December
9
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
10 Albertans share 9 December, spanning 1920 to 2006.
- 9 born
- 1 died
1910
Bellevue mine disaster
An explosion ripped through West Canadian Collieries' mine at Bellevue in the Crowsnest Pass, crippling ventilation and filling the workings with poisonous afterdamp; 31 men died.
Canada's Historic Places (Bellevue Mine / West Canadian Collieries) ↗
Also on this date
- 1920
- 1923
- 1930
- 1937
- 1958
- 1966
- 1975Terrance HouleBorn
Kainai Blackfoot Canadian artist (born 1975)
Read on Wikipediasource data51 years ago today
- 1987
- 1992
- 2006Mildred WarwickDied
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Read on Wikipediasource data20 years ago today
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