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Alberta DailyEst. 2026

March

5

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On this day in Alberta

10 Albertans share 5 March, spanning 1918 to 1984.

  • 8 born
  • 2 died
Month 3
  1. 2020

    Alberta's first COVID-19 case

    Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, announced the province's first presumptive case of COVID-19: a Calgary-zone woman in her 50s who had recently travelled aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship.

    University of Alberta COVID-19 updates

Also on this date

  1. 1918
    Glen EdwardsBorn

    American test pilot (1918-1948)

    Read on Wikipediasource data108 years ago today

  2. 1922

    Canadian politician (1922–2023)

    Read on Wikipediasource data104 years ago today

  3. 1937

    Canadian retired architect

    Read on Wikipediasource data89 years ago today

  4. 1940

    Canadian politician (1940-2003)

    Read on Wikipediasource data86 years ago today

  5. 1941

    Canadian politician

    Read on Wikipediasource data85 years ago today

  6. 1968
    John FawcettBorn

    Canadian film and television director

    Read on Wikipediasource data58 years ago today

  7. 1976

    composer for TV, video games and film

    Read on Wikipediasource data50 years ago today

  8. 1984
    Lane CaffaroBorn

    Canadian ice hockey defenceman

    Read on Wikipediasource data42 years ago today

  9. 1926
    Charles StuartDied

    Canadian politician, judge, and Chancellor of the University of Alberta (1864-1926)

    Read on Wikipediasource data100 years ago today

  10. 1956
    Lucien DubucDied

    Canadian politician

    Read on Wikipediasource data70 years ago today

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