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Alberta DailyEst. 2026

April

10

Alberta almanac

On this day in Alberta

12 Albertans share 10 April, spanning 1904 to 2009.

  • 10 born
  • 2 died
Month 4
  1. 1982

    Miracle on Manchester stuns the Oilers

    On April 10, 1982, the Edmonton Oilers carried a 5-0 lead into the third period of playoff Game 3 against the Los Angeles Kings and lost 6-5 in overtime — the 'Miracle on Manchester,' still the largest comeback in Stanley Cup playoff history.

    NHL.com

Also on this date

  1. 1904
    Dutch GainorBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player (1904-1962)

    Read on Wikipediasource data122 years ago today

  2. 1937
    Jerry WilsonBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player (1937-2011)

    Read on Wikipediasource data89 years ago today

  3. 1956

    Canadian jazz musician and composer

    Read on Wikipediasource data70 years ago today

  4. 1958
    John DevaneyBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player (1958–2024)

    Read on Wikipediasource data68 years ago today

  5. 1961
    Barb TarboxBorn

    Anti-smoking advocate (1961-2003)

    Read on Wikipediasource data65 years ago today

  6. 1976

    Canadian curler

    Read on Wikipediasource data50 years ago today

  7. 1984

    Ice Hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data42 years ago today

  8. 1985

    Canadian ice hockey defenceman

    Read on Wikipediasource data41 years ago today

  9. 1992

    Canadian ski jumper

    Read on Wikipediasource data34 years ago today

  10. 2003

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data23 years ago today

  11. 1956

    Canadian politician (1876-1956)

    Read on Wikipediasource data70 years ago today

  12. 2009
    Frank MorrisDied

    Canadian football player (1923-2009)

    Read on Wikipediasource data17 years ago today

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Compiled from Wikidata, whose data is released under CC0. Every entry links its Wikipedia article so you can check it. Nothing here is written by AI — each line is the label, description and date Wikidata holds, in a fixed format. That also means the coverage is Wikidata's: it leans heavily towards people with Wikipedia articles, and towards hockey. Alberta history is much larger than this page, which is why most days have no recorded event to lead with and the page says so rather than filling the space. Where a day opens with a highlighted entry above the timeline, that is a curated item: written, sourced to the page it links, and approved before it appeared here.