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1993 Bep [Alberta B] Ogterop, [Rita la Roche], singer, dies

1992 Alberta Vaughn, actress (Wild Horse, Silver Devil), dies at 87

1990 "Les Miserables," opens at S Alberta Jubilee Centre, Calgary

1988 15th Winter Olympic games opens in Calgary, Alberta

1984 Alberta Hunter, U.S. blues singer/composer, dies at 89

1976 Eryn Bulmer, born in Edmonton, Alberta, diver 1996 Olympics

1976 Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79

1975 Nikki Dryden, born in Calgary, Alberta, 800m swimmer, Olympics 6th 1992, 1996

1974 Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated in church

1974 Kristy Sargeant, born in Edmonton, Alberta, ice pairs, 1994 Skate Canada

1973 Curtis Myden, Calgary Alberta, 200m/400m swimmer, Oly-2 bronze-96

1973 Colin Morgan, Calgary Alberta, 78 kg judoka 1996 Olympics

1973 Keith Morgan, Calgary Alberta, 95 kg judoka 1996 Olympics

1973 Wes Martin, born in Calgary, golfer, 1990 Alberta, Jr. Masters-2nd

1972 Karen Clark, born in Calgary, Alberta, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver

1971 Colbie Bell, born in Edmonton, Alberta, 100kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics

1971 Keith Whitecotton, Camrose Alberta, golfer, Alberta Jr-1989, 90

1971 Roy Janse, born in Edmonton, Alberta, tornado yachter 1996 Olympics

1971 Marc Peers, born in Edmonton, Alberta, tornado yachter 1996 Olympics

1971 Deb Sonnenberg, born in Edmonton, Alberta, softball pitcher 1996 Olympics

1970 Cari Read, born in Edmonton, Alberta, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver

1969 Kris Wirtz, Red Deer Alberta, ice pairs, 1994 Skate Canada

1969 Kahryn Tough, Calgary Alberta, volleyball 1996 Olympics

1969 Karen Fonteyne, Calgary Alberta, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver

1968 Shawna Molcak, Cardston Alberta, basketball guard 1996 Olympics

1968 Heather McDermid, Calgary Alberta, rower 1996 Olympics

1968 Cynthia Johnston, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward 1996 Olympics

1968 Kelly Boucher, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward 1996 Olympics

1967 Carrie Flemmer, born in Stettler, Alberta, softball catcher 1996 Olympics

1967 David Ford, born in Edmonton, Alberta, kayaker, Olympics-15-92, 96

1966 Bruce Bulina, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Alberta Open

1966 Alison Sydor, born in Edmonton, Alberta, x-ctry cyclist, 1996 Olympics silver

1966 Kurt Browning, born in Alberta, figure skater, Olympic-5-1994

1964 Barb Broen-Ouellette, born in Edmonton, Alberta, volleyballer 1996 Olympics

1963 Michael Heidt, Calgary Alberta, hockey defenseman, Team Germany

1962 Andrea Blackwell, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward 1996 Olympics

1962 Grant Fuhr, born in Edmonton, Alberta, NHL goalie, Oilers

1962 Adam Kase, born in Socorro, New Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta Open-3rd

1962 Laura Witvoet, Alberta Canada, LPGA golfer, 1995 LPGA Corning-52nd

1962 Rae Dawn Chong, born in Edmonton, Alberta, actress, Quest for Fire

1961 k.d. lang, [Kathy Dawn], Consort Alberta, country singer

1961 Mark D Messier, born in Edmonton, Alberta, NHL Center, Edmonton, New York Rangers

1958 Frank Edmonds, Thunder Bay Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta

1957 Brett "the Hitman" Hart, Alberta Canada, WWF champion

1956 Kelly Murray, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer, 985 Alberta Open

1954 Duncan Regehr, born in Alberta, Canada, actor, Wizards and Warriors

1943 Joni Mitchell, [Roberta J Anderson], Alberta Canada, singer, Clouds

1938 Tommy Chong, Edmonton, Alberta, comedian/actor, Cheech and Chong

1929 1st CF interception return for a touchdown (Joe Hess-University of Alberta)

1924 Roloff Beny, Alberta, painter/photographer, A Time of Gods

1923 Conrad Bain, born in Alberta, Canada, actor, Maude, Diff'rent Strokes

1918 John McLiam, Alberta, actor, Parker-Men From Shiloh

1911 Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Unions form Western Canada Rugby Football Union

1910 Rod Cameron, Calgary Alberta, actor, City Detective, State Trooper

1908 University of Alberta opens

1908 Caledonia and Hillhurst Football Clubs play for Central Alberta Rugby Football League championship

1906 Alberta adopts Mountain Standard Time

1905 Alberta and Saskatchewan become 8th and 9th Canadian provinces

1903 Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain kills 9 (Frank Alberta)

1895 Alberta Hunter, blues singer and composer, Downhearted Blues



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