June
16
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 Albertans share 16 June, spanning 1920 to 2016.
- 9 born
- 3 died
1936
Turner Valley Royalties No. 1 strikes oil
The Turner Valley Royalties No. 1 well, backed by Robert A. Brown and partners, struck crude oil southwest of Calgary, vindicating Brown's theory that oil lay deep beneath the field's wet gas and touching off Turner Valley's most explosive drilling boom in the middle of the Depression.
Alberta's Energy Heritage (Government of Alberta) ↗
Also on this date
- 1920
- 1953York HentschelBorn
Player of American and Canadian football (1953-2006)
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