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'''October 1''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''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]].
* [[2012]]: [[Stanley Oliver]] retired as chief of the [[Alabaster Police Department]].
* [[2011]]: [[Mark Wilson]] succeeded [[Michael Fleenor]] as [[Jefferson County Health Officer]].
* [[2011]]: [[Mark Wilson]] succeeded [[Michael Fleenor]] as [[Jefferson County Health Officer]].
* [[2010]]: [[Valerie Gribben]]'s ''The Fairytale Trilogy'' was published.
* [[2010]]: [[Valerie Gribben]]'s ''The Fairytale Trilogy'' was published.
* [[2009]]: [[2009 UAB Blazers football|UAB]] defeated Southern Miss 30-17 at [[Legion Field]].
* [[2007]]: Marine [[Jerome Murkerson]] died during combat in Iraq.
* [[2006]]: [[Rebecca Moore]] was crowned Miss Alabama USA.
* [[2006]]: [[Rebecca Moore]] was crowned Miss Alabama USA.
* 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]].
* [[1979]]: [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] and NFL player [[Rudi Johnson]] was born.
* [[1978]]: [[Bill Hay]] founded [[Covenant Presbyterian Church]] in [[Homewood]].
* [[1978]]: [[Bill Hay]] founded [[Covenant Presbyterian Church]] in [[Homewood]].
* [[1973]]: [[Lawson State Community College|Wenonah Vocational and Trade School]] merged into [[Lawson State Community College|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.
* [[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 [[1946 Alabama State Fair|State Fair]].
* [[1946]]: [[Birmingham City Schools]] closed early to allow 65,000 schoolchildren to witness the Auto Dare-Devils during "Childrens Day" at the [[1946 Alabama State Fair|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.
* [[1904]]: [[Laura E. Burton]] was granted a license to practice medicine in Alabama.
* [[1887]]: [[Samford University#History|Howard College]] enrolled 157 students to its first session in [[East Lake]].
* [[1886]]: The [[North Birmingham Land Company]] was incorporated.
* [[1882]]: [[Estelle Scott|Estelle Samples]] of [[Bayview]] married [[Nimrod Scott]].
* [[1881]]: Adam Forepaugh brought his "Great Forepaugh Show" circus to Birmingham.
==Births==
* [[1979]]: [[Auburn Tigers|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.
* [[1948]]: State Supreme Court justice [[Mike Bolin]] was born.
* [[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.
* [[1849]]: [[Edley Oden]], distiller
==Deaths==
* [[2015]]: Educator and philanthropist [[Anna Catharine Grace]] died.
* [[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]]: [[2009 UAB Blazers football|UAB]] defeated Southern Miss 30-17 at [[Legion Field]].


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