Red Deer Highland Games
Sat, Jun 22, 2024
Saturday, June 22, 2024 Red Deer Highland Games Central Middle School 5121 48 Avenue Red Deer, Alberta https://www.aspd.ca/red-deer-highland-games-june-22-2024
Sherwood Park Highland Gathering
Sat, Jun 22, 2024
Sherwood Park Highland Gathering July 20, 2024 Broadmoor Lake Park 20 Festival Way Sherwood Park, Alberta
John Buchan, Author and politician, died in Canada
John Buchan, the Scottish author, historian, and politician, passed away on February 11, 1940, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Alexander Graham Bell, died in Nova Scotia
Alexander Graham Bell ( born Alexander Bell; March 03, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.
Birth at Lesmahagow of composer Alexander Muir, creator of Maple Leaf Forever.
Alexander Muir (5 April 1830 – 26 June 1906) was a Canadian songwriter, poet, soldier, and school headmaster.[1] He was the composer of The Maple Leaf Forever, which he wrote in October 1867 to celebrate the Confederation of Canada.