1875-12-05 – Dead Canadians

This Day in History: 1875-12-05

General Sir Arthur Currie Born

May Births and Deaths

Baldwin, Robert - Date of Birth1804-05-12Place of birth:York (now Toronto), Upper Canada (now Ontario)Date of Death1858-12-09Place of death:at his home "Spadina", Yorkville (Toronto),… Continue Reading

Blake, Hector “Toe” - Date of Birth1912-08-21Place of birth: Victoria Mines, Ontario Date of Death 1995-05-17 Place of death: Montreal, Quebec Cause of death:… Continue Reading

Boogaard, Derek - Date of Birth1982-06-23 Place of birth: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Date of Death 2011-05-13 Place of death: Minneapolis, Minnesota Cause of death:… Continue Reading

Burr, Raymond - Although Raymond Burr appeared in more than 60 movies, he is known primarily for his role in Perry Mason and… Continue Reading

Carmichael, Franklin - Date of Birth 1890-05-04, Orillia, Ontario Date of Death 1945-10-24, Toronto, Ontario Cemetery: Saint Andrews and Saint James Cemetery, Orillia,… Continue Reading

Jacobs, Jane - Continue Reading

MacDonald, J.E.H. - James Edward Hervey MacDonald, painter (b at Durham, Eng 12 May 1873; d at Toronto 26 Nov 1932). Among the… Continue Reading

MacNeil, Rita - Rita MacNeil was a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton… Continue Reading

Pickford, Mary - Gladys Louise Smith aka Mary Pickford was known as "America's Sweetheart". She was an actress and co-founder of United Artists… Continue Reading

Zezel, Peter - Peter Zezel spent 15 years in the NHL from 1984 to 1999. He finished his career playing 873 games, scoring… Continue Reading