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.
• 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.
• 2003: Ruben Studdard filed suit against 205 Flava to stop them from using his likeness to sell their apparel.
• 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.
• 1988: The Alabama Theatre hosted the world premiere of the film Verne Miller.
• 1968: Ground was broken for UAB's Lister Hill Library
• 1948: 11 miners were killed in the 1948 Edgewater Mine explosion.

Births and deaths

• 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 Smith died.
• 2006: Shelby County commissioner and coroner Billy Thompson died.
• 1979: Former UAB Blazers golf star and 2010 U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell was born in Portrush, Northern Ireland.
• 1956: Baseball player Tommy Sewell died in Montogmery.
• 1951: Mayor of Oneonta Ross Norris was born in Oneonta.
• 1950: Artist Craig Legg was born.
• 1948: 11 miners were killed in the 1948 Edgewater Mine explosion.
• 1946: NASCAR great Neil Bonnett was born.
• 1942: Cornelius Paul was among the sailors killed when the USS Grunion was sunk by the Japanese.
• 1941: Banker and Alderman Eugene Enslen died.
• 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.