101 - Catherine Burgess - Winnipeg MB
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PeterNoG
N 49° 54.814 W 097° 07.309
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This Headstone of a Centenarian is in Section 12 at Elmwood Cemetery, 88 Hespeler Avenue in the West Elmwood area of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMTG2Z
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 11/19/2016
Views: 1
Catherine Burgess was born in 1891 and died in 1992.
Somethings that occurred during her lifetime:
1891 The first Springhill Mining Disaster occurs killing 125.
1901 Guglielmo Marconi receives a transatlantic radio message at St. John's, Newfoundland
1911 George V is crowned King of the United Kingdom
1921 The schooner Bluenose is launched in Nova Scotia
1931 Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto
1941 Canada declares war on Japan.
1951 Labatt Blue is introduced
1961 The transatlantic telephone system is officially launched with a call from Elizabeth II to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.
1971 The first CANDU reactor begins operation at Gentilly, Quebec
1981 The Canadarm is first deployed aboard the Space Shuttle
1991 The Goods and Services Tax comes into effect
1992 On STS-42, Dr. Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman in space.
Location of Headstone: Elmwood Cemetery
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