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Howe, Gordie, 1928-2016

LC control no.n 50029079
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingHowe, Gordie, 1928-2016
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Variant(s)Howe, Gordon, 1928-2016
Associated countryCanada
Associated placeDetroit (Mich.)
LocatedSaskatoon (Sask.)
Birth date1928-03-31
Death date2016-06-10
Place of birthFloral (Sask.)
Place of deathToledo (Ohio)
Field of activityHockey
AffiliationDetroit Red Wings (Hockey team)
Order of Canada
Profession or occupationHockey players
Found inFischler, S. Gordie Howe, 1967.
New York times WWW site, viewed June 10, 2016 (Gordie Howe; b. Gordon Howe, Mar. 31, 1928, Floral, Sask.; his family moved to nearby Saskatoon when he was a few days old; d. Friday [June 10, 2016], aged 88 [place of death not given]; one of the greatest and most durable players in the history of hockey, who powered his Detroit Red Wings teams to four Stanley Cup championships and was 52 years old when he officially retired from playing the sport); viewed June 13, 2016 (d. at the home of his son in the Toledo area)
Canada. Governor General. Honours Recipients database, 9 December 2016 (Gordon Howe, O.C.; Glastonbury, Connecticut; Officer of the Order of Canada, awarded on June 25, 1971, invested on October 29, 1971; For his services to sports, particularly hockey; deceased on June 10, 2016)
Amicus database, 9 December 2016 (authorized access point: Howe, Gordie, 1928-2016; variant access point: Howe, Gordon, 1928-2016)
Canadiana, October 21, 2021 (heading: Howe, Gordie, 1928-2016; variant: Howe, Gordon, 1928-2016)
National bib agency no.0060C1362E
Associated languageeng
Quality codenlc