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'''November 15''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''November 15''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2008]]: Former [[Red Diamond]] CEO [[William Bowron]] died.
* [[2013]]: The [[Brighton Grocery]] was destroyed by fire.
* [[1980]]: Stephen Bolt won the [[Vulcan Run]] 10K with a time of 29:13
* [[2012]]: [[REV Birmingham]] debuted after the merger of [[Operation New Birmingham]] and [[Main Street Birmingham]].
* [[1984]]: The [[UAB|University of Alabama in Birmingham]] was officially renamed the [[UAB|University of Alabama at Birmingham]].
* [[1971]]: On his 37th birthday, Judge [[Sam Pointer Jr]] signed an injunction against twenty-three major polluters, resulting in a two-day shut-down.
* [[1959]]: Actor Raymond Burr was made an honorary [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police]] captain during a visit promoting Christmas seals.
* [[1959]]: Actor Raymond Burr was made an honorary [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police]] captain during a visit promoting Christmas seals.
* [[1934]]: Federal court judge [[Sam Pointer, Jr]] was born.
* [[1908]]: 8 miners were killed in the [[1908 No. 3 Mine fire]].
* [[1907]]: Contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink sang at the [[Jefferson Theatre]].
* [[1900]]: [[Ensley Works|Ensley Furnace No. 5]] was blown in.
* [[1883]]: The United States Senate Committee on Relations Between Labor and Capital held hearings at the [[Relay House]]
 
[[Image:Mortimer Jordan WWI.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Mortimer Jordan, born November 15, 1881]]
==Births==
* [[1955]]: Former [[UAB Blazers football]] head coach [[Neil Callaway]] was born in Macon, Georgia.
* [[1941]]: Restaurateurs [[Jimmy Graphos|Jimmy]] and [[Sammy Graphos]] were born.
* [[1934]]: Federal court judge [[Sam Pointer Jr]] was born.
* [[1931]]: [[Auburn Tigers]] basketball coach [[Sonny Smith]] was born.
* [[1931]]: [[Auburn Tigers]] basketball coach [[Sonny Smith]] was born.
* [[1901]]: Auburn won the [[1901 Iron Bowl]] 17-0 in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[1925]]: Attorney, "Mickey Mouse" portrayer, and political candidate [[Buddy Hendrix]] was born.
* [[1900]]: [[Ensley Furnace No. 5]] was blown in.
* [[1921]]: Art history professor and administrator [[Virginia Liles|Virginia Pitts Rembert Liles]] was born.
* [[1898]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] football coach [[Frank W. Thomas]] was born.
* [[1898]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] football coach [[Frank W. Thomas]] was born.
* [[1883]]: The United States Senate Committee on Relations Between Labor and Capital held hearings at the [[Relay House]]
* [[1881]]: [[World War I]] hero [[Mortimer Jordan (WWI)|Mortimer Jordan]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1881]]: [[World War I]] hero [[Mortimer Jordan (WWI)|Mortimer Jordan]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1853]]: [[Thomas Molton]] was born in Montgomery County.
==Deaths==
* [[2013]]: Children's author [[Barbara Park]] died.
* [[2011]]: Former judge and state senator [[Mac Parsons]] died.
* [[2008]]: Former [[Red Diamond]] CEO [[William Bowron]] died.
* [[2007]]: One-time [[Birmingham Barons]] pitcher [[Joe Nuxhall]] died in Fairfield, Ohio.
* [[2000]]: Former [[Mayor of Vestavia Hills]] [[Robert Guillot]] died.
* [[1918]]: Birmingham founder [[William Nabers]] died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1908]]: 8 miners were killed in the [[1908 No. 3 Mine fire]].
==Sports==
* [[1980]]: Stephen Bolt won the [[Vulcan Run]] 10K with a time of 29:13.
* [[1901]]: Auburn won the [[1901 Iron Bowl]] 17-0 in [[Tuscaloosa]].


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November 15 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Mortimer Jordan, born November 15, 1881

Births

Deaths

Sports

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