July 30: Difference between revisions

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July 30 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2009: Newspaper publisher Joel Smith died.
2006: Shelby County commissioner and coroner Billy Thompson 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.
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.
1979: Former UAB Blazers golf star and 2010 U. S. Open champion Graeme McDowell was born in Portrush, Northern Ireland.
1968: Ground was broken for UAB's Lister Hill Library
1956: Baseball player Tommy Sewell died in Montogmery.
1946: NASCAR great Neil Bonnett was born.
1942: Cornelius Paul was among the sailors killed when the USS Grunion was sunk by the Japanese.
1930: A. D. King was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
1928: One-time Birmingham Baron Joe Nuxhall was born in Hamilton, Ohio.

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 * [[1942]]: [[Cornelius Paul]] was among the sailors killed when the ''USS Grunion'' was sunk by the Japanese.
 * [[1930]]: [[A. D. King]] was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
+* [[1928]]: One-time [[Birmingham Barons|Birmingham Baron]] [[Joe Nuxhall]] was born in Hamilton, Ohio.
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