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Alberta DailyEst. 2026

September

29

Alberta almanac

On this day in Alberta

4 Albertans share 29 September, spanning 1910 to 1983.

  • 3 born
  • 1 died
Month 9

  1. 1938

    First Treasury Branch opens

    The Aberhart government's first Alberta Treasury Branch opened for business in Rocky Mountain House, a day ahead of five more branches across the province; the government-owned institution grew into today's ATB Financial.

    ATB 60th Anniversary history book (PDF, hosted by the Aberhart Foundation) ↗

Also on this date

  1. 1910
    Timothy Blair McLeanBorn

    Canadian military personnel (1910-1982)

    Read on Wikipediasource data116 years ago today

  2. 1936
    W. John McDonaldBorn

    Canadian physicist

    Read on Wikipediasource data90 years ago today

  3. 1983
    Nathan LawsonBorn

    Canadian ice hockey player

    Read on Wikipediasource data43 years ago today

  4. 1916
    Frank H. WhitesideDied

    Canadian politician (1873-1916)

    Read on Wikipediasource data110 years ago today

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