Person in history

Ian Deans

Ian Deans, Canadian politician (born 1937)

Life at a glance

Died: 2016 · May 3
Known as: politician, firefighter, consultant, and project designer (construction). Citizenship: Canada

Their story

Who they were

Ian Deans was a Scottish-Canadian politician. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1979 and was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1980 to 1986.

Why this date

Ian Deans appears on our May 3 calendar for 2016 as a death entry.

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May 3 2016.

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