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Alberta DailyEst. 2026

September

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Alberta almanac

On this day in Alberta

12 moments and Albertans connected to 1 September, spanning 1905 to 2004.

  • 6 founded
  • 5 born
  • 1 died
Month 9
  1. 1905

    Alberta becomes a province

    The Alberta Act came into force, carving the new province out of the North-West Territories, with inauguration ceremonies in the new capital, Edmonton.

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  1. 1905
    AlbertaFounded

    province of Canada

    Read on Wikipediasource data121 years ago today

  2. 1905
    Government of AlbertaFounded

    government in Canada

    Read on Wikipediasource data121 years ago today

  3. 2004
    Calgary CentreFounded

    federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada (Since 2004)

    Read on Wikipediasource data22 years ago today

  4. 2004
    Calgary Centre-NorthFounded

    former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada (2004–2015)

    Read on Wikipediasource data22 years ago today

  5. 2004

    former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada (2004–2015)

    Read on Wikipediasource data22 years ago today

  6. 2004

    former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada (2004–2015)

    Read on Wikipediasource data22 years ago today

Also on this date

  1. 1947
    Bill ManchukBorn

    Canadian football player (1947–2025)

    Read on Wikipediasource data79 years ago today

  2. 1948

    Canadian writer

    Read on Wikipediasource data78 years ago today

  3. 1950
    Al RycroftBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data76 years ago today

  4. 1983

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data43 years ago today

  5. 1996

    Polish figure skater

    Read on Wikipediasource data30 years ago today

  6. 1980
    Reg BentleyDied

    Canadian ice hockey player (1914–1980)

    Read on Wikipediasource data46 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.