January
12
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
11 Albertans share 12 January, spanning 1905 to 2019.
- 7 born
- 4 died
No Alberta event or founding is recorded for 12 January. Below are the people connected to this date.
People
- 1905Lotta DempseyBorn
Canadian journalist, editor and television personality
Read on Wikipediasource data121 years ago today
- 1909
- 1959
- 1980
- 1983
- 1986
- 2004
- 1997Harold BrownDied
Canadian ice hockey right winger (1920–1997)
Read on Wikipediasource data29 years ago today
- 2012
- 2019
- 2019
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