December
17
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
11 moments and Albertans connected to 17 December, spanning 1909 to 2017.
- 6 born
- 4 died
- 1 founded
- 1927
organization
Read on Wikipediasource data99 years ago today
Also on this date
- 1920
Canadian computer scientist (1920–2004)
Read on Wikipediasource data106 years ago today
- 1936
- 1951
- 1965
- 1983
- 1996
- 1909
Canadian politician (1859-1909)
Read on Wikipediasource data117 years ago today
- 1928
- 1951
- 2017
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