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Alberta DailyEst. 2026

June

29

Alberta almanac

On this day in Alberta

12 Albertans share 29 June, spanning 1942 to 2020.

  • 9 born
  • 3 died
Month 6
  1. 1955

    Alberta's last election under proportional representation

    Premier Ernest Manning's Social Credit won a sixth straight term but was cut back to 37 of 61 seats. The government then scrapped the transferable-ballot system, making this the last Alberta general election held under proportional representation.

    Wikipedia — 1955 Alberta general election

Also on this date

  1. 1942
    Paul LorieauBorn

    Canadian singer (1942-2013)

    Read on Wikipediasource data84 years ago today

  2. 1955
    Peter MorrisBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data71 years ago today

  3. 1955

    Canadian politician

    Read on Wikipediasource data71 years ago today

  4. 1956

    Canadian mycologist

    Read on Wikipediasource data70 years ago today

  5. 1956
    Brian CooleyBorn

    sculptor

    Read on Wikipediasource data70 years ago today

  6. 1964
    Paul WynnykBorn

    Canadian general

    Read on Wikipediasource data62 years ago today

  7. 1981

    Canadian ice hockey defenceman

    Read on Wikipediasource data45 years ago today

  8. 1984
    Samuel EdneyBorn

    Canadian luger

    Read on Wikipediasource data42 years ago today

  9. 2002
    Matt RempeBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data24 years ago today

  10. 2013
    Jack GottaDied

    American and Canadian football player (1929–2013)

    Read on Wikipediasource data13 years ago today

  11. 2017
    Dave SemenkoDied

    Canadian ice hockey player (1957–2017)

    Read on Wikipediasource data9 years ago today

  12. 2020
    Bill SiebensDied

    American-Canadian oilman (1933–2020)

    Read on Wikipediasource data6 years ago today

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