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Alberta DailyEst. 2026

November

29

Alberta almanac

On this day in Alberta

10 Albertans share 29 November, spanning 1919 to 2016.

  • 7 born
  • 3 died
Month 11
  1. 1960

    Chipman-Lamont bus tragedy

    A school bus carrying 42 students from Chipman was struck by a CN freight train at an unsignalled crossing just east of Lamont on November 29, 1960, killing 17 teenagers — one of the deadliest road disasters in Canadian history. A permanent stone memorial stands in Lamont.

    Wikipedia — Chipman-Lamont school bus-train collision

Also on this date

  1. 1919
    Alex KaletaBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player (1919-1987)

    Read on Wikipediasource data107 years ago today

  2. 1922

    Canadian surgeon

    Read on Wikipediasource data104 years ago today

  3. 1960

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data66 years ago today

  4. 1977
    Kelly OxfordBorn

    Canadian author

    Read on Wikipediasource data49 years ago today

  5. 1986

    Canadian film director and screenwriter (born 1986)

    Read on Wikipediasource data40 years ago today

  6. 1989

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data37 years ago today

  7. 1991

    Canadian volleyball player

    Read on Wikipediasource data35 years ago today

  8. 1935
    Thomas D. GreenDied

    Canadian ice hockey player (1857-1935)

    Read on Wikipediasource data91 years ago today

  9. 2004
    Jack ShieldsDied

    Canadian politician

    Read on Wikipediasource data22 years ago today

  10. 2016
    Lana SpreemanDied

    Canadian alpine skier

    Read on Wikipediasource data10 years ago today

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