October
24
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 moments and Albertans connected to 24 October, spanning 1924 to 2013.
- 9 born
- 2 died
- 1 founded
- 1978
provincial park in Alberta, Canada
Read on Wikipediasource data48 years ago today
Also on this date
- 1924
- 1928Robert E. CollinBorn
Canadian-American engineer and professor (1928-2010)
Read on Wikipediasource data98 years ago today
- 1929Norman KwongBorn
Canadian football player and politician (1929-2016)
Read on Wikipediasource data97 years ago today
- 1944
- 1954
- 1954
- 1957
- 1977
- 1982
- 2007
- 2013
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