Birthdate: March 31, 1878

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Valparaíso, Chile

Died: January 30, 1944

Scottish-origin Canadian novelist Frederick Niven was born in Chile and later moved to Scotland with his mother. Starting his career as a journalist in Scotland, he later moved to British Columbia in Canada and penned his historical novel trilogy, The Flying Years, Mine Inheritance, and The Transplanted.