1910
1910 was the 39th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- January 1: The Greater Birmingham annexation increased the city's area from 3 to 48 square miles and more than doubled the population.
- June 20: Birmingham voters approved moving from a Mayor-Aldermen form of government to a three-member Birmingham City Commission.
- June 30: Lipscomb was incorporated.
Business
- The Birmingham Speedway was proposed.
- Ingalls Iron Works was established.
- The Virginia was refurbished and renamed The Shubert Theater.
- South Highlands Infirmary was established.
Works
Buildings
- Sixth Avenue Baptist Church
- F. D. McArthur School
- Pratt Elementary School
- Rickwood Field
- Studio Arts Building
- Thomas School
Individuals
Births
- May 10: Louis Buck, radio announcer
- June 29: Stead Baxendale, realtor
- September 4: Jere King, Jr, historian
- September 24: Fred Walker, baseball player
- September 25: Shug Jordan, Auburn football coach
- October 23: Miriam Norville, clothing designer
- November 13: William Bradford Huie, writer and journalist
- December 29: Gump Ariail, football player and soldier
- Joseph Cunningham, physician
Deaths
- January 12: Rufus Rhodes, founder of The Birmingham News
- June 20: William H. Morris, businessman and former Mayor of Birmingham
- September 12: Frank O'Brien, civic leader
- December 6: Henry F. DeBardeleben, industrialist and founder of Bessemer
- December 25: Ollie Battle, Jefferson County deputy
See Also
Context
In 1910, Halley's Comet visited the inner solar system. George V became King of the United Kingdom. The Union of South Africa was created. African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeated caucasian boxer James J. Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States.
Notable births in 1910 included those of William Shockley, Joan Bennett, David Niven, Claire Trevor, Artie Shaw, Robert Cummings, Jacques Cousteau, Gloria Stuart, William Hanna, Jane Wyatt, Mother Teresa, and Bonnie Parker. Notable deaths included those of Mark Twain, King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, Robert Koch, O. Henry, Florence Nightingale, Jean Henri Dunant, and Leo Tolstoy.
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