November 15

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.
• 1971: On his 37th birthday, Judge Sam Pointer Jr signed an injunction against twenty-three major polluters, resulting in a two-day shut-down.
• 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

Mortimer Jordan, born November 15, 1881

Births

• 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.
• 1898: Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Frank W. Thomas was born.
• 1881: World War I hero Mortimer Jordan was born in Birmingham.

Deaths

• 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.
• 1918: Birmingham founder William Nabers died in Birmingham.
• 1908: 8 miners were killed in the 1908 No. 3 Mine fire.