October 16: Difference between revisions

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October 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:

1999: Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park in Birmingham's Civil Rights District was dedicated.
1999: Interim Mayor William Bell declared "Li Hong Zhi Day" in honor of the Fǎlún Dàfǎ founder.
1994: Five people were shot to death by Stephen Pilley and Anthony Apicella during a robbery of the Changing Times Lounge.
1990: Indian Springs Village filed for incorporation.
1977: Chicago performed at the BJCC Coliseum.
1976: Rick Dees' "Disco Duck" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.
1975: The proposed development of Riverchase was announced.
1917: Kelly Ingram became the first enlisted serviceman to die in combat during World War I.
1911: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Pawnee Bill’s Far East put on shows at Smith's Park.
1901: Buffalo Bill's Wild West paraded through downtown Birmingham and put on shows at Smith's Park.

Frank Rose, born October 16, 1920

1939: Football coach Bud Moore was born in Birmingham.
1920: University of Alabama president Frank Rose was born in Meridian, Mississippi.

2012: Biblical scholar Frank Moore Cross died in Rochester, New York.
1994: Five people were shot to death by Stephen Pilley and Anthony Apicella during a robbery of the Changing Times Lounge.
1917: Kelly Ingram died in combat during World War I.
1915: Andrew Adger, namesake of the Adger community, died.
1871: Attorney and State Assemblyman Robert Jemison Jr died in Tuscaloosa.

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 * [[1994]]: Five people were shot to death by Stephen Pilley and Anthony Apicella during a robbery of the [[Changing Times Lounge]].
 * [[1990]]: [[Indian Springs Village]] filed for incorporation.
+* [[1977]]: Chicago performed at the [[Legacy Arena|BJCC Coliseum]].
 * [[1976]]: [[Rick Dees]]' "Disco Duck" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.
 * [[1975]]: The proposed development of [[Riverchase]] was announced.