July
20
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 Albertans share 20 July, spanning 1910 to 1997.
- 11 born
- 1 died
1905
Alberta Act receives royal assent
The Alberta Act — the federal statute that created the Province of Alberta — received royal assent on July 20, 1905; the new province formally came into being on September 1 of that year.
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- 1910
- 1949
- 1950
- 1955
- 1961
- 1964
- 1972Brent PetersonBorn
Canadian ice hockey player, born 1972
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- 1985
- 1985
- 1989
- 1989
- 1997
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