32 Facts About Dionne quintuplets

The Dionne quintuplets family was headed by father Oliva-Edouard and mother Elzire Dionne quintuplets, who married on September 15,1925.

Dionne quintuplets suspected she was carrying twins, but no one was aware that quintuplets were even possible.

The Dionne quintuplets were immediately wrapped in cotton sheets and old napkins, and laid in the corner of the bed.

Charlie Blake, a reporter from the Chicago American newspaper found an old incubator from 1895 that did not run on electricity, which was important because the Dionne quintuplets home did not have electricity, and brought it to the Dionne quintuplets home.

Oliva Dionne was approached by fair exhibitors for Chicago's Century of Progress exhibition within days of the girls' birth, seeking to put the quintuplets on display and show them to the world.

Oliva Dionne quintuplets revoked the contract only days later, citing that it was invalid because his wife, Elzire Dionne quintuplets, did not sign it.

Oliva and Elzire Dionne signed custody of the quintuplets over to the Red Cross for a period of two years to protect them from this contract and in return the Red Cross would cover all medical costs.

Dionne quintuplets claimed that they must save the babies from further exploitation and, in March 1935, pushed the Dionne Quintuplets Act through government, that officially made the girls wards of the Crown and extended guardianship to the age of eighteen.

Oliva Dionne quintuplets had a seat on the Board of Guardians but he rarely attended meetings, as he felt his vote wouldn't matter against the other three guardians: Dr Dafoe; Joseph Valin, a French-Canadian judge from North Bay; and Minister of Welfare David Croll.

The Dionne quintuplets sisters were constantly tested, studied, and examined, with records taken of everything.

Dionne quintuplets received additional attention when he delivered the quintuplets and was seen as a doctor having much knowledge on child care and health.

Dionne quintuplets wrote a book and numerous pamphlets, and had a radio broadcast, all with the intention of helping mothers with infant care.

Dionne quintuplets's broadcasts were sponsored by companies and brands such as Lysol wipes, which were seen as effective at preventing infections for newborn babies.

Dionne quintuplets spent much money and was removed as one of the three primary caretakers of the quintuplets.

Oliva Dionne quintuplets ran a souvenir shop and a woollen store opposite the nursery, and the area acquired the name "Quintland".

Women without children would touch Elzire Dionne quintuplets, believing that she could increase their chances of fertility.

The Dionne quintuplets brought in more than $50 million in total tourist revenue to Ontario.

The Dionne quintuplets girls starred in three Hollywood feature films, which were essentially fictionalized versions of their story.

The Dionne quintuplets appeared in numerous newsreels and a short documentary film called Five Times Five in 1939.

The Dionne quintuplets had finally put their story in the public's eye and challenged the Ontario government.

In 1942, the Dionne family moved into the nursery with the quintuplets while they waited for their new home to be completed.

In November 1943, the entire Dionne quintuplets family moved into their new home.

Dionne quintuplets made police accompany his vehicle as he took the quintuplets out, constantly drawing attention to them and himself.

In particular, Oliva Dionne quintuplets was resentful and suspicious of outsiders as a result of his having lost custody of the girls.

Dionne quintuplets bought liniment claiming it would help with Yvonne's chest cold.

Dionne quintuplets's father rubbed the liniment on her neck, sternum, shoulders, and ribs.

The Dionne quintuplets feared going for car drives with their father and felt the need to dress extra conservatively on these drives because of him.

The Dionne quintuplets left the family home upon turning 18 years old in 1952 and had little contact with their parents afterwards.

Dionne quintuplets had a series of seizures while she was a postulant at a convent and had asked not to be left unattended, but the nun who was supposed to be watching her thought she was asleep and went to Mass.

Dionne quintuplets's doctor went to her home and found her in bed, having been dead for days.

All nine of the siblings of the Dionne quintuplets have died, the most recent in 2021.

In 2018, the birth of the Dionne quintuplets was named a National Historic Event.