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'''October 13''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''October 13''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2017]]: [[U.S. Steel]] demolished the [[Fairfield blast furnace|blast furnace]] at [[Fairfield Works]].
* [[2016]]: [[Western Supermarkets]] held a ribbon cutting to open their new location in [[Lane Parke]].
* [[2015]]: The [[Zyp]] bikeshare program was launched with a parade of more than 200 electric-assist bicycles from [[Regions Field]] to [[Birmingham City Hall]].
* [[2008]]: The [[Trussville Civic Center]] celebrated its official ribbon-cutting.
* [[2006]]: [[Wes Chapman]]'s ''[[Dracula]]'' was revived by the [[Alabama Ballet]].
* [[2005]]: The [[2005 NOMA convention]] was held at the [[Sheraton Birmingham]].
* [[1971]]: Architects [[Felton Collier]] and [[Caroll Harmon]] presented their Master Plan for the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
* [[1953]]: The City of [[Adamsville]] was re-incorporated.
* [[1941]]: [[Cooper Green]] was re-elected [[Mayor of Birmingham|President]] of the [[Birmingham City Commission]].
* [[1946]]: Eight people were injured when ethylene gas used to ripen bananas exploded at the [[Birmingham Farmers Market]] on [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]].
* [[1909]]: [[Buffalo Bill's Wild West|Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Pawnee Bill’s Far East]] paraded through [[downtown Birmingham]] and put on shows at [[Smith's Park]].
* 1909: [[Herbert Tutwiler]] married [[Mary Addison Tutwiler|Mary Eastbourne Addison]].
* [[1843]]: [[W. L. Wilson]] married [[Elizabeth Wilson|Elizabeth Blackburn]] in [[Viola]], [[Blount County]].
[[Image:Edward M Tutwiler.jpg|right|thumb|Edward M. Tutwiler, born October 13, 1846]]
==Births==
* [[1969]]: State senator [[Scott Beason]] was born in Hartselle.
* [[1926]]: Librarian and author [[Robert Bell]] was born in [[Tarrant City]].
* [[1925]]: ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' entertainment editor [[Emmett Weaver]] was born in [[Anniston]].
* [[1920]]: Insurance executive and [[Mountain Brook]] mayor [[Lee McGriff]] was born in Birmingham.
* 1920: Abstract painter [[Elaine Hamilton]] was born in Paradise, Maryland.
* [[1914]]: Bishop [[Joseph Durick]] was born in Dayton, Tennessee.
* [[1913]]: [[ACIPCO]] president [[Kenneth Daniel]] was born.
* [[1846]]: [[Edward M. Tutwiler]] was born at Palmyra in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
==Deaths==
* [[2005]]: [[Vivian Malone Jones|Vivian Malone]], the first black graduate of the [[University of Alabama]], died in Atlanta, Georgia.
* 2005: Insurance excutive and [[Samford University]] trustee [[Andrew Hodges]] died in Birmingham.
* [[2004]]: Musician and songwriter [[Matt Kimbrell]] died in [[Bluff Park]].
* [[1936]]: Lumber dealer [[Frank Lathrop]] died in Birmingham.
* [[1890]]: Real estate investor [[John Boddie]] died in Castilian Springs, Tennessee.
==Sports==
*[[2007]]: [[2007 BSC Panthers football|BSC Panthers]] lost 43-17 to Austin College in Sherman, Texas.  
*[[2007]]: [[2007 BSC Panthers football|BSC Panthers]] lost 43-17 to Austin College in Sherman, Texas.  
* 2007: [[2007 Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]] lost at UT Martin 21-31.
* 2007: [[2007 Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]] lost at UT Martin 21-31.
* 2007: [[2007 UAB Blazers football|UAB Blazers]] won their homecoming game 26-21 over Tulane at [[Legion Field]].
* 2007: [[2007 UAB Blazers football|UAB Blazers]] won their homecoming game 26-21 over Tulane at [[Legion Field]].
* [[2006]]: [[Wes Chapman]]'s ''[[Dracula]]'' was revived by the [[Alabama Ballet]].
* [[2004]]: The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Atlanta Hawks 99–96 in a [[List of NBA exhibition games at Legacy Arena|NBA exhibition game]] at the [[Legacy Arena|BJCC Coliseum]].
* [[1995]]: The [[Birmingham Barracudas]] defeated the Shreveport Pirates 29-28 at Shreveport Independence Stadium.
* [[1995]]: The [[Birmingham Barracudas]] defeated the Shreveport Pirates 29-28 at Shreveport Independence Stadium.
* [[1941]]: [[Cooper Green]] was re-elected [[Mayor of Birmingham|President]] of the [[Birmingham City Commission]].
* [[1920]]: Insurance executive and [[Mountain Brook]] mayor [[Lee McGriff]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1914]]: [[Joseph Durick]] was born in Dayton, Tennessee.
* [[1913]]: Businessman [[Kenneth Daniel]] was born.
* [[1846]]: [[Edward M. Tutwiler]] was born at Palmyra in Fluvanna County, Virginia.


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October 13 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Edward M. Tutwiler, born October 13, 1846

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