November 15: Difference between revisions

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November 15 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2013: The Brighton Grocery was destroyed by fire.
2012: REV Birmingham debuted after the merger of Operation New Birmingham and Main Street Birmingham.
1980: Stephen Bolt won the Vulcan Run 10K with a time of 29:13.
1959: Actor Raymond Burr was made an honorary Birmingham Police captain during a visit promoting Christmas seals.
1908: 8 miners were killed in the 1908 No. 3 Mine fire.
1901: Auburn won the 1901 Iron Bowl 17-0 in Tuscaloosa.
1900: Ensley Furnace No. 5 was blown in.
1883: The United States Senate Committee on Relations Between Labor and Capital held hearings at the Relay House

2013: Children's author Barbara Park died.
2011: Former judge and state senator Mac Parsons died.
2008: Former Red Diamond CEO William Bowron died.
2007: One-time Birmingham Barons pitcher Joe Nuxhall died in Fairfield, Ohio.
1955: Former UAB Blazers football head coach Neil Callaway was born in Macon, Georgia.
1934: Federal court judge Sam Pointer, Jr was born.
1931: Auburn Tigers basketball coach Sonny Smith was born.
1918: Birmingham founder William Nabers died in Birmingham.
1908: 8 miners were killed in the 1908 No. 3 Mine fire.
1898: Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Frank W. Thomas was born.
1881: World War I hero Mortimer Jordan was born in Birmingham.

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 * [[1934]]: Federal court judge [[Sam Pointer, Jr]] was born.
 * [[1931]]: [[Auburn Tigers]] basketball coach [[Sonny Smith]] was born.
+* [[1918]]: Birmingham founder [[William Nabers]] died in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1908]]: 8 miners were killed in the [[1908 No. 3 Mine fire]].
 * [[1898]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] football coach [[Frank W. Thomas]] was born.