1988 Ronald J. Dossenbach sets world record for pedaling across Canada from Vancouver, BC to Halifax, NS in 13 days, 15 hr, 4 min
1988 Ronald J Dossenbach begins world record ride, pedaling across Canada from Vancouver BC, to Halifax, NS (13 days, 15 hr, 4 min)
1963 Al MacInnis, Inverness NS, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, St. Louis
1960 Albert McDonald, Dartmouth NS, U.S. canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics
1959 1st nuclear powered merchant ship, NS Savannah, christened, Camden, New Jersey
1947 Ian Millar, Halifax NS, dressage rider, World Cup 1988, 89, Oly-96
1943 Joanna Shimkus, Halifax NS, actress, Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
1913 Stanley Cup: Quebec Bulldogs sweep Sydney (NS) Millionaires in 2 games
1909 Ruby Keeler, Halifax NS, dancer, Dames, 42nd Street
1909 Andrei Gromyko, U.S.S.R., diplomat/U.S.S.R. President, 1985-89, [7/18 NS]
1906 Montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (NS) for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1906)
1896 Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author, Volga, [NS=Oct 2]
1890 Vaslav Nijinsky, born in Kiev, Ukraine, ballet dancer, 3/12 NS
1856 Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, Laodania, [NS Sept 1]
1845 Alexander III, St. Petersburg, Russian tsar, 1881-94, 3/10 NS
1844 Nicolai Rimski-Korsakov, composer, Flight of the Bumble Bee, NS 3/18
1840 Peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer, 1812 Overture, 5/7 NS
1824 Alfred Gilpin Jones, Weymouth NS, lt-gov of Nova Scotia, 1900-06
1814 Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian national poet/painter, 3/9 NS,
1693 Anna "Ivanovna", tsarina of Russia, 1730-40, 2/7 NS
1688 Lord Delamere sides with King James II [NS 12/25]
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