifiable man discovered on the beach of Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia, on September 8, 1863. He was found with both legs cut off to stumps, and when questioned by locals he said very little, suggesting he did not speak English. When asked for his name he mumbled something that resembled \\\"Jerome\\\", and so that was what he became known as.
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Jerome, Harry

Date of Birth
1940-09-30
Date of Death
1982-12-07
Harry Jerome
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  • Harry Jerome was a track and field runner who held a world record in 1960 and won a bronze medal at the 1964 summer Olympics. He was the grandson of John Howard,  who represented Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

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Johnson, Pauline

Date of Birth
1861-03-10
Date of Death
1913-03-07
E. Pauline Johnson
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  • Pauline Johnson was a successful poet in her day, who gave readings and lectures in North America and Europe. Her most famous poem is The Song My Paddle Sings.

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Johnston, Frank

Date of Birth
1888-06-19
Date of Death
1949-07-19
Frank Johnston
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Jory, Victor

Date of Birth
1902-11-23
Date of Death
1982-02-12
Victory Jory
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  • Victor Jory (November 23, 1902 – February 12, 1982) was a Canadian actor.  He was born in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada. He was the boxing and wrestling champion of the Coast Guard during his military service, and he kept his burly physique.

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Jumbo

Date of Death
1885-09-15
Jumbo
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  • P.T. Barnum's famous circus elephant Jumbo charges and is killed by a Grand Trunk train in the St. Thomas railway yard; weighed over 3,900 lbs. and was probably the largest pachyderm ever in captivity.

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People | Arts and Entertainment | Performing Arts | Animals | September Deaths

Kane, Paul

Date of Birth
1810-09-03
Date of Death
1871-02-20
Paul Kane
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  • Paul Kane, an Irish-born painter famous for his depiction of Canadian First Peoples.

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Karsh, Yousef

Date of Birth
1908-12-23
Date of Death
2002-07-13
Yousuf Karsh
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  • Yousuf Karsh was one of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all time.

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People | Arts and Entertainment | Visual Arts | July Deaths | December Births

Keith, Alexander

Date of Birth
1795-10-05
Date of Death
1873-12-14
Alexander Keith
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  • Alexander Keith was mayor of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a Conservative member of the provincial legislature, and the founder of the Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery.

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People | Municipal | Business | October Births | December Deaths

Kerr, Frank

Date of Death
2008-10-15
Frank Kerr, aka Frankie Venom
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  • Frank Kerr, aka Frankie Venom, was the lead singer of punk rock pioneers Teenage Head, founded at Westdale High School in Hamilton, Ontario in 1975.

     

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Kerr, John Chipman VC

Date of Birth
1887-01-11
Date of Death
1963-02-19
John Chipman Kerr VC
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  • Kerr worked as a lumberjack near Kootenay, BC; 1912 bought a homestead in Spirit River, Alberta, where he and his brother farmed until war broke out; 1914 they set out for Edmonton, leaving only a single note tacked to the door of their humble shed. It read: "War is Hell, but what is homesteading?".

    1916, September 16 a private in the 49th Canadian Infantry Battalion at Courcelette, France, during a bombing attack during the latter stages of the Battle of the Somme, while acting as bayonet man, he noted that bombs were running short and ran along the parados under heavy fire until he advanced into an enemy trench, throwing hand grenades and firing his rifle at point-blank range, inflicting heavy losses; the enemy, thinking that they were surrounded, surrendered - 62 prisoners were taken and 250 yards of enemy trench captured; his fingers had been blown off, but he did not have his wound dressed until he and two other men had escorted the prisoners back under fire and reported for duty.

    Victoria Cross Citation:

    “For most conspicuous bravery. During a bombing attack he was acting as bayonet man, and, knowing that bombs were running short, he ran along the parados under heavy fire until he was in close contact with the enemy, when he opened fire on them at point-blank range, and inflicted heavy loss.

    The enemy, thinking they were surrounded, surrendered. Sixty-two prisoners were taken and 250 yards of enemy trench captured.

    Before carrying out this very plucky act one of Private Kerr’s fingers had been blown off by a bomb.

    Later, with two other men, he escorted back the prisoners under fire, and then returned to report himself for duty before having his wound dressed.”

                                       London Gazette, no.29802, 26 October 1916

     

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