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Alberta DailyEst. 2026

February

25

Alberta almanac

On this day in Alberta

12 Albertans share 25 February, spanning 1912 to 2003.

  • 10 born
  • 2 died
Month 2
  1. 1998

    W.O. Mitchell dies

    Writer and broadcaster W.O. Mitchell, whose novel Who Has Seen the Wind distilled Prairie boyhood for generations of readers, died in Calgary on February 25, 1998 at age 83.

    Wikipedia (W. O. Mitchell)

Also on this date

  1. 1912

    Canadian flying ace (1912–1943)

    Read on Wikipediasource data114 years ago today

  2. 1962
    Scott TannasBorn

    Canadian businessman

    Read on Wikipediasource data64 years ago today

  3. 1963

    Canadian ice hockey defenceman

    Read on Wikipediasource data63 years ago today

  4. 1963

    Canadian writer b. 1963

    Read on Wikipediasource data63 years ago today

  5. 1968

    Canadian writer (born 1968)

    Read on Wikipediasource data58 years ago today

  6. 1979

    Canadian ice hockey goaltender

    Read on Wikipediasource data47 years ago today

  7. 1980
    Brad VothBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data46 years ago today

  8. 1986
    Jeff SchultzBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data40 years ago today

  9. 1987

    Canadian female curler

    Read on Wikipediasource data39 years ago today

  10. 1997

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data29 years ago today

  11. 1998
    W. O. MitchellDied

    Canadian writer (1914–1998)

    Read on Wikipediasource data28 years ago today

  12. 2003
    John LeckyDied

    Canadian rower

    Read on Wikipediasource data23 years ago today

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