February
8
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 moments and Albertans connected to 8 February, spanning 1920 to 1994.
- 10 born
- 1 happened
- 1 died
1986
The Hinton train disaster
A CN freight train ran a stop signal and collided head-on with Via Rail's Super Continental near Hinton, killing 23 people. The inquiry that followed exposed deep failures in railway safety culture.
Wikipedia ↗
- 1986Hinton train collisionHappened
1986 railway accident which took place near the town of Hinton, Alberta, Canada
Read on Wikipediasource data40 years ago today
Also on this date
- 1920
- 1929
- 1942Michael LapidgeBorn
Canadian anthropologist, linguist and historian
Read on Wikipediasource data84 years ago today
- 1946
- 1953
- 1983
- 1985Matt LambrosBorn
Player of American and Canadian football
Read on Wikipediasource data41 years ago today
- 1989
- 1993
- 1994
- 1982
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