On This Day: First surviving set of quintuplets born in Canada
On May 28, 1934, the Dionne sisters, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile, Marie and Annette, first documented set of quintuplets to survive, were born near Callander, Ontario, and soon became world-famous. Emilie died in 1954, Marie in 1970 and Yvonne in 2001.
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The Dionne quintuplets and their sisters arrive at Lansdowne Park in June 1947 to take part in a program of religious music during the Marian Congress. The quintuplets were born May 28, 1934. File Photo courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

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