2013 Event Paleontologist Philip Currie reveals the fully-intact baby Chasmosaurus dinosaur fossil he excavated at Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park; the 72 million-year-old dinosaur is about 1.5 meters long and estimated to have been three years old when it died 2011 Event In Washington, D.C., thousands protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project, which would carry Alberta oil sands crude through six U.S. states to Gulf Coast refineries 2010 Event Naheed Nenshi, the first Muslim in Canada's history is elected mayor of Calgary in Alberta, Canada 1993 Death Bep [Alberta B] Ogterop, Rita la Roche, singer, dies 1992 Death Alberta Vaughn, actress (Wild Horse, Silver Devil), dies at 87 1990 Event "Les Miserables," opens at S Alberta Jubilee Centre, Calgary 1988 Event 15th Winter Olympic games opens in Calgary, Alberta 1984 Death Alberta Hunter, U.S. blues singer/composer, dies at 89 1976 Birthday Eryn Bulmer, born in Edmonton, Alberta, diver 1996 Olympics 1976 Death Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79 1975 Birthday Nikki Dryden, born in Calgary, Alberta, 800m swimmer, Olympics 6th 1992, 1996 1974 Death Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr., assassinated in church 1974 Birthday Kristy Sargeant, born in Edmonton, Alberta, ice pairs, 1994 Skate Canada 1973 Birthday Curtis Myden, Calgary Alberta, 200m/400m swimmer, 3 Bronze Medals 1996, 2000 Olympics 1973 Birthday Colin Morgan, Calgary Alberta, 78 kg judoka 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Keith Morgan, Calgary Alberta, 95 kg judoka 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Wes Martin, born in Calgary, golfer, 1990 Alberta, Jr. Masters-2nd 1972 Birthday Karen Clark, born in Calgary, Alberta, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver 1971 Birthday Colbie Bell, born in Edmonton, Alberta, 100kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Keith Whitecotton, Camrose Alberta, golfer, Alberta Jr-1989, 90 1971 Birthday Roy Janse, born in Edmonton, Alberta, tornado yachter 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Marc Peers, born in Edmonton, Alberta, tornado yachter 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Deb Sonnenberg, born in Edmonton, Alberta, softball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Cari Read, born in Edmonton, Alberta, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver 1969 Birthday Kris Wirtz, Red Deer Alberta, ice pairs, 1994 Skate Canada 1969 Birthday Kahryn Tough, Calgary Alberta, volleyball 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Karen Fonteyne, Calgary Alberta, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver 1968 Birthday Shawna Molcak, Cardston Alberta, basketball guard 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Heather McDermid, Calgary Alberta, rower 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Cynthia Johnston, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Kelly Boucher, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Carrie Flemmer, born in Stettler, Alberta, softball catcher 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday David Ford, born in Edmonton, Alberta, kayaker, Olympics-15-92, 96 1966 Birthday Bruce Bulina, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Alberta Open 1966 Birthday Alison Sydor, born in Edmonton, Alberta, x-ctry cyclist, 1996 Olympics silver 1966 Birthday Kurt Browning, born in Alberta, figure skater, Olympic-5-1994 1964 Birthday Barb Broen-Ouellette, born in Edmonton, Alberta, volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Michael Heidt, Calgary Alberta, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1962 Birthday Andrea Blackwell, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Grant Fuhr, born in Edmonton, Alberta, NHL goalie, Oilers 1962 Birthday Adam Kase, born in Socorro, New Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta Open-3rd 1962 Birthday Laura Witvoet, Alberta Canada, LPGA golfer, 1995 LPGA Corning-52nd 1962 Birthday Rae Dawn Chong, born in Edmonton, Alberta, actress, Quest for Fire 1961 Birthday k.d. lang, Kathy Dawn, Consort Alberta, country singer 1961 Birthday K. 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Lang, Consort, Alberta, country singer 1961 Birthday Mark D Messier, born in Edmonton, Alberta, NHL Center, Edmonton, New York Rangers 1958 Birthday Frank Edmonds, Thunder Bay Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta 1957 Birthday Brett "the Hitman" Hart, Alberta Canada, WWF champion 1956 Birthday Kelly Murray, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer, 985 Alberta Open 1954 Birthday Duncan Regehr, born in Alberta, Canada, actor, Wizards and Warriors 1943 Birthday Joni Mitchell, Roberta J Anderson, Alberta Canada, singer, Clouds 1938 Birthday Tommy Chong, Edmonton, Alberta, comedian/actor, Cheech and Chong 1929 Event 1st CF interception return for a touchdown (Joe Hess-University of Alberta) 1924 Birthday Roloff Beny, Alberta, painter/photographer, A Time of Gods 1923 Birthday Conrad Bain, born in Alberta, Canada, actor, Maude, Diff'rent Strokes 1918 Birthday John McLiam, Alberta, actor, Parker-Men From Shiloh 1911 Event Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Unions form Western Canada Rugby Football Union 1910 Birthday Rod Cameron, Calgary Alberta, actor, City Detective, State Trooper 1908 Event University of Alberta opens 1908 Event Caledonia and Hillhurst Football Clubs play for Central Alberta Rugby Football League championship 1906 Event Alberta adopts Mountain Standard Time 1905 Event Alberta and Saskatchewan become 8th and 9th Canadian provinces 1903 Event Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain kills 9 (Frank Alberta) 1895 Birthday Alberta Hunter, blues singer and composer, Downhearted Blues
