September
12
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 moments and Albertans connected to 12 September, spanning 1906 to 2014.
- 9 born
- 2 founded
- 1 died
1997
Winspear Centre opens
The Francis Winspear Centre for Music opened in downtown Edmonton as the new home of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, launching a ten-day opening festival, Winspearation '97, that drew more than 60,000 people.
Winspear Centre — History ↗
- 1997
building in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Read on Wikipediasource data29 years ago today
- 2003
Also on this date
- 1906
- 1913
- 1933
- 1954
- 1961
- 1965
- 1988
- 1998
- 1999
- 2014
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