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* 2007: [[Ivor Brooks]] became chief of the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]]. | * 2007: [[Ivor Brooks]] became chief of the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]]. | ||
* [[2006]]: [[Bobby Humphryes]] and [[Jim Carns]] were sworn into the [[Jefferson County Commission]]. | * [[2006]]: [[Bobby Humphryes]] and [[Jim Carns]] were sworn into the [[Jefferson County Commission]]. | ||
* [[1997]]: [[Summit Cinemas]] opened at [[The Summit]]. | |||
* [[1992]]: The [[Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]] opened. | * [[1992]]: The [[Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]] opened. | ||
* [[1979]]: [[Richard Arrington Jr]] was [[1979 Birmingham inaugural address|sworn into office]] as the city's first black mayor. | * [[1979]]: [[Richard Arrington Jr]] was [[1979 Birmingham inaugural address|sworn into office]] as the city's first black mayor. | ||
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* [[1929]]: [[Birmingham Barons]] baseball player [[Jimmy Piersall]] was born. | * [[1929]]: [[Birmingham Barons]] baseball player [[Jimmy Piersall]] was born. | ||
* [[1929]]: [[Birmingham Americans]] coach [[Jack Gotta]] was born in Ironwood, Michigan | * [[1929]]: [[Birmingham Americans]] coach [[Jack Gotta]] was born in Ironwood, Michigan | ||
* [[1889]]: Judge [[Virginia Mayfield]] was born in Birmingham. | |||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
* [[2020]]: Restaurateur [[Eli Stevens]] died. | |||
* [[2010]]: Architect [[Don Morrison]] died. | * [[2010]]: Architect [[Don Morrison]] died. | ||
* [[1974]]: Actor and football player [[Johnny Mack Brown]] died. | * [[1974]]: Actor and football player [[Johnny Mack Brown]] died. | ||
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November 14 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2018: Lashunda Scales, Sheila Tyson and Steve Ammons were sworn into the Jefferson County Commission.
- 2015: The 38th Annual Joint Meeting of the Southeast U.S./Japan and the Japan-U.S Southeast Associations (SEUS Japan) opened in Birmingham.
- 2014: Richard Scrushy won early release from supervised probation.
- 2007: The section of Interstate 22 from Cherry Avenue to Industrial Parkway opened.
- 2007: Judge Allwin Horn held a hearing regarding Larry Langford's eligibility for the 2007 Birmingham mayoral election.
- 2007: Ivor Brooks became chief of the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service.
- 2006: Bobby Humphryes and Jim Carns were sworn into the Jefferson County Commission.
- 1997: Summit Cinemas opened at The Summit.
- 1992: The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute opened.
- 1979: Richard Arrington Jr was sworn into office as the city's first black mayor.
- 1966: 8 finalists for the design of the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center were announced.
- 1955: Homewood annexed the communities of Oak Grove and Drexel Hills.
- 1943: A fire at the Morris Hotel killed two people and heavily damaged the fourth and fifth floors.
- 1916: 30 miners were killed in the 1916 Bessie Mine explosion.
- 1910: Eugene Ely was the first to fly an airplane off of the deck of a ship, the USS Birmingham (CL-2).
- 1882: O'Brien's Opera House opened with a performance of The Black Crook.
Births
- 2012: "Mayor for a Day" Khy White was born.
- 1986: UAB quarterback Joe Webb was born.
- 1957: Robert Simoneau Jr, famed as drag performer "Libertee Belle", was born in Nashua, New Hampshire.
- 1929: Birmingham Barons baseball player Jimmy Piersall was born.
- 1929: Birmingham Americans coach Jack Gotta was born in Ironwood, Michigan
- 1889: Judge Virginia Mayfield was born in Birmingham.
Deaths
- 2020: Restaurateur Eli Stevens died.
- 2010: Architect Don Morrison died.
- 1974: Actor and football player Johnny Mack Brown died.
- 1965: Baseball player Ewart "Dixie" Walker died in Leeds.
- 1918: Aviator John R. Williams died in a training accident at Old Sarum Airfield near Salisbury, England.
- 1916: 30 miners were killed in the 1916 Bessie Mine explosion.
Sports
- 2009: UAB defeated Memphis 31-21 in the 12th annual Battle for the Bones.