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* [[1979]]: [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] and NFL player [[Rudi Johnson]] was born. | * [[1979]]: [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] and NFL player [[Rudi Johnson]] was born. | ||
* [[1957]]: Attorney [[Edward Cabaniss]] was born. | * [[1957]]: Attorney [[Edward Cabaniss]] was born. | ||
* [[1950]]: Jazz trumpeter and bandleader [[Bo Berry]] was born in Birmingham. | |||
* [[1945]]: Railroad executive and historian [[Lyle Key]] was born in Birmingham. | * [[1945]]: Railroad executive and historian [[Lyle Key]] was born in Birmingham. | ||
* [[1913]]: Architecture writer and photographer [[G. E. Kidder Smith]] was born in Birmingham. | * [[1913]]: Architecture writer and photographer [[G. E. Kidder Smith]] was born in Birmingham. | ||
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October 1 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2021: Cal Markert succeeded Tony Petelos as Jefferson County Manager.
- 2015: The 2015 International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies conference adjourned at the Sheraton Birmingham.
- 2015: DeDe's Book Rack relocated from Trussville Crossings Boulevard to Chalkville Road in Trussville
- 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.
- 1881: Adam Forepaugh brought his "Great Forepaugh Show" circus to Birmingham.
Births
- 1979: Auburn and NFL player Rudi Johnson was born.
- 1957: Attorney Edward Cabaniss was born.
- 1950: Jazz trumpeter and bandleader Bo Berry was born in Birmingham.
- 1945: Railroad executive and historian Lyle Key was born in Birmingham.
- 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
- 2011: Civic activist Julia Crowder died.
- 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.