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William Wyatt Bibb died July 10, 1820

July 10 in the history of the Birmingham District:

1991: The 1991 L'Express Flight 508 plane crash killed 13 people
1964: The City of Pelham was incorporated.
1943: The USS Birmingham provided long-range gunfire support during the U.S. Marines' invasion of Sicily.
1941: 11 miners were killed in the 1941 Acmar No. 6 Mine explosion.
1924; Lieutenant Governor Charles McDowell was sworn in as acting governor while William Bradford returned from the 1924 Democratic National Convention in New York.
1889: Mayor of Tuscaloosa William Jemison married the former Clara Roberts in Talladega.
1820: Thomas Bibb, as President of the Senate, succeeded his brother, William Wyatt Bibb, as Governor.

1990: Running back Trent Richardson was born in Pensacola, Florida.
1978: Radio executive Ryan Haney was born.
1900: Protective Life Corporation president William Rushton Jr was born.
1877: Physician and Civitan International founder Courtney Shropshire was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

2004: Florida Firecats 55 - Birmingham Steeldogs 28 at Florida.
2001: Jeff Hardy defeated Mike Awesome for the WWF Hardcore Title.
1995: The Birmingham Barracudas traded quarterback Reggie Slack to Winnipeg.
1982: The Florida Suns forfeited a scheduled game against the Alabama Magic in Selma.
1974: Birmingham Americans 11 - Southern California Suns 7 in front of 53,000 at their first game at Legion Field.

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 * [[2001]]: [[ASHOF]] inductee [[Al Lary]] died in [[Northport]].
 * [[1991]]: 13 people died in the [[1991 L'Express Flight 508 plane crash]].
+* [[1957]]: Restaurateur [[George Salem Sr]] died in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1941]]: 11 miners died in the [[1941 Acmar No. 6 Mine explosion]].
 * [[1936]]: Publisher [[John Rountree]] died.