Hockey player Michel Briere

Michel Briere

Living place: Canada

Birthday: 21-10-1949 (75 years old)

Global rank: #80271

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Hockey player Michel Briere profile

Who is Hockey player Michel Briere?
Former NHL player for the Pittsburgh Penguins whose life was cut short after a car accident in May 1970 left him in a coma and eventually resulted in his death. The main Quebec Junior Hockey League renamed the MVP title of Michel Briere Memorial Trophy in his honor shortly thereafter.
He became only the second player in Penguins history to have his jersey retired.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was born in Montreal and was made as the 26th overall selection of the penguins in the 1969 NHL Draft.

Family life info

He had a son with fiance Michele Beaudoin. The two had a marriage date set for June 1970, a month after Briere's accident.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Hockey player Michel Briere?
His Pittsburgh memorial service was attended by Penguins head coach Red Kelly.

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Summary of Michel Briere profile

When was Hockey player Michel Briere born?
Michel Briere birthday 21-10-1949 (at the age of 75).
Where is Hockey player Michel Briere's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Michel Briere was born in . is a Hockey player, whose Zodiac is Libra, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. Michel Briere's global rank is 80271 and whose rank is 773 in list of famous Hockey player.
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Events in 1949 and 21-10

Events in the world in the birth year of Michel Briere

  • Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO (Apr. 4).
  • German Federal Republic (West Germany) established (Sept. 21).
  • Communist People's Republic of China formally proclaimed by Chairman Mao Zedong (Oct. 1).
  • South Africa institutionalizes apartheid.
  • Britain recognizes the independence of the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland remains a part of the United Kingdom.

Birthday Michel Briere (21-10) in history

  • Day 21-10 year 1797: The US Navy frigate "Old Ironsides" was launched in Boston Harbor.
  • Day 21-10 year 1805: Admiral Horatio Nelson died in the Battle of Trafalgar.
  • Day 21-10 year 1837: Seminole chief Osceola was captured as he carried a white flag of truce during the Second Seminole War.
  • Day 21-10 year 1879: Thomas Edison invented a workable incandescent electric lamp.
  • Day 21-10 year 1959: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of modern and contemporary art, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, opened to the public in New York City.
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