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'''October 5''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''October 5''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2013]]: Actress [[Jasika Nicole]] married long-term partner Claire Savage.
* [[2004]]: [[Wes McDonald]] released his album ''The Guest'' on [[Skybucket Records]].
* [[2004]]: [[Wes McDonald]] released his album ''The Guest'' on [[Skybucket Records]].
* [[1992]]: [[Jim Atkinson]] succeeded [[Robert Waldrop]] as [[Mayor of Homewood|mayor]] of [[Homewood]].
* [[1992]]: [[Jim Atkinson]] succeeded [[Robert Waldrop]] as [[Mayor of Homewood|mayor]] of [[Homewood]].
* [[1989]]: [[The Rolling Stones]]' "Steel Wheels" tour [[List of concerts at Legion Field|played at Legion Field]].
* [[1978]]: Groundbreaking for [[Princeton Towers|Princeton Towers I]].
* [[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.
* [[1953]]: The [[1953 Alabama State Fair]] opened.
* [[1927]]: [[Hawkins Spring]] in [[Midfield]] suddenly went dry, forcing [[Bessemer]] to find another source of municipal water.
* [[1927]]: [[Charles Lindbergh]] landed his "Spirit of St Louis" at [[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]].
* [[1914]]: 17 miners died in the [[1914 Mulga Mine explosion]].
* [[1898]]: A boiler exploded at the [[Birmingham Ice & Cold Storage Co.|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]].
* [[1868]]: The combination of the Wills Valley and Northeast & Southwest Railroads were approved by the legislature, forming the [[Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad]].


==Births and deaths==
[[Image:Autherine Lucy.jpg|right|thumb|Autherine Lucy, born October 5, 1929]]
==Births==
* [[1986]]: Editor [[Alex McDaniel]] was born in Plano, Texas.
* [[1954]]: [[AIDS Alabama]] CEO [[Kathie Hiers]] was born in Mobile.
* [[1937]]: Concert pianist and [[Miss Alabama]] 1961 [[Delores Hodgens Howard|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==
* [[2021]]: Restaurateur [[Sam Graphos]] died in [[Homewood]].
* [[2016]]: Former [[UAB Blazers]] basketball player [[Cameron Moore]] died in Ohrid, Macedonia.
* [[2012]]: Historian and college president [[Hugh Bailey]] died in Valdosta, Georgia.
* [[2011]]: Civil Rights icon [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[2011]]: Civil Rights icon [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[2009]]: Police dispatcher and zoo train conductor [[Claude Gray]] died.
* [[2009]]: Police dispatcher and zoo train conductor [[Claude Gray]] died.
* [[2006]]: Actor [[Hal Lynch]] died.
* [[2006]]: Actor [[Hal Lynch]] died.
* [[1992]]: Singer [[Eddie Kendricks]] died.
* [[1992]]: Singer [[Eddie Kendricks]] died.
* [[1954]]: [[AIDS Alabama]] CEO [[Kathie Hiers]] was born in Mobile.
* [[1979]]: Physician [[William Thuss Jr]] died.
* [[1929]]: [[Autherine Lucy]] was born in Shiloh, Marengo County.
* [[1933]]: Physician / banker [[Ulysses Mason]] died.
* [[1914]]: 17 miners died in the [[1914 Mulga Mine explosion]].
* [[1914]]: 17 miners died in the [[1914 Mulga Mine explosion]].
* [[1904]]: American League All-Star [[Sammy West]] was born in Longview, Texas.
* [[1884]]: Industrialist [[Benjamin Roden, Jr]] was born in [[Birmingham]].


==Sports==
==Sports==

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October 5 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Autherine Lucy, born October 5, 1929

Births

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Sports

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