Canadian publisher and politician (born 1868)

Henri Bourassa

Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. In 1899, Bourassa was outspoken against the British government's request for Canada to send a militia to fight for Britain in the Second Boer War. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's compromise was to send a volunteer force, but the seeds were sown for future conscription protests during the World Wars of the next half-century. Bourassa unsuccessfully challenged the proposal to build warships to help protect the empire.

Born

1868

September 1

Died

1952

Era

1860s

Country

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Henri, in brief

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Key dates

1868 Born
1952 Died

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-396 The Temple of Juno Regina (Aventine) is dedicated in Rome by Marcus Furius Camillus.
1145 The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time the seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is consecrated.
1173 The widow Stamira sacrifices herself in order to raise the siege of Ancona by the forces of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.
1355 King Tvrtko I of Bosnia writes In castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from the Old town of Visoki.

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The world in 1952

When Henri departed

april 11 Bolivian National Revolution: Rebels take over Palacio Quemado.
april 11 Pan Am Flight 526A ditches near San Juan-Isla Grande Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after experiencing an engine failure, killing 52 people.
april 15 First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
april 21 Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on September 1

Bernie Wagenblast 1956– transportation journalist, founder of Transportation Communications Newsletter Burn Gorman 1974– American-born English actor and musician Cecil Parkinson 1931–2016 English politician (born 1931) E. Herbert Norman 1909–1957 Canadian historian and diplomat (born 1909) Eleanor Hibbert 1906– English author (died 1993) Hilda Rix Nicholas 1884–1961 Australian artist (born 1884) Innokenty Annensky 1855– Russian poet and critic (died 1909) Richard Farnsworth 1920–2000 American actor and stuntman (born 1920) Walter Reuther 1907–1970 American union leader (born 1907)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1868

Alexandra David-Néel 1868–1969 Belgian-French explorer and author (died 1969) Dietrich Eckart 1868–1923 German journalist, poet, and politician (born 1868) Edgar Lee Masters 1868–1950 American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright (died 1950) Fritz Haber 1868–1934 Polish-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1934) George Arliss 1868–1946 English actor and playwright (died 1946) George Ellery Hale 1868–1938 American astronomer and academic (born 1868) Gertrude Bell 1868–1926 English archaeologist and spy (born 1868) Hugo Eckener 1868–1954 German pilot and businessman (died 1954) Mariano Trías 1868– Filipino general and politician, 1st Vice President of the Philippines (died 1914)

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