October
4
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 moments and Albertans connected to 4 October, spanning 1798 to 2016.
- 9 born
- 2 died
- 1 founded
- 1798
Also on this date
- 1913Les CunninghamBorn
Canadian ice hockey player (1913-1993)
Read on Wikipediasource data113 years ago today
- 1937
- 1978
- 1980
- 1987
- 1989
- 1990
- 1992
- 1995Robert WoodsonBorn
Canadian football defensive back (born 1995)
Read on Wikipediasource data31 years ago today
- 1945
- 2016
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