April
26
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 moments and Albertans connected to 26 April, spanning 1924 to 1997.
- 10 born
- 1 founded
- 1 died
- 1981Clareview stationFounded
railway station in Edmonton, Canada
Read on Wikipediasource data45 years ago today
Also on this date
- 1924
- 1940
- 1941
- 1948Jamie PaulsonBorn
Canadian badminton player (born 1948)
Read on Wikipediasource data78 years ago today
- 1958
- 1984
- 1987Meags FitzgeraldBorn
Canadian illustrator and cartoonist
Read on Wikipediasource data39 years ago today
- 1990
- 1994Kelly MurrayBorn
Canadian professional ice hockey defender,
Read on Wikipediasource data32 years ago today
- 1997Dejan VasiljevicBorn
Australian basketball player (born 1997)
Read on Wikipediasource data29 years ago today
- 1974
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