March
5
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
10 Albertans share 5 March, spanning 1918 to 1984.
- 8 born
- 2 died
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
- 1918
- 1922
- 1937
- 1940
Canadian politician (1940-2003)
Read on Wikipediasource data86 years ago today
- 1941
- 1968
- 1976Michael McCannBorn
composer for TV, video games and film
Read on Wikipediasource data50 years ago today
- 1984
- 1926Charles StuartDied
Canadian politician, judge, and Chancellor of the University of Alberta (1864-1926)
Read on Wikipediasource data100 years ago today
- 1956
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