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Alberta DailyEst. 2026

April

23

Alberta almanac

On this day in Alberta

12 moments and Albertans connected to 23 April, spanning 1903 to 2012.

  • 8 born
  • 2 died
  • 2 founded
Month 4
  1. 2020

    COVID-19 cancels the Calgary Stampede

    On April 23, 2020, the Calgary Stampede's board announced the cancellation of that year's Stampede (scheduled for July 3-12) because of the COVID-19 pandemic — the first time in roughly a century the annual show would not go on.

    LiveWire Calgary
  1. 1968
    Battle RiverFounded

    former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada (1968–1979)

    Read on Wikipediasource data58 years ago today

  2. 1968
    CrowfootFounded

    former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada (1968–2015)

    Read on Wikipediasource data58 years ago today

Also on this date

  1. 1903
    Howard ClarkBorn

    Canadian bishop (1903-1983)

    Read on Wikipediasource data123 years ago today

  2. 1929
    Ron StuartBorn

    Canadian basketball player

    Read on Wikipediasource data97 years ago today

  3. 1948

    Canadian speed skater

    Read on Wikipediasource data78 years ago today

  4. 1968

    Canadian female curler

    Read on Wikipediasource data58 years ago today

  5. 1968
    Jodie SuttonBorn

    Canadian female curler

    Read on Wikipediasource data58 years ago today

  6. 1976

    Canadian ice hockey defenceman

    Read on Wikipediasource data50 years ago today

  7. 1986
    Chaim SchalkBorn

    Canadian volleyball player

    Read on Wikipediasource data40 years ago today

  8. 1989
    Dana TyrellBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data37 years ago today

  9. 1987
    Eddie McCalmonDied

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data39 years ago today

  10. 2012

    Canadian geologist (1921–2012)

    Read on Wikipediasource data14 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.