Hazel McCallion

Hazel McCallion was a Canadian politician who served as the fifth mayor of Mississauga. First elected in November 1978, McCallion was mayor for 36 years until her retirement in 2014, making her the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. She was a successful candidate in twelve municipal elections, having been acclaimed twice and re-elected ten times. She was nicknamed "Hurricane Hazel" for her outspoken political style with reference to the hurricane of 1954, which had a considerable impact. When the 1979 Mississauga train derailment occurred early in her tenure, she helped oversee evacuation of 200,000 residents from the resulting explosion, fire, and spill of hazardous chemicals.

14 February 1921

Born on the same birth date (14 February 1921): Hugh Downs

Born on the same birth day (14 February): Alan Parker • Annalisa Buffa • Benjamin Baillaud • Brandon Sutter • Charles Thomson Rees Wilson • Darius Songaila • Dick Richards (footballer) • Edward Platt • Eugen Schiffer • HD Ackerman • Jaehyun (singer) • Jam Mohammad Yousaf • John Wilkins • Juan Ponce Enrile • Leon Battista Alberti • Mel Allen • Oliver Lee (actor) • Rocky Elsom • Tyus Edney • William Allain

Born in the same month (February 1921): Aung Khin • Balram Singh Rai • Barney Danson • Betty Friedan • Buddy Rogers (wrestler) • Hugh Downs • John Galbraith Graham • John Rawls • Ken Adam • Peter Sallis • Pierre Laporte • Richard T. Whitcomb • Vera-Ellen