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February

3

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On this day in Alberta

10 Albertans were born on 3 February, spanning 1895 to 1998.

  • 10 born
Month 2
  1. 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

  1. 1895
    George HardyBorn

    Canadian ice hockey coach (1895-1979)

    Read on Wikipediasource data131 years ago today

  2. 1919

    Canadian librarian (1919–2019)

    Read on Wikipediasource data107 years ago today

  3. 1937
    Robert WiebeBorn

    Canadian politician

    Read on Wikipediasource data89 years ago today

  4. 1940
    Ron TesolinBorn

    Canadian politician (1940-1986)

    Read on Wikipediasource data86 years ago today

  5. 1944
    Al ZariwnyBorn

    Canadian politician

    Read on Wikipediasource data82 years ago today

  6. 1950
    Jack TaggartBorn

    Canadian ice hockey defenceman

    Read on Wikipediasource data76 years ago today

  7. 1959

    researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-3078-1859

    Read on Wikipediasource data67 years ago today

  8. 1967
    Gary Van TolBorn

    baseball coach

    Read on Wikipediasource data59 years ago today

  9. 1975
    Terry ChenBorn

    Canadian actor

    Read on Wikipediasource data51 years ago today

  10. 1998
    Sam SteelBorn

    ice hockey player (1998-)

    Read on Wikipediasource data28 years ago today

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