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Alberta DailyEst. 2026

July

14

Alberta almanac

On this day in Alberta

12 moments and Albertans connected to 14 July, spanning 1910 to 1999.

  • 11 born
  • 1 founded
Month 7
  1. 2000

    The Pine Lake tornado

    An F3 tornado tore through the Green Acres campground at Pine Lake, east of Red Deer, killing 12 people — Alberta's deadliest tornado since Edmonton in 1987.

    Wikipedia
  1. 1953

    provincial park in Alberta, Canada

    Read on Wikipediasource data73 years ago today

Also on this date

  1. 1910
    Bill HudsonBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data116 years ago today

  2. 1928
    John DaviesBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player (1928–2009)

    Read on Wikipediasource data98 years ago today

  3. 1941

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data85 years ago today

  4. 1960

    Australian writer

    Read on Wikipediasource data66 years ago today

  5. 1970

    Canadian politician

    Read on Wikipediasource data56 years ago today

  6. 1970
    Dean DreverBorn

    Canadian sculptor

    Read on Wikipediasource data56 years ago today

  7. 1974

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data52 years ago today

  8. 1977

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data49 years ago today

  9. 1985
    Ryan DuncanBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data41 years ago today

  10. 1986

    Player of American and Canadian football

    Read on Wikipediasource data40 years ago today

  11. 1999

    actor

    Read on Wikipediasource data27 years ago today

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