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Scotty Bowman

Full Name: William Scott Bowman
Profession: NHL Coach

Nationality:

Canadian

Biography: Holds the record for most wins in NHL history with 1,244 regular season wins and 223 Stanley Cup playoff wins.

Combined, as a player, coach, and executive, he has won 13 Stanley Cups.

Born: September 18, 1933
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Age: 90 years old

1984-12-19 Scotty Bowman wins his 691st regular season game, the most wins by any coach in NHL history
1991-03-27 Scotty Bowman inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a “builder” of the game
1997-02-02 Scotty Bowman becomes first coach in NHL history to win 1,000 games
1997-12-22 Scotty Bowman’s Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins, 4-2 giving him 200 wins with Detroit, and making him the first NHL coach to record 200 wins with 3 different teams; also Montreal and Buffalo
2002-06-13 Stanley Cup Final, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI: Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes, 3-1 for a 4-1 series win; Red Wings’ 10th title; coach Scotty Bowman retires with record 9th title

Famous

Profession: First World War Flying Ace

Nationality:

Canadian

Biography: The most decorated serviceman in the history of Canada, and in the history of the British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations.

Born: November 3, 1894
Birthplace:Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

Died: March 12, 1930 (aged 35)
Cause of Death: Plane crash

1916-11-15 Canadian pilot William George Barker flying over Ancre River, spots concentration of German troops massing for counter-attack on Beaumont Hamel, sends emergency Zone Call to break up German infantry apart. Barker later receives Military Cross

Famous

Full Name: Gladys Marie Smith
Profession: Actress

Nationality:

Canadian

Biography: Coquette, The Poor Little Rich Girl

Born: April 8, 1892
Birthplace:Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died: May 29, 1979 (aged 87)
Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage

1911-01-07 Actress Mary Pickford (19) weds actor Owen Moore (25)
1920-03-02 Actress Mary Pickford (27) divorces actor Owen Moore (33) after 9 years of marriage
1920-03-28 Actor Douglas Fairbanks (36) marries actress Mary Pickford (28)
1936-01-10 Actress Mary Pickford (44) divorces actor Douglas Fairbanks (52) after 15 years of marriage
1937-06-26 Canadian-American silent film actress Mary Pickford (45) weds her third and final husband American actor and bandleader Charles “Buddy” Rogers (32), until her death in 1979

1909-06-07 Mary Pickford makes her screen debut at the age of 16
1916-06-24 Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to get a million dollar contract
1919-02-05 Hollywood film studio United Artists founded by Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and D. W. Griffith
1930-04-03 2nd Academy Awards: “The Broadway Melody”, Warner Baxter & Mary Pickford win. First time Academy Awards are broadcast on the radio.