July
5
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 Albertans share 5 July, spanning 1907 to 2011.
- 9 born
- 3 died
1915
Hotel Macdonald opens in Edmonton
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway opened the chateau-style Hotel Macdonald above the North Saskatchewan River on July 5, 1915, giving Edmonton its landmark railway hotel.
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Also on this date
- 1907Gene CarriganBorn
Canadian ice hockey player (1907-1945)
Read on Wikipediasource data119 years ago today
- 1914
Canadian politician (1914–1989)
Read on Wikipediasource data112 years ago today
- 1919
- 1976
- 1980
- 1980
- 1981
- 1985
- 1986
- 1954
Canadian politician (1891–1954)
Read on Wikipediasource data72 years ago today
- 1996
Canadian politician (1929–1996)
Read on Wikipediasource data30 years ago today
- 2011Malcolm ForsythDied
Canadian composer and trombonist (1936–2011)
Read on Wikipediasource data15 years ago today
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