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* [[2019]]: [[Kim Walker]], bartender | * [[2019]]: [[Kim Walker]], bartender | ||
* 2019: [[Robert Luckie III]], advertising executive | |||
* [[2017]]: [[Bob Burks]], research chemist and environmental activist | * [[2017]]: [[Bob Burks]], research chemist and environmental activist | ||
* [[2008]]: Reverend [[Abraham Woods Jr]] died in Birmingham. | * [[2008]]: Reverend [[Abraham Woods Jr]] died in Birmingham. | ||
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November 7 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2018: Attorney General Jeff Sessions was asked to resign by President Trump.
- 2009: The fourth annual Moss Rock Festival kicked off in Hoover.
- 2008: Southern disComfort 3 kicked off at Magic City Motor Scooters.
- 2006: Statewide elections were held.
- 1978: Donald Stewart succeeded Maryon Allen as U.S. Senator for Alabama.
- 1962: National discount retailer Maxam opened a location in Tuscaloosa.
- 1946: Walker Percy married Mary Bernice Townsend.
- 1921: Mary Echols became the first female high official when she was sworn into the Birmingham City Commission
- 1877: Peyton Bowman married Marguerite Grenet in San Antonio, Texas.
- 1862: Samuel Ullman was discharged from the Confederate army.
Births
- 1959: Accountant and Birmingham Water Works general manager Mac Underwood was born in Eutaw, Greene County.
- 1912: Professional wrestler and wrestling promoter Joe Gunther was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- 1903: Methodist Bishop Paul Hardin was born in Chester, South Carolina.
- 1900: Judge Hobart Grooms was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky.
- 1859: Stenographer and railroad purchasing agent Zennie Tomlinson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1856: Minister Robert Van Hook was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
- 1855: Governor William Jelks was born in Randolph County.
- 1848: Governor B. B. Comer was born in Barbour County.
Deaths
- 2019: Kim Walker, bartender
- 2019: Robert Luckie III, advertising executive
- 2017: Bob Burks, research chemist and environmental activist
- 2008: Reverend Abraham Woods Jr died in Birmingham.
- 1995: World War II fighter pilot and bagpiper Ian Sturrock died in Birmingham.
- 1992: Novelist Richard Yates died of complications from surgery at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Birmingham.
- 1988: Educator Carol Hayes died.
Sports
- 1998: The 24th annual Vulcan Run was held.
- 1998: Nick Saban's unranked Michigan State Spartans defeated #1-ranked Ohio State on the road.
- 1989: Rafael Santana was released by the New York Mets after missing the season due to an elbow injury.