Alberta - Notable Historical Events
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Alberta - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1903-04-29 |
Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain kills 9 (Frank, Alberta) |
1905-09-01 |
Alberta & Saskatchewan become 8th & 9th Canadian provinces |
1905-09-01 |
Wilfrid Laurier oversees Alberta and Saskatchewan joining the Confederation of Canada |
1906-09-01 |
Alberta adopts Mountain Standard Time |
1908-09-04 |
Caledonia & Hillhurst Football Clubs play for Central Alberta Rugby Football League championship |
1908-09-23 |
University of Alberta opens |
1911-10-21 |
Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta Unions form Western Canada Rugby Football Union |
1929-09-28 |
1st CF interception return for a touchdown (Joe Hess-U of Alberta) |
1987-07-31 |
A rare, class F-4 tornado rips through Edmonton, Alberta, killing 27 people and causing $330 million in damage. |
1990-06-13 |
"Les Miserables" opens at S Alberta Jubilee Centre, Calgary |
2005-03-03 |
Mayerthorpe Incident: James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. It is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion. |
2016-05-06 |
Alberta wildfire may stall Canada's second-quarter growth |
2016-05-06 |
Alberta wildfire could cost insurers as much as C$9 billion -BMO |
2016-05-14 |
Canada's Trudeau tours Alberta oil town ravaged by wildfire |
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Alberta - Notable Birthdays
Alberta - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1861-04-05 |
Alberta Gallatin, Fine Feathers |
1868-10-15 |
Alberta Stedman Eagan, They Call It Sin |
1895-04-01 |
Alberta Hunter, blues singer/composer (Downhearted Blues) |
1907-09-15 |
Fay Wray, Alberta Canada, actress-King Kong's main squeeze |
1910-12-07 |
Rod Cameron, Calgary Alberta, actor (City Detective, State Trooper) |
1918-01-24 |
John McLiam, Alberta, actor (Parker-Men From Shiloh) |
1920-05-07 |
Jana Ebertová, Vy neznáte Alberta? |
1923-02-04 |
Conrad Bain, Alberta Canada, actor (Maude, Diff'rent Strokes), (d. 2013) |
1924-01-07 |
Roloff Beny, Alberta, painter/photographer (A Time of Gods) |
1931-06-13 |
Alberta Wright, Rose |
1937-08-14 |
Alberta Nelson, Beach Party |
1938-05-24 |
Tommy Chong, Edmonton, Alberta, comedian/actor (Cheech & Chong) |
1939-06-05 |
Joe Clark [Charles Joseph], High River Alberta, (P-C) 16th Canadian PM (1979-80) |
1943-11-07 |
Joni Mitchell, [Roberta J Anderson], Alberta Canada, singer (Clouds) |
1950-05-02 |
Alberta Ferretti, The Tourist |
1950-06-21 |
Terry Miskolczi, Dunnville ON, Canadian Tour golfer (1976 Alberta-3rd) |
1953-09-15 |
Bruce Heuchan, Kingston Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Alberta-7th) |
1954-10-05 |
Duncan Regehr, Alberta Canada, actor (Wizards & Warriors) |
1955-03-06 |
Alberta Watson, The Sweet Hereafter |
1956-08-29 |
Kelly Murray, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer (985 Alberta Open) |
1957-01-31 |
Brett "the Hitman" Hart, Alberta Canada, WWF champion |
1958-11-21 |
Frank Edmonds, Thunder Bay Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Alberta) |
1959-04-30 |
Paul Gross, Calgary Alberta, Canadian actor, director, and writer |
1960-04-12 |
Ron MacLean, The Alberta 100: A Centennial Countdown |
1961-01-18 |
Mark Messier, Edmonton Alberta, NHL Center (Edmonton, NY Rangers) |
1961-06-09 |
Michael J. Fox, Edmonton, Alberta, Canadian actor (Family Ties, Back to the Future, Teen Wolf) |
1961-11-02 |
K.D. Lang [Kathy Dawn], Consort Alberta, Canadian country singer |
1962-02-28 |
Rae Dawn Chong, Edmonton Alberta, actress (Quest for Fire) |
1962-06-02 |
Laura Witvoet, Alberta Canada, LPGA golfer (1995 LPGA Corning-52nd) |
1962-08-13 |
Adam Kase, Socorro NM, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Alberta Open-3rd) |
1962-09-21 |
Grant Fuhr, Spruce Grove Alberta, NHL goalie (Oilers) |
1962-11-23 |
Andrea Blackwell, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward (Olympics-96) |
1963-11-07 |
Michael Heidt, Calgary Alberta, hockey defenseman (Team Germany) |
1964-10-25 |
Barb Broen-Ouellette, Edmonton Alberta, volleyballer (Olympics-96) |
1966-06-18 |
Kurt Browning, Alberta, figure skater (Olympic-5-1994) |
1966-09-09 |
Alison Sydor, Edmonton Alberta, x-ctry cyclist (Olympics-silver-96) |
1966-12-29 |
Bruce Bulina, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer (1990 Alberta Open) |
1967-03-23 |
David Ford, Edmonton Alberta, kayaker (Olympics-15-92, 96) |
1967-08-04 |
Carrie Flemmer, Stettler Alberta, softball catcher (Olympics-96) |
1968-01-13 |
Kelly Boucher, Calgary Alberta, Canadian basketball forward (Olympics-96) |
1968-01-19 |
Alberta Marques Fernandes, Episode dated 5 April 1995 |
1968-01-20 |
Fernando de Paula, TV Alberta |
1968-03-28 |
Charla Cochran, Beyond the Veil: Alberta's Story |
1968-10-11 |
Cynthia Johnston, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward (Olympics-96) |
1968-10-17 |
Heather McDermid, Calgary Alberta, rower (Olympics-96) |
1968-10-28 |
Shawna Molcak, Cardston Alberta, basketball guard (Olympics-96) |
1969-01-29 |
Karen Fonteyne, Calgary Alberta, synchro swimmer (Olympics-silver-96) |
1969-02-22 |
Kahryn Tough, Calgary Alberta, volleyball (Olympics-96) |
1969-12-12 |
Kris Wirtz, Red Deer Alberta, ice pairs (1994 Skate Canada) |
1970-09-04 |
Cari Read, Edmonton Alberta, synchro swimmer (Olympics-silver-96) |
1971-01-04 |
Deb Sonnenberg, Edmonton Alberta, softball pitcher (Olympics-96) |
1971-04-08 |
Marc Peers, Edmonton Alberta, tornado yachter (Olympics-96) |
1971-06-04 |
Roy Janse, Edmonton Alberta, tornado yachter (Olympics-96) |
1971-11-01 |
Keith Whitecotton, Camrose Alberta, golfer (Alberta Jr-1989, 90) |
1971-11-03 |
Colbie Bell, Edmonton Alberta, 100kg Greco Roman wrestler (Oly-96) |
1972-04-09 |
Karen Clark, Calgary Alberta, synchro swimmer (Olympics-silver-96) |
1973-04-25 |
Wes Martin, Calgary Alta, golfer (1990 Alberta Jr Masters-2nd) |
1973-11-12 |
Colin Morgan, Calgary Alberta, 78 kg judoka (Olympics-96) |
1973-11-12 |
Keith Morgan, Calgary Alberta, 95 kg judoka (Olympics-96) |
1973-12-31 |
Curtis Myden, Calgary Alberta, 200m/400m swimmer (Oly-2 bronze-96) |
1974-01-24 |
Kristy Sargeant, Edmonton Alberta, ice pairs (1994 Skate Canada) |
1974-08-29 |
Jay Onrait, Athabasca Alberta, Canadian sports broadcaster (TSN, Fox Sports 1) |
1975-04-05 |
Nikki Dryden, Calgary Alberta, 800m swimmer (Olympics-6th-92, 96) |
1976-05-08 |
Robert Jarocinski, Tajemnica Alberta |
1976-08-01 |
Eryn Bulmer, Edmonton Alberta, diver (Olympics-96) |
1980-11-10 |
Alberta Mayne, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
1982-05-11 |
Cory Monteith, Calgary, Alberta, Canadian actor and musician (Glee, Monte Carlo) |
Alberta - Notable Weddings
Alberta - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1926-08-26 |
Poet Arna Bontemps (24) weds fellow Seventh-Day Adventist Alberta Johnson |
2006-12-30 |
Canadian pair figure skaters David Pelletier (31) weds partner Jamie Sale (28) at the Fairmont Banff Springs hotel in Alberta, Canada |
Alberta - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1948-08-25 |
Alberta Gallatin, Fine Feathers |
1974-06-30 |
Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated in church |
1976-03-14 |
Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79 |
1984-10-17 |
Alberta Hunter, US blues singer/composer, dies at 89 |
1984-10-17 |
Alberta Hunter, Alberta Hunter: My Castle's Rockin' |
1992-04-26 |
Alberta Vaughn, actress (Wild Horse, Silver Devil), dies at 87 |
1992-04-26 |
Alberta Vaughn, Randy Rides Alone |
1993-04-04 |
Bep [Alberta B] Ogterop, [Rita la Roche], singer, dies |
1994-10-23 |
Jára Kohout, Vy neznáte Alberta? |
2005-01-06 |
Lois Hole, Lt. Governor of Alberta (b. 1933) |
2006-04-29 |
Alberta Nelson, Beach Party |
2010-11-10 |
Jana Ebertová, Vy neznáte Alberta? |
2015-03-21 |
Alberta Watson, The Sweet Hereafter |
2015-09-04 |
Alberta Wright, Rose |
