April
14
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 Albertans share 14 April, spanning 1892 to 2006.
- 9 born
- 3 died
1872
Dominion Lands Act opens the prairies
The Dominion Lands Act received royal assent on April 14, 1872, offering settlers 160-acre homesteads for a small registration fee and creating the survey-and-homestead system under which the prairies — including the future Alberta — were settled.
Wikipedia (Dominion Lands Act) ↗
Also on this date
- 1892
- 1913
- 1914
Canadian farmer and peer (1914–2001)
Read on Wikipediasource data112 years ago today
- 1944
- 1959
- 1967
- 1970
- 1975
- 1988
Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, former world record-holder
Read on Wikipediasource data38 years ago today
- 1928
- 1996
- 2006
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