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Alberta DailyEst. 2026

October

26

Alberta almanac

On this day in Alberta

11 Albertans share 26 October, spanning 1927 to 2014.

  • 8 born
  • 3 died
Month 10
  1. 1992

    Alberta votes No on Charlottetown

    Voters across Canada rejected the Charlottetown constitutional accord in a national referendum, with roughly 60 per cent of Albertans voting No against a 54-55 per cent No vote nationally.

    Wikipedia — Charlottetown Accord

Also on this date

  1. 1927

    Canadian book artist and printer (1927–2022)

    Read on Wikipediasource data99 years ago today

  2. 1934
    Tom ThurberBorn

    Canadian politician (1934-2010)

    Read on Wikipediasource data92 years ago today

  3. 1942

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data84 years ago today

  4. 1953

    Canadian ice hockey player and coach

    Read on Wikipediasource data73 years ago today

  5. 1957

    Dutch association football player and manager

    Read on Wikipediasource data69 years ago today

  6. 1970
    Lisa RyderBorn

    Canadian actress

    Read on Wikipediasource data56 years ago today

  7. 1972

    Canadian politician

    Read on Wikipediasource data54 years ago today

  8. 1979

    broadcaster, actress, glamour model, former WWE Diva

    Read on Wikipediasource data47 years ago today

  9. 1946
    Albert EwingDied

    Canadian politician (1871–1946)

    Read on Wikipediasource data80 years ago today

  10. 2008
    Arnold TremereDied

    Executive Director Canadian International Grains Institute

    Read on Wikipediasource data18 years ago today

  11. 2014
    Rod LoveDied

    Canadian politician (1953-2014)

    Read on Wikipediasource data12 years ago today

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Compiled from Wikidata, whose data is released under CC0. Every entry links its Wikipedia article so you can check it. Nothing here is written by AI — each line is the label, description and date Wikidata holds, in a fixed format. That also means the coverage is Wikidata's: it leans heavily towards people with Wikipedia articles, and towards hockey. Alberta history is much larger than this page, which is why most days have no recorded event to lead with and the page says so rather than filling the space. Where a day opens with a highlighted entry above the timeline, that is a curated item: written, sourced to the page it links, and approved before it appeared here.