November
16
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 Albertans share 16 November, spanning 1923 to 2015.
- 9 born
- 3 died
1997
Commonwealth Stadium hosts the 85th Grey Cup
Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium hosted the 85th Grey Cup before 60,431 fans, with Doug Flutie's Toronto Argonauts beating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 47-23.
Wikipedia — 85th Grey Cup ↗
Also on this date
- 1923
- 1952
- 1977
- 1983
- 1984
- 1986
- 1988
- 1988
- 1996
- 1945
Canadian politician (1878-1945)
Read on Wikipediasource data81 years ago today
- 1970
- 2015Bert OlmsteadDied
Canadian ice hockey player (1926–2015)
Read on Wikipediasource data11 years ago today
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