September 7

September 7 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2019: The Tinglewood Festival was held in Orr Park in Montevallo.
2010: The band Wild Sweet Orange announced their break-up on Facebook.com.
2006: Convicted felon Dedrick Griham escaped from prison in Elmore County.
1929: The Thomas Jefferson Hotel opened with a week of glamorous banquets and dances.
1899: The Birmingham Belt Railroad was organized.
1893: The Southern Female University commenced its second fall term at Lakeview Park.

Charles Carraway, born September 7, 1878

Births

1980: Broadway actor Vasthy Mompoint was born in Hoover.
1957: State legislator Jack Williams was born in Bremen.
1954: Actor Michael Emerson was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
1946: Financial analyst and real estate investor Frank Barefield Jr was born.
1945: Auburn center Forrest Blue was born in Marfa, Texas.
1945: Engineer Frazier Christy was born in Mobile, Mobile County.
1939: Alabama Gang race car driver Donnie Allison was born.
1930: Psychology professor and Village Creek Society founder Mable Anderson was born.
1921: Journalist, educator and historian Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton was born in Kansas, City, Missouri
1920: William Bowron, CEO of Red Diamond, was born.
1911: Kessler's president Simon Kessler was born.
1893: Hargrove Van de Graaff was born in Tuscaloosa.
1878: Norwood Clinic founder Charles Carraway was born in Greensboro.
1838: Civil War hero John Pelham was born in Calhoun County.
1833: Attorney and real estate developer William Graves was born.

2020: Former Costa Rican first lady Henrietta Boggs-MacGuire died in Montgomery.
2010: Actor Glenn Shadix died after a fall in his Southside condominium.
2010: Former Birmingham City Schools superintendent Cleveland Hammonds died in Illinois.
1950: Gadsden businessman and former Alabama athletics director B. L. Noojin died.
1928: The first child born in Birmingham, Richard McNally, died.
1922: Former Governor Emmet O'Neal died.