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* [[2006]]: [[Fairfield]] [[Fairfield Police Department|police officer]] [[Mary Smith]] was killed in the line of duty. | * [[2006]]: [[Fairfield]] [[Fairfield Police Department|police officer]] [[Mary Smith]] was killed in the line of duty. | ||
* [[1967]]: [[Roosevelt City]] was incorporated. | |||
* [[1949]]: Ground was broken for the [[Birmingham VA Medical Center|Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital]]. | * [[1949]]: Ground was broken for the [[Birmingham VA Medical Center|Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital]]. | ||
* [[1946]]: [[Vulcan's torch]] was dedicated and lit up in green. | * [[1946]]: [[Vulcan's torch]] was dedicated and lit up in green. | ||
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October 23 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2006: Fairfield police officer Mary Smith was killed in the line of duty.
- 1967: Roosevelt City was incorporated.
- 1949: Ground was broken for the Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital.
- 1946: Vulcan's torch was dedicated and lit up in green.
- 1933: The Birmingham Symphony Association was incorporated.
- 1915: Henry Edmonds resigned as pastor of the South Highland Presbyterian Church.
- 1895: Buffalo Bill's Wild West paraded through downtown Birmingham and put on shows at Smith's Park.
- 1888: Hospital of United Charity opened on Southside.
Births
- 1991: NBA basketball player Eric Bledsoe was born in Birmingham.
- 1942: Catholic priest and former Cathedral Church of the Advent dean Larry Gipson was born.
Deaths
- 2014: Camilla, a bald eagle at the Birmingham Zoo, died.
- 2013: Former Birmingham Park and Recreation Board director Melvin Miller died.
- 2006: Fairfield police officer Mary Smith was killed in the line of duty.
Sports
- 1920: The 9th International Balloon Race came to Birmingham.
- 1903: Alabama won the Iron Bowl 18-6 in Montgomery.