July
31
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 moments and Albertans connected to 31 July, spanning 1911 to 2017.
- 10 born
- 1 founded
- 1 happened
1987
Black Friday: the Edmonton tornado
An F4 tornado cut a 40-kilometre path through eastern Edmonton, killing 27 people and injuring hundreds — the disaster Edmontonians still call Black Friday.
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- 1987Edmonton tornadoHappened
F4 tornado that hit Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in 1987
Read on Wikipediasource data39 years ago today
- 2017United Conservative PartyFounded
provincial political party in Alberta, Canada
Read on Wikipediasource data9 years ago today
Also on this date
- 1911
American Baptist minister and professor
Read on Wikipediasource data115 years ago today
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- 1987
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- 1992Dallas EhrhardtBorn
Canadian-British ice hockey player (1992-)
Read on Wikipediasource data34 years ago today
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