103 - William Gordon Whyte - Sorrento, British Columbia
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William Gordon Whyte headstone is in the St. Mary's Anglican - United Church Cemetery located on Hwy 3 near Notch Hill Road.
Waymark Code: WMMBVR
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/28/2014
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William Gordon Whyte was born in 1909 and passed away in 2012 at the age of 103.
Some events that took place during his life time included Royal Canadian Navy was formed, First World War, Alcohol prohibition, birth of the Dionne quintuplets, World War II, Canada approves equality of French-English language, The Mars Polar Lander was launched, Winter Olympic Games held in Vancouver, and Parks Canada searches for the two ships lost during the 1845 Franklin expedition using a robotic "shark".
1909 - William Gordon Whyte was born
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
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
2011 - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge tour Canada
2011 - An explosion ruptures the Trans-Canada Pipeline in Beardmore, Ontario
2012 - Canada's Population nears 35 Million
2012 - High levels of early spring flooding in British Columbia caused washouts, and slides, evacuations and fatalities.
2012 - Parks Canada searches for the two ships lost during the 1845 Franklin expedition using a robotic "shark".
2012 - Sadly William Gordon Whyte passed away at the age of 103
Location of Headstone: Mary's Anglican - United Church Cemetery
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