July 13: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 19:42, 4 October 2022

July 13 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2013: Haller Magee won the fifth Iron City Chef competition.
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.
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 Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham.
1969: Birmingham police officer Kenneth Spencer was killed during an altercation at Harris Park. All city-owned pools were closed for the remainder of the year.
1946: The Hill-Burton Hospital Survey & Construction Act was enacted.
1932: Birmingham voted 2-1 to allow spectator sports to be played on Sunday.

Frank Moore Cross, born July 13, 1921

2016: Drummond Company chairman & CEO Garry Drummond died.
2015: Residential contractor Francis Bryant died.
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.
1986: SouthPoint American Cafe waitress Tracey Schoettlin was abducted from Southside and raped and murdered by schizophrenic Tommy Bradley.
1973: Five crewmen were killed when a Birmingham Southern Railroad train derailed between Birmingport and Fairfield.
1969: Kenneth Spencer, 26, a Birmingham police officer, was killed during an altercation at Harris Park.

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 * [[1971]]: [[Regions Bank|First Alabama Bancshares]] (now Regions) was created by the union of the First National Banks of Montgomery and Huntsville and the [[Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham]].
 * [[1969]]: [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham police officer]] [[Kenneth Spencer]] was killed during an altercation at [[Harris Park]]. All city-owned pools were closed for the remainder of the year.
+* [[1946]]: The [[Hill-Burton Hospital Survey & Construction Act]] was enacted.
+* [[1932]]: Birmingham [[1932 Sunday sports referendum|voted 2-1]] to allow spectator sports to be played on Sunday.
 [[Image:Frank_Moore_Cross.jpg|thumb|right|Frank Moore Cross, born July 13, 1921]]
 ==Births==
 * [[1954]]: [[Hoover Police Department]] Chief [[Nick Derzis]] was born in Berlin, Germany.
+* [[1929]]: Elementary school principal [[Ozilene Cartee]] was born.
 * [[1921]]: Biblical scholar [[Frank Moore Cross]] was born in Ross, California.