The Dionne Quintuplets

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The First Quintuplets Known To Have Survived Infancy

Annette, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile and Marie aroused worldwide attention after their birth at Corbeil, Ontario, to Oliva and Elzire Dionne on 28 May 1934. With only two previous cases on record, they were the only quintuplets to survive for more than a few days. This miracle, plus their baby cuteness, the poverty of their French Canadian parents, and the controversy over their guardianship, made them the sensation of the 1930s.

The mother with her quintuplets.

The father, mother and the grandfather.

The doctor who delivered the quintuplets.

The quintuplets with their father and mother.

The quintuplets with their father and mother.

The quintuplets with their father and mother.

Their First Holy Communion.

The three surviving sisters.