June
20
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 moments and Albertans connected to 20 June, spanning 1892 to 2024.
- 10 born
- 1 died
- 1 founded
2013
The 2013 floods hit Calgary
Calgary declared a state of emergency as the Bow and Elbow rivers surged; some 80,000 people were ordered from their homes in southern Alberta's costliest natural disaster to that point.
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- 1892Edmonton Police ServiceFounded
municipal police force for the City of Edmonton, Alberta
Read on Wikipediasource data134 years ago today
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- 1904
Canadian geologist and first President of the Geological Association of Canada
Read on Wikipediasource data122 years ago today
- 1943
- 1953
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- 2000Tanya BoychukBorn
Ukrainian association football player (born 2000)
Read on Wikipediasource data26 years ago today
- 2024
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