On this day in Alberta

No Alberta event or founding is recorded for 14 January. Below are the people connected to this date.

People

1. 1906
   Doral Pilling🎂Born

   Canadian Olympic javelin thrower (1906–1982)

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data120 years ago today

2. 1920
   Dave Adams🎂Born

   Canadian football player

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data106 years ago today

3. 1947
   Jane Sterk🎂Born

   Canadian psychologist, academic, and politician

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data79 years ago today

4. 1959
   Paul Morin🎂Born

   Canadian children's book illustrator

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data67 years ago today

5. 1965
   Alan May🎂Born

   Canadian ice hockey player

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data61 years ago today

6. 1919
   Samuel Cunningham🕯️Died

   Canadian politician

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data107 years ago today

7. 1996
   Myron Michael Daciuk🕯️Died

   Bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of Edmonton, Canada (1919–1996)

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data30 years ago today

8. 2014
   Eric Paterson🕯️Died

   Canadian ice hockey player (1929-2014)

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data12 years ago today

9. 2024
   Margaret Crosland🕯️Died

   Canadian figure skater (1939–2024)

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data2 years ago today

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