May
3
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 Albertans share 3 May, spanning 1880 to 2018.
- 10 born
- 2 died
2016
Fort McMurray evacuates
A wildfire swept into Fort McMurray and all of the city — nearly 90,000 people — was ordered out in Canada's largest wildfire evacuation. The fire destroyed roughly 2,400 buildings and became the costliest disaster in Canadian history.
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Also on this date
- 1880
- 1953
- 1971
- 1971
- 1977
- 1983
- 1992
- 1993
- 1995
- 2000
- 1948
- 2018
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