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Alberta DailyEst. 2026

November

16

Alberta almanac

On this day in Alberta

12 Albertans share 16 November, spanning 1923 to 2015.

  • 9 born
  • 3 died
Month 11
  1. 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

  1. 1923

    Canadian politician

    Read on Wikipediasource data103 years ago today

  2. 1952

    Canadian writer

    Read on Wikipediasource data74 years ago today

  3. 1977
    Josh GreenBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data49 years ago today

  4. 1983
    Adam EnrightBorn

    Canadian curler and Olympian

    Read on Wikipediasource data43 years ago today

  5. 1984
    Eric SehnBorn

    Canadian diver

    Read on Wikipediasource data42 years ago today

  6. 1986
    Wacey RabbitBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data40 years ago today

  7. 1988

    Canadian bobsledder

    Read on Wikipediasource data38 years ago today

  8. 1988

    Canadian swimmer

    Read on Wikipediasource data38 years ago today

  9. 1996

    Canadian sprinter

    Read on Wikipediasource data30 years ago today

  10. 1945

    Canadian politician (1878-1945)

    Read on Wikipediasource data81 years ago today

  11. 1970
    George E. BellDied

    Canadian politician (1883-1970)

    Read on Wikipediasource data56 years ago today

  12. 2015
    Bert OlmsteadDied

    Canadian ice hockey player (1926–2015)

    Read on Wikipediasource data11 years ago today

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