April
29
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
9 Albertans share 29 April, spanning 1925 to 1992.
- 8 born
- 1 died
1903
The Frank Slide
In under two minutes before dawn, some 82 million tonnes of Turtle Mountain buried part of the coal town of Frank in the Crowsnest Pass, killing more than 70 people — Canada's deadliest rockslide.
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Also on this date
- 1925
- 1931
- 1955
- 1963Jim BenningBorn
Canadian ice hockey player and executive
Read on Wikipediasource data63 years ago today
- 1988
- 1989
Canadian film director, writer, producer, and actor
Read on Wikipediasource data37 years ago today
- 1990
- 1992
- 1925
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