Events in Windsor, Ont History
The Provincial Freeman
1853-03-24 Anti-slavery newspaper "The Provincial Freeman" first published in Windsor, Ontario, edited by Samuel Ringgold Ward and Mary Ann Shadd Cary, first black woman publisher in North America
- 1954-09-16 CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) begins broadcasting
Famous People from Windsor, Ont
- 1926-11-18 Dorothy Collins [Marjorie Chandler], Canadian-American singer and actress (Your Hit Parade), born in Windsor, Ontario (d. 1994)
- 1934-07-08 Ed Lumley, Canadian corporate executive and former politician, born in Windsor, Ontario
- 1935-09-24 Sean McCann, Canadian actor (...First Do No Harm), born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- 1936-01-11 Abdullah the Butcher [Lawrence Robert Shreve], Canadian professional wrestler, born in Windsor, Ontario
- 1936-01-24 Jack Scott, Canadian rock and roll singer-songwriter (My True Love), born in Windsor, Ontario (d. 2019)
- 1937-08-02 Garth Hudson, Canadian rock Lowrey organist, accordion player and saxophonist (The Band - "Chest Fever"; "Up On Cripple Creek"), born in Windsor, Ontario
Paul Martin (85 years old)
1938-08-28 21st Prime Minister of Canada (Liberal: 2003-06), born in Windsor, Ontario
- 1946-04-18 (Alexander) "Skip" Spence, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (Moby Grape - "Omaha"), born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- 1952-09-27 André Viger, French Canadian wheelchair marathoner (3 Paralympics gold medals), born in Windsor, Ontario (d. 2006)
- 1959-06-04 John Bickerton, Canadian jazz pianist, and composer, born in Windsor, Ontario
Shania Twain (58 years old)
1965-08-28 Canadian Grammy Award-winning country music singer ("You're Still The One"; "That Don't Impress Me Much"; "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!"), born in Windsor, Ontario
- 1968-10-02 Jeff Martin, Canadian singer-songwriter (The Tea Party), born in Windsor, Ontario
- 1971-12-03 Keegan Connor Tracy, Canadian actress (Once Upon A Time; The Magicians), born in Windsor, Ontario
- 1974-05-08 Colin Daynes, Canadian 68 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympic-96), born in Windsor, Ontario
- 1975-05-09 Tamia [Washington], Canadian R&B, hiphop, and pop singer, born in Windsor, Ontario
- 1981-08-26 Petey Williams, Canadian professional wrestler (Lucha Libre USA), born in Windsor, Ontario
Famous Canadians
Abraham Gesner
Al Arbour
Al Gross
Alanis Morissette
Alessia Cara
Alex Trebek