1998-12-24 – Dead Canadians

This Day in History: 1998-12-24

Syl Apps Died

November Births and Deaths

Albani, Emma - Date of Birth 1847-11-01 Place of birth: Chambly, Quebec Date of Death 1930-04-03 Place of death: London, England. Brompton Cemetery,… Continue Reading

Alexandrovna, Olga Romanov - Date of Birth 1882-06-13 Date of Death 1960-11-24 Also known as Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Romanov Grand Duchess… Continue Reading

Banting, Frederick - Date of Birth 1891-11-14 Place of birth: Alliston, Ontario Date of Death 1941-02-21 Place of death: near Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland… Continue Reading

Barker, William George, VC - Date of Birth 1894-11-03 Place of birth: Dauphin, Manitoba Date of Death 1930-03-12 Place of death: Rockcliffe Aerodrome, Ottawa, Ontario… Continue Reading

Breakey, Norman James - February 25, 1891; Died November 19, 1965 Norman Breakey was the inventor of the paint roller. He never reaped the… Continue Reading

Burns, Pat - Date of Birth 1952-04-04 St.-Henri, Montreal, Quebec Date of Death 2010-11-19 Maison Aube-Lumière, Sherbrooke, Quebec Cause of death: colon cancer… Continue Reading

Fowler, Florence May, A/Sgt. - Sgt. Florence Fowler, CWAC. Born: November 20, 1916, North Bay, Ontario. Died: March 28, 1943, Baie-d'Urfé, Quebec. Interred Springcreek Cemetery, Mississauga Continue Reading

Hewitt, Foster - Foster Hewitt was a radio broadcaster most famous for his play-by-play calls for Hockey Night in Canada. He coined the… 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

MacKenzie, Alexander - Alexander Mackenzie was the 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (November 7, 1873 – October 9, 1878). Continue Reading

Montgomery, Lucy Maud - Author of the Anne of Green Gables series. During her lifetime, she published 20 novels, over 500 short stories, an… Continue Reading

Thompson, John Sparrow David - Date of Birth:1845-11-10 Halifax, Nova Scotia Date of Death 1894-12-12 Windsor Castle, England Cause of death: heart attack Sir John… Continue Reading