November 9: Difference between revisions

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November 9 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2011: The Jefferson County Commission voted to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
2010: Phyllis Wyne was elected president of the Birmingham Board of Education.
2006: Bottletree opened in Avondale.
2001: Shelia Smoot's contract with WBRC 6 ended without being renewed.
1994: Senator Richard Shelby switched his party affiliation.
1943: Brookhaven Methodist Church in Powderly was destroyed by fire.
1821: Isreal Pickens succeeded Thomas Bibb to become the third Governor of Alabama.
1816: William Wyatt Bibb's term as a U.S. Senator ended.

Robert Thach, born November 9, 1866

1988: Baseball player Ross Wilson was born in Hoover.
1978: Baseball player Jason Standridge was born in Clay.
1973: Baseball player Brett Taft was born in Hueytown.
1943: Jefferson County Medical Examiner Robert Brissie was born in Woodruff, South Carolina.
1924: Jefferson County Sheriff Mel Bailey was born.
1906: Insurance executive and Birmingham City Council member Liston Corcoran was born.
1867: Physician Arthur Brown was born in Raleigh, North Carolina.
1866: Attorney and Alderman Robert Thach was born in Athens.

1965: Outfielder Willie Mays was named the National League's Most Valuable Player.
1939: Auburn and Dadeville High Schools played the first game at Auburn Stadium.

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 * [[1943]]: [[Jefferson County Medical Examiner]] [[Robert Brissie]] was born in Woodruff, South Carolina.
 * [[1924]]: [[Jefferson County Sheriff]] [[Mel Bailey]] was born.
+* [[1906]]: Insurance executive and [[Birmingham City Council]] member [[Liston Corcoran]] was born.
 * [[1867]]: Physician [[Arthur Brown]] was born in Raleigh, North Carolina.
 * [[1866]]: Attorney and [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen|Alderman]] [[Robert Thach]] was born in Athens.