August
26
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
6 Albertans share 26 August, spanning 1951 to 2015.
- 4 born
- 2 died
No Alberta event or founding is recorded for 26 August. Below are the people connected to this date.
People
- 1951
- 1952Pete LavoratoBorn
Player of American and Canadian football
Read on Wikipediasource data74 years ago today
- 1971
- 2002
- 1957
- 2015
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