July 30

July 30 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2013: Ground was broken for the Northgate Village shopping center in Gardendale.
2013: Ground was broken for a new Birmingham Fire Station No. 18.
2003: Ruben Studdard filed suit against 205 Flava to stop them from using his likeness to sell their apparel.
1988: The Alabama Theatre hosted the world premiere of the film The Verne Miller Story.
1968: Ground was broken for UAB's Lister Hill Library
1948: 11 miners were killed in the 1948 Edgewater Mine explosion.

Neil Bonnett, born July 30, 1946

Births

1979: Former UAB Blazers golf star and 2010 U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell was born in Portrush, Northern Ireland.
1951: Mayor of Oneonta Ross Norris was born in Oneonta.
1950: Artist Craig Legg was born.
1946: NASCAR great Neil Bonnett was born.
1935: Attorney J. Mason Davis was born.
1932: Regions Bank CEO Stanley Mackin was born in Birmingham.
1930: A. D. King was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
1928: One-time Birmingham Baron Joe Nuxhall was born in Hamilton, Ohio.
1847: Hardware dealer George Kelley was born in Wilmington, North Carolina.

2012: Drummond Company executive Larry Drummond died at home in Jasper.
2011: Founding North Shelby Fire Department Chief Winston Boutwell died.
2009: Newspaper publisher Joel P. Smith died.
2006: Shelby County commissioner and coroner Billy Thompson died.
1956: Baseball player Tommy Sewell died in Montogmery.
1948: 11 miners were killed in the 1948 Edgewater Mine explosion.
1948: Engineer James Dovel died.
1942: Cornelius Paul was among the sailors killed when the USS Grunion was sunk by the Japanese.
1941: Banker and Alderman Eugene Enslen died.

2006: Jörg Bergmeister and Colin Braun won the Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park.
2005: The Barber Park 200 Grand Am Cup event was won by Tracy Krohn and Nic Jonsson.
2005: The Steeldogs lost 28-27 to the Florida Firecats at the BJCC.
2001: The Birmingham Steeldogs played in their first post-season game in Richmond, Virginia. They collapsed in the fourth quarter and fell 67-60.
1994: Michael Jordan hit his first career home-run for the Birmingham Barons.