John Buchan, Author and politician, died in Canada
John Buchan, the Scottish author, historian, and politician, passed away on February 11, 1940, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Alexander Graham Bell, died in Nova Scotia
Alexander Graham Bell ( born Alexander Bell; March 03, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.
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At Grosse Isle, Canada, 40 Irish Famine immigrant ships wait to unload
During the Great Famine in Ireland (1845-1849), a mass exodus of Irish people fled to North America in search of a better life. Canada, then a part of British North America, was one of the primary destinations. The influx of immigrants, many of whom were suffering from famine and diseases such as typhus, led to a crisis at ports of entry like Grosse Île.
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Birth at Lesmahagow of composer Alexander Muir, creator of Maple Leaf Forever.
Alexander Muir (5 April 1830 – 26 June 1906) was a Canadian songwriter, poet, soldier, and school headmaster.[1] He was the composer of The Maple Leaf Forever, which he wrote in October 1867 to celebrate the Confederation of Canada.
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John A. MacDonald, Canadian Statesman, born in Glasgow
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, commonly known as John A. Macdonald, was born on January 11, 1815. He was a Canadian statesman and the first Prime Minister of Canada, serving as the leader of the Dominion of Canada from its founding in 1867 until his death in 1891.
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