Irwin Andrews
1915–1979 (Age 64)
Douglas, Admaston Bromley, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
The Life of Irwin
Irwin Andrews was born in 1915. He died in 1979, at the age of 64, and was buried in Douglas, Admaston Bromley, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
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World Events (3)
1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born
Age 19
Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.
1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election
Age 28
George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.
1955 · General Motors Auto Workers Strike
Age 40
From 1955-1956, around 17,000 workers for General Motors went on strike. They wanted a pay raise, more secure working conditions, and a health plan half paid by General Motors. The strike lasted 148 days.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the personal name Andrew . This is the usual southern English patronymic form, also found in Wales; the Scottish and northern English form is Anderson . In North America this name has absorbed numerous cases of the various European cognates and their derivatives. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 .)
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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