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Last of Famed Canadian Quintuplets, Annette Dionne, Dies at 91

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Annette Dionne holds a photo of her and her sisters at a ceremony hosted by Parks Canada commemorating the national historic significance of the Dionnes’ birthplace in North Bay, Ont., on August 5, 2018. The Canadian Press/Fred ThornhillAnnette Dionne, the last of the surviving famed Canadian quintuplets born during the Great Depression era, died on Christmas Eve at the age of 91.The Dionnes—Annette, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile, and Marie—made headlines after their birth on May 28, 1934. They were the first quintuplets at the time that were known to survive past infancy.

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