103 - John Stewart Lang - Cawston, British Columbia
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John Stewart Lang headstone is in the Cawston Cemetery on Coulthard Avenue. 1.0 km west of Hwy. 3
Waymark Code: WMMBTY
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/28/2014
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John Stewart Lang was born in 1907 and the family lived in Saskatchewan. His parents are William D. and Jessie H. Lang and they had five children. He was married to Maret and she died in 1966. John Stewart Lang passed away in 2010 at the age of 103.
Some events that took place during his life time included Anne of Green Gables was published, First World War, Japanese interred in B.C. interior after bombing of Pearl Harbor, World War II, Women won right to vote, Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada, and Winter Olympic Games held in Vancouver
1907 - John Stewart Lang was born in Saskatchewan to parents William D. and Jessie H. Lang
1907 - Proclamation sets fineness & weight of silver & bronze coins of Canada
1908 - Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is published
1908 - Canadian branch of the Royal Mint opens in Ottawa
1910 - Royal Canadian Navy formed
1914 - The First World War begins Britain declares war on Germany on behalf of the British Empire, including Canada
1917 - Women won right to vote
1917 - 1921 Alcohol prohibition
1919 - Canadian National Railways established
1920 - New Canadian small cent coin is released
1924 - The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed
1927 - To celebrate Canada's Diamond jubilee the first coast-to-coast radio broadcast is made
1929 - Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law
1934 - The birth of the Dionne quintuplets attracts international media attention
1938 - FDR dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting US & Canada
1939 - In WW II Canada declared war on Germany
1941 - Japanese interred in B C interior after bombing of Pearl Harbor
1942 - Over 22,000 Canadians of Japanese descent are stripped of non- portable possessions
1958 - Wooden Roller Coaster at Playland - Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver - opened
1965 - Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada
1966 - Maret Lang passed away, wife of John Stewart Lang
1969 - Abortion and contraception legalized in Canada
1969 - Canada approves equality of French-English language
1979 - Canada puts its 1st gold bullion coin on sale
1980 - O' Canada officially becomes the national anthem of Canada
1980 - Terry Fox began cross-country Marathon of Hope
1986 - Expo 86 held in Vancouver
1996 - Blizzard dumped 59 inches of snow in British Columbia
1999 - The Mars Polar Lander was launched
2000 - First Homeless Allowed to Vote
2002 - Canadian Multiculturalism Day Proclaimed
2004 - Montreal Expos play their last game in Montreal
2006 - Cindy Klassen Canada's Most Decorated Olympian
2009 - U.S. President Barack Obama makes his first foreign trip by visiting Ottawa
2010 - Winter Olympic Games held in Vancouver
2010 - Sadly John Stewart Lang passed away at the age of 103
Location of Headstone: Cawston Cemetery
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