Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, ending Lee's invasion of the North.

* George W. Bush hosted dignitaries, including the then President of Russia, Vladimir Putin in 2003 and hosted the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown, in 2007.

After time spent in Palestine in 1882 – 83, General Charles George Gordon found a location outside the old city walls that he suggested to have been the real location of Golgotha.

The third earl was succeeded by his grandson, the fourth Earl, who was the eldest son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo.

* Sir George Gordon, 3rd Baronet ( 1637 – 1720 ) ( created Earl of Aberdeen in 1682 )

* George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen ( 1637 – 1720 )

** George Gordon, Lord Haddo ( 1674-d. between 1694-1708 )

* George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen ( 1722 – 1801 )

** George Gordon, Lord Haddo ( 1764 – 1791 )

* George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair ( 1879 – 1965 )

* David George Ian Alexander Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair ( 1908 – 1974 )

* Alexander George Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair ( b. 1955 )

The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son George Ian Alastair Gordon, Earl of Haddo ( b. 1983 ).

George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen ( 6 October 1637 – 20 April 1720 ), Lord Chancellor of Scotland, was the second son of Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo, Aberdeenshire, ( executed in 1644 ); by his wife, Mary Forbes.

George Gordon, Lord Haddo ( 1674 – aft. 1694 ), d. v. p. s. p.

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Born in Edinburgh on 28 January 1784, he was the eldest son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo, son of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen.

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* 1904 – George Klein, Canadian inventor ( d. 1992 )

* 1972 – George Stroumboulopoulos, Canadian television and radio host

The company was badly hit by the economic contraction of the early 1980s as worldwide sales of Aston Martin shrank to three per week and chairman Alan Curtis together with fellow shareholders American Peter Sprague and Canadian George Minden came close to shutting down the production side of the business, to concentrate on service and restoration.

* 1913 – George Ignatieff, Russian-born Canadian diplomat ( d. 1989 )

Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes ( 1977 ) and Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ( 1974 ) recalled the Vietnam war ; George A. Romero satirized the consumer society in his zombie sequel, Dawn of the Dead ( 1978 ); Canadian director David Cronenberg featured the " mad scientist " movie sub-genre by exploring contemporary fears about technology and society, and reinventing " body horror ", starting with Shivers ( 1975 ).

Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis ( 10 December 189116 June 1969 ) was a British military commander and field marshal who served with distinction in both world wars and, afterwards, as Governor General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian Confederation.

* 1910 – George Hees, Canadian politician ( d. 1996 )

* 1895 – George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player ( d. 1950 )

* 1907 – George Stanley, Canadian politician, designer of the flag of Canada ( d. 2002 )

* 1952 – George Athans, Canadian water skier

* 1899 – Chief Dan George, Canadian actor ( d. 1981 )

* 1858 – George Lyon, Canadian golfer ( d. 1938 )

* 1873 – George Orton, Canadian athlete ( d. 1958 )

George Brown, Canadian politician and editor of the Toronto Globe hit back at his striking employees, pressing police to charge the Typographical Union with " conspiracy.

* 1814 – Adams George Archibald, Canadian lawyer and politician, father of the Confederation ( d. 1892 )

* 1939 – The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa.

She had directed the detailed planning of the funeral, including ordering all the major events and asking former President George H. W. Bush as well as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to speak during the National Cathedral Service.

* 1894 – William George Barker, Canadian First World War fighter ace ( d. 1930 )

The most prominent contemporary natural law jurist, Australian John Finnis, is based in Oxford, but there are also Americans Germain Grisez, Robert P. George, and Canadian Joseph Boyle.

* 1905 – George Flahiff, Canadian Cardinal ( d. 1989 )

The position of prime minister is not outlined in any Canadian constitutional document and is mentioned only in passing in Schedule B of the Constitution Act, 1982, and the Letters Patent issued in 1947 by King George VI.

Even worse conditions are reported in the book " Escape of a Princess Pat " by the Canadian George Pearson.

On March 19, 2010, the CBC posted a video interview with Lee and Lifeson where they discussed Rush's induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on March 28, 2010, at the Toronto Centre for the Arts ' George Weston Recital Hall.

* 1981 – Chief Dan George, Canadian actor, author, and poet ( b. 1899 )

* 1871 – George Ducker, Canadian soccer player ( d. 1952 )