February
3
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
10 Albertans were born on 3 February, spanning 1895 to 1998.
- 10 born
1975
Winnipeg Agreement saves Syncrude
At a twelve-hour airport-hotel meeting in Winnipeg on February 3, 1975, Premier Peter Lougheed, federal ministers and Ontario's Bill Davis agreed with the remaining Syncrude partners to inject public equity into the oil sands project, saving it after Atlantic Richfield's withdrawal.
Alberta's Energy Heritage (Government of Alberta) ↗
Also on this date
- 1895George HardyBorn
Canadian ice hockey coach (1895-1979)
Read on Wikipediasource data131 years ago today
- 1919
Canadian librarian (1919–2019)
Read on Wikipediasource data107 years ago today
- 1937
- 1940
- 1944
- 1950
- 1959Brian BerkowitzBorn
researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-3078-1859
Read on Wikipediasource data67 years ago today
- 1967
- 1975
- 1998
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