August
3
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 moments and Albertans connected to 3 August, spanning 1896 to 2023.
- 8 born
- 3 died
- 1 founded
1978
Edmonton opens the Commonwealth Games
The XI Commonwealth Games opened at the newly built Commonwealth Stadium — the first Commonwealth Games held on the Prairies, and the second in Canada after Vancouver in 1954.
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- 1971Williamson Provincial ParkFounded
provincial park in Alberta
Read on Wikipediasource data55 years ago today
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- 1929
Canadian politician (1929–1996)
Read on Wikipediasource data97 years ago today
- 1931
- 1944
- 1979
- 1979
- 1982Jesse LumsdenBorn
Canadian football player and bobsledder
Read on Wikipediasource data44 years ago today
- 1984
- 1988
- 1896
American lawyer and mountaineer (1867–1896)
Read on Wikipediasource data130 years ago today
- 1970
- 2023Bob MurdochDied
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1946-2023)
Read on Wikipediasource data3 years ago today
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