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The Dionne quintuplets (French pronunciation:; born May 28, 1934) are the first quintuplets known to have survived their infancy. The identical girls were born just outside Callander, Ontario , near the village of Corbeil .
Jun 7, 2024 · Dionne quintuplets, the five daughters—Émilie, Yvonne, Cécile, Marie, and Annette—born prematurely on May 28, 1934, near Callander, Ontario, Canada, to Oliva and Elzire Dionne. The parents had 14 children, 9 by single births. The quintuplets became international celebrities during their early.
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Learn about the only quintuplets to survive infancy in Canada, who became a national sensation and a source of controversy in the 1930s. Find out their names, their story, their legacy and their challenges.
May 29, 2021 · Annette and Cecile Dionne, the last surviving sisters of the world's first identical quintuplets, celebrated their birthdays online. The museum in North Bay, Ont., where they were born in 1934, honoured their legacy and children's rights.
May 27, 2013 · The births of the quintuplets, Emilie, Annette, Marie, Cécile and Yvonne, comprised a miracle beyond anyone's comprehension. Multiple births, almost commonplace today, were practically unheard of in the 1930s. Their survival was certainly astonishing.
Apr 2, 2017 · The Dionne quintuplets — the first known to survive — were a flash of miraculous happy news in the depths of the Great Depression. Journalists descended on North...
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On May 28, 1934, a miracle happened. In a modest farmhouse in Corbeil, Ontario, Canada, parents Oliva and Elzire Dionne welcomed five additions to their family: Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie. Soon they would become the first known set of quintuplets to survive infancy.
