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Canada's Dionne quintuplets born 75 years ago Thursday
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By The Canadian Press
TORONTO - Today marks the 75th anniversary of the birth of the world-famous Dionne quintuplets.
Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne Dionne were born in 1934 to an impoverished couple in the small town of Callander, Ont., south of North Bay.
The five identical sisters were hailed as medical miracles for being the only known quints to survive more than a few days.
They were eventually removed from their family home and made wards of the state.
They spent the first nine years of their lives on display to millions of tourists in a specially built hospital called "Quintland."
In 1998, surviving sisters Annette, Cecile and Yvonne and their families received a $4 million settlement from the Ontario government for their childhood mistreatment.
There are only two remaining Dionne quintuplets - Annette and Cecile.
Emilie suffocated during an epileptic seizure in 1954 at the age of 20.
Marie died of a blood clot in her brain in 1970 at the age of 36.
And Yvonne died of cancer at age 67 in 2001.
Today also marks National Multiple Births Awareness Day.
The day was established in 2005 by the organization Multiple Births Canada to coincide with the Dionne quints' birthdate.
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By The Canadian Press
TORONTO - Today marks the 75th anniversary of the birth of the world-famous Dionne quintuplets.
Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne Dionne were born in 1934 to an impoverished couple in the small town of Callander, Ont., south of North Bay.
The five identical sisters were hailed as medical miracles for being the only known quints to survive more than a few days.
They were eventually removed from their family home and made wards of the state.
They spent the first nine years of their lives on display to millions of tourists in a specially built hospital called "Quintland."
In 1998, surviving sisters Annette, Cecile and Yvonne and their families received a $4 million settlement from the Ontario government for their childhood mistreatment.
There are only two remaining Dionne quintuplets - Annette and Cecile.
Emilie suffocated during an epileptic seizure in 1954 at the age of 20.
Marie died of a blood clot in her brain in 1970 at the age of 36.
And Yvonne died of cancer at age 67 in 2001.
Today also marks National Multiple Births Awareness Day.
The day was established in 2005 by the organization Multiple Births Canada to coincide with the Dionne quints' birthdate.
