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* 2006: The 2006–2010 [[Bessemer City Council]] took office. | * 2006: The 2006–2010 [[Bessemer City Council]] took office. | ||
* [[1990]]: [[Willie James Ware]] joined the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. | * [[1990]]: [[Willie James Ware]] joined the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. | ||
* [[1985]]: [[Chuck Connolly]]'s [[Wuxtry]] opened with performances by [[Karnival Season]] and [[The Primitons]]. | |||
* [[1984]]: [[Sara Wuska]] was sworn in as [[Mayor of Vestavia Hills]]. | * [[1984]]: [[Sara Wuska]] was sworn in as [[Mayor of Vestavia Hills]]. | ||
* [[1980]]: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service purchased 7 acres of property around [[Thomas Spring]], establishing [[Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge]]. | * [[1980]]: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service purchased 7 acres of property around [[Thomas Spring]], establishing [[Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge]]. | ||
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October 1 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2015: The 2015 International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies conference adjourned at the Sheraton Birmingham.
- 2012: Stanley Oliver retired as chief of the Alabaster Police Department.
- 2011: Mark Wilson succeeded Michael Fleenor as Jefferson County Health Officer.
- 2010: Valerie Gribben's The Fairytale Trilogy was published.
- 2006: Rebecca Moore was crowned Miss Alabama USA.
- 2006: The 2006–2010 Bessemer City Council took office.
- 1990: Willie James Ware joined the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
- 1985: Chuck Connolly's Wuxtry opened with performances by Karnival Season and The Primitons.
- 1984: Sara Wuska was sworn in as Mayor of Vestavia Hills.
- 1980: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service purchased 7 acres of property around Thomas Spring, establishing Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge.
- 1978: Bill Hay founded Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood.
- 1973: Wenonah Vocational and Trade School merged into Lawson State Junior College.
- 1956: The two-story office building at 2015 Highland Avenue opened.
- 1949: WAFM-TV began airing regular programming from the ABC and CBS television networks.
- 1946: Birmingham City Schools closed early to allow 65,000 schoolchildren to witness the Auto Dare-Devils during "Childrens Day" at the State Fair.
- 1923: The Birmingham Park and Recreation Board was organized.
- 1908: The original Avondale Library opened.
- 1904: Laura E. Burton was granted a license to practice medicine in Alabama.
- 1887: Howard College enrolled 157 students to its first session in East Lake.
- 1886: The North Birmingham Land Company was incorporated.
- 1882: Estelle Samples of Bayview married Nimrod Scott.
Births
- 1979: Auburn and NFL player Rudi Johnson was born.
- 1913: Architecture writer and photographer G. E. Kidder Smith was born in Birmingham.
- 1908: Children's author Lee McGiffin was born in Delphi, Indiana.
Deaths
- 2007: Marine Jerome Murkerson died during combat in Iraq.
- 1854: Writer Anne Newport Royall died in Washington D.C.
Sports
- 2009: UAB defeated Southern Miss 30-17 at Legion Field.