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April

11

Alberta almanac

On this day in Alberta

12 Albertans share 11 April, spanning 1909 to 1988.

  • 11 born
  • 1 died
Month 4
  1. 1981

    Oilers' first NHL playoff series win

    On April 11, 1981, the 14th-seeded Edmonton Oilers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 at Northlands Coliseum to complete a three-game sweep — the young franchise's first NHL playoff series victory, with Wayne Gretzky leading all scorers with 11 points in the series.

    Wikipedia (1981 Stanley Cup playoffs)

Also on this date

  1. 1909

    Canadian painter (1909–1985)

    Read on Wikipediasource data117 years ago today

  2. 1911

    Canadian politician and judge from Alberta (1911–1998)

    Read on Wikipediasource data115 years ago today

  3. 1938
    Jack AgriosBorn

    lawyer

    Read on Wikipediasource data88 years ago today

  4. 1951
    Ron JonesBorn

    Canadian ice hockey defenceman

    Read on Wikipediasource data75 years ago today

  5. 1958
    Jim NillBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data68 years ago today

  6. 1970

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data56 years ago today

  7. 1974

    Canadian actress (born 1974)

    Read on Wikipediasource data52 years ago today

  8. 1980
    Colin MurphyBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data46 years ago today

  9. 1983

    Canadian freestyle skier

    Read on Wikipediasource data43 years ago today

  10. 1983

    Canadian author

    Read on Wikipediasource data43 years ago today

  11. 1988

    Canadian ice hockey goaltender

    Read on Wikipediasource data38 years ago today

  12. 1988
    Mary ImrieDied

    Canadian architect

    Read on Wikipediasource data38 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.