July
16
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 moments and Albertans connected to 16 July, spanning 1914 to 1996.
- 9 born
- 2 died
- 1 founded
- 1914
Also on this date
- 1924Spence TatchellBorn
Canadian ice hockey defenceman (1924–2007)
Read on Wikipediasource data102 years ago today
- 1945
- 1953
- 1955
- 1965
- 1972
- 1980Brock RalphBorn
Player of American and Canadian football
Read on Wikipediasource data46 years ago today
- 1981
- 1985
- 1983
Georgian diver from the Soviet Union
Read on Wikipediasource data43 years ago today
- 1996
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