June
25
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
11 moments and Albertans connected to 25 June, spanning 1905 to 2013.
- 9 born
- 1 founded
- 1 died
1970
Athabasca University established
The Government of Alberta established Athabasca University by order-in-council. Conceived as a fourth conventional campus university, it changed course within a few years and became Canada's pioneering open, distance-education university.
Athabasca University — History ↗
- 1970Athabasca UniversityFounded
university in Alberta, Canada
Read on Wikipediasource data56 years ago today
Also on this date
- 1905
Canadian politician (1905–1991)
Read on Wikipediasource data121 years ago today
- 1921Eva Saito-NodaBorn
Canadian composer, pianist and teacher
Read on Wikipediasource data105 years ago today
- 1938
- 1949
- 1962
- 1972
- 1972Kiyoshi FujitaBorn
Japanese ice hockey player (born 1972)
Read on Wikipediasource data54 years ago today
- 1982
- 1999
- 2013
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