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* [[1904]]: American League All-Star [[Sammy West]] was born in Longview, Texas. | * [[1904]]: American League All-Star [[Sammy West]] was born in Longview, Texas. | ||
* [[1884]]: Industrialist [[Benjamin Roden, Jr]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | * [[1884]]: Industrialist [[Benjamin Roden, Jr]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
* [[1845]]: Entrepreneur [[Robert Mustin]] was born in [[Carrollton]]. | |||
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October 5 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2004: Wes McDonald released his album The Guest on Skybucket Records.
- 1992: Jim Atkinson succeeded Robert Waldrop as mayor of Homewood.
- 1964: The 1964 Alabama State Fair opened.
- 1961: President John Kennedy appointed Walter Gewin to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
- 1953: The 1953 Alabama State Fair opened.
- 1927: Charles Lindbergh landed his "Spirit of St Louis" to Roberts Field for a two-day visit during his national tour promoting aeronautics.
- 1927: Hawkins Spring in Midfield suddenly went dry, forcing Bessemer to find another source of municipal water.
- 1914: 17 miners died in the 1914 Mulga Mine explosion.
- 1898: A boiler exploded at the Birmingham Ice Factory Company, leveling the boiler house and injuring two workers.
- 1868: The combination of the Wills Valley and Northeast & Southwest Railroads were approved by the legislature, forming the Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad.
Births
- 1954: AIDS Alabama CEO Kathie Hiers was born in Mobile.
- 1937: Concert pianist and Miss Alabama 1961 Delores Hodgens was born in Pell City.
- 1929: Autherine Lucy was born in Shiloh, Marengo County.
- 1904: American League All-Star Sammy West was born in Longview, Texas.
- 1884: Industrialist Benjamin Roden, Jr was born in Birmingham.
- 1845: Entrepreneur Robert Mustin was born in Carrollton.
Deaths
- 2011: Civil Rights icon Fred Shuttlesworth died in Birmingham.
- 2009: Police dispatcher and zoo train conductor Claude Gray died.
- 2006: Actor Hal Lynch died.
- 1992: Singer Eddie Kendricks died.
- 1933: Doctor and banker Ulysses Mason died.
- 1914: 17 miners died in the 1914 Mulga Mine explosion.
Sports
- 2008: Tony Stewart won the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
- 2003: Miles College defeated Stillman College in the Steel City Classic 35-21.
- 2002: Miles College defeated Stillman College in the Steel City Classic 35-20.