November 1: Difference between revisions

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November 1 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2010: Ken Gulley was sworn in as Mayor of Bessemer.
2009: Former UAB Blazers basketball star Alan Ogg died from a staph infection.
2009: Art librarian Robert Kaufmann died in New York, New York
2009: Jamie McMurray won the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
2008: BSC won on the road, Samford was narrowly defeated at home, and UAB was soundly defeated in Hattiesburg.
2008: The third annual Moss Rock Festival kicked off in Hoover.
2008: Miles College lost 52-2 to Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee.
2005: Runoff elections were held.
2005: The 8th Battle for the Bones saw UAB defeat Memphis 37-20 in Memphis.
2005: Sean Meyer began working as Birmingham's only full-time sommelier.
2003: Kiprono Kemei, Agnes Ngunjiri and Macky Tyndall won their divisions in the Vulcan Run.
1975: Musician and American Idol runner-up Bo Bice was born.
1955: The City of Birmingham formally took over operations of the Birmingham Zoo at Lane Park.
1949: Arthur Bennett Lipkin became the conductor of the newly-revived Alabama Symphony Orchestra.
1936: R&B singer Andre Williams was born in Bessemer.

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 * [[2010]]: [[Ken Gulley]] was sworn in as [[Mayor of Bessemer]].
 * [[2009]]: Former [[UAB Blazers]] basketball star [[Alan Ogg]] died from a staph infection.
+* 2009: Art librarian [[Robert Kaufmann]] died in New York, New York
 * 2009: Jamie McMurray won the [[AMP Energy 500]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
 * [[2008]]: [[2008 BSC Panthers football|BSC]] won on the road, [[2008 Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]] was narrowly defeated at [[Seibert Stadium|home]], and [[2008 UAB Blazers football|UAB]] was soundly defeated in Hattiesburg.