November 6: Difference between revisions

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November 6 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2007: Attorney and politician John Grenier died.
2007: Sojourns moved into its current space on 20th Street North.
2002: The 5th annual Birmingham Area Music Awards ceremony was held.
1993: Bob Riley declared Helen Sellers Davis Day, honoring the pioneering Alabama architect.
1985: The Jim Bennett Bridge opened over U. S. Highway 31 near Brookwood Medical Center.
1970: Author Kevin McGowin was born in Birmingham.
1968: Former Governor Chauncey Sparks died in Eufaula.
1967: Robertson Towers opens to residents in Tuscaloosa
1965: Birmingham Barons manager Ever Magallanes was born in El Sauz, Mexico.
1963: Birmingham Police Chief A. C. Roper was born in Birmingham.
1962: Birmingham voters chose to replace the Birmingham City Commission with a Mayor-Council form of government.
1939: Former Auburn Tigers football coach Pat Dye was born in Blythe, Georgia.
1931: Detroit City Council president and "Beverly Hills Cop" actor Gil Hill was born in Birmingham.
1907: The Terrace Court apartments were christened at an invitation-only gala.
1893: Auburn defeated Vanderbilt 30-10 in Montgomery.

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 * [[1970]]: Author [[Kevin McGowin]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1968]]: Former Governor [[Chauncey Sparks]] died in Eufaula.
+* [[1967]]: [[Robertson Towers]] opens to residents in [[Tuscaloosa]]
 * [[1965]]: [[Birmingham Barons]] manager [[Ever Magallanes]] was born in El Sauz, Mexico.
 * [[1963]]: [[Birmingham Police Chief]] [[A. C. Roper]] was born in [[Birmingham]].