1891 - Dr. Wilder Enfield is Born. Dr. Frederick Banting is Born. Sir John A. Macdonald Dies in Office. Sir John Abbott becomes Canada's Third Prime Minister (February 26, 2017)

On January 26, 1891 Wilder Penfield is born. Arguably the most important neurosurgeon in history, went on to make many breakthroughs in the field of neurosurgery for which we are grateful today. Dr. Penfield lived until 1976.

Dr. Wilder Enfield's Sensory Homunculus (from the rear).
Source of image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortical_homunculus#Dr._Wilder_Penfield_Sensory_.26_Motor_Homunculus

Dr. Wilder Enfield's Sensory Homunculus (from the front).
Source of image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortical_homunculus#Dr._Wilder_Penfield_Sensory_.26_Motor_Homunculus

On March 5, the Conservative Party, led by Sir John A. Macdonald, win a fourth consecutive majority election. On June 6, Macdonald dies in office due to heart failure.

Following Sir John A. Macdonald's death, a new Prime Minister takes office on June 16, 1891, Sir John Abbott.

Canada's third Prime Minister, Sir John Abbott. He became Prime Minister on
June 16, 1891 following the death of Sir John A. Macdonald.
Source of image: http://www.biographi.ca/bioimages/original.1857.jpg

On November 14, Frederick Banting is born in Alliston, Ontario. Banting graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School and went on to become world famous for a variety of discoveries and inventions. His most famous discovery was that of insulin, which led him to win the Nobel Prize in 1923. Fred Banting is also the co-developer of the G-Suit which was used by future high speed pilots and astronauts.

Dr. Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin.
Source of image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Fredrick_banting.jpg