July 13: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:26, 13 June 2014

July 13 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2009: The 2009 Southern League All-Star Game was held at Regions Park.
2008: The first phase of the Alabama National Cemetery was dedicated in Montevallo.
2007: AmSouth Bank branches in Alabama and Florida were converted to Regions Bank branches. The AmSouth Harbert Plaza was re-christened the Regions-Harbert Plaza.
2002: The Birmingham Steeldogs lost 53-44 at Tennessee Valley.
1973: Five crewmen were killed when a Birmingham Southern Railroad train derailed between Birmingport and Fairfield.
1971: First Alabama Bancshares (now Regions) was created by the union of the First National Banks of Montgomery and Huntsville and the Security Exchange Bank of Birmingham.

1994: Attorney and former champion shotputter Charlie Fonville died in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1993: Davey Allison died from injuries sustained the day before when his helicopter crashed in the infield of Talladega Superspeedway.
1987: Basketball player Johnny High died in a car crash in Phoenix, Arizona.
1973: Five crewmen were killed when a Birmingham Southern Railroad train derailed between Birmingport and Fairfield.
1921: Biblical scholar Frank Moore Cross was born in Ross, California.

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 * [[2007]]: [[AmSouth Bank]] branches in Alabama and Florida were converted to [[Regions Bank]] branches.  The AmSouth Harbert Plaza was re-christened the [[Regions-Harbert Plaza]].
 * [[2002]]: [[2002 Birmingham Steeldogs|The Birmingham Steeldogs]] lost 53-44 at Tennessee Valley.
+* [[1973]]: Five crewmen were killed when a [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]] train derailed between [[Birmingport]] and [[Fairfield]].
+* [[1971]]: [[Regions Bank|First Alabama Bancshares]] (now Regions) was created by the union of the First National Banks of Montgomery and Huntsville and the Security Exchange Bank of Birmingham.
+==Births and deaths==
 * [[1994]]: Attorney and former champion shotputter [[Charlie Fonville]] died in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
 * [[1993]]: [[Davey Allison]] died from injuries sustained the day before when his helicopter crashed in the infield of [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
 * [[1987]]: Basketball player [[Johnny High]] died in a car crash in Phoenix, Arizona.
 * [[1973]]: Five crewmen were killed when a [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]] train derailed between [[Birmingport]] and [[Fairfield]].
-* [[1971]]: [[Regions Bank|First Alabama Bancshares]] (now Regions) was created by the union of the First National Banks of Montgomery and Huntsville and the Security Exchange Bank of Birmingham.
 * [[1921]]: Biblical scholar [[Frank Moore Cross]] was born in Ross, California.
 [[Category:July dates|13]]