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'''October 5''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''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|mayor]] of [[Homewood]].
* [[1953]]: The [[1953 Alabama State Fair]] opened.
* [[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]].
* [[1868]]: The combination of the Wills Valley and Northeast & Southwest Railroads were approved by the legislature, forming the [[Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad]].
==Births and deaths==
* [[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.
* [[2008]]: Tony Stewart won the [[AMP Energy 500]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
* [[2006]]: Actor [[Hal Lynch]] died.
* [[2006]]: Actor [[Hal Lynch]] died.
* [[2004]]: [[Wes McDonald]] released his album ''The Guest'' on [[Skybucket Records]].
* [[1992]]: Singer [[Eddie Kendricks]] died.
* [[2003]]: [[Miles College]] defeats [[Stillman College]] in the [[Steel City Classic]] 35-21.
* [[2002]]: [[Miles College]] defeats [[Stillman College]] in the [[Steel City Classic]] 35-20.
* [[1992]]: [[Jim Atkinson]] succeeded [[Robert Waldrop]] as [[Mayor of Homewood|mayor]] of [[Homewood]].
* 1992: Singer [[Eddie Kendricks]] died.
* [[1954]]: [[AIDS Alabama]] CEO [[Kathie Hiers]] was born in Mobile.
* [[1954]]: [[AIDS Alabama]] CEO [[Kathie Hiers]] was born in Mobile.
* [[1929]]: [[Autherine Lucy]] was born in Shiloh, Marengo County.
* [[1929]]: [[Autherine Lucy]] was born in Shiloh, Marengo County.
* [[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]].
* [[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]].
* [[1868]]: The combination of the Wills Valley and Northeast & Southwest Railroads were approved by the legislature, forming the [[Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad]].
 
==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.


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