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Rube Burrow's corpse, exhibited in Birmingham on October 9, 1890

October 9 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2012: The Birmingham bond referendum was overwhelmingly approved by less than 10% of registered voters.
2008: The new Center Point Fire Station No. 5 officially opened.
2008: More than 500 marijuana plants and $100,000 in cash were seized in raids on the Kingston marijuana farm operations.
2007: Larry Langford won the Birmingham mayoral election.
2005: The Ensley Library reopened after renovations.
2005: A "Friendship bell" was donated to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens by the Osaka Central Rotary Club of Japan.
2001: The Birmingham City Council election was held for all nine City Council positions.
1992: U2's Zoo TV Tour stopped at Legion Field.
1979: The Birmingham municipal election resulted in a run-off between Richard Arrington and Frank Parsons for mayor.
1965: The 1965 Alabama State Fair closed.
1955: The new building for the Parke Memorial Branch Library at Five Points South was dedicated.
1937: Evangelist Lee Roberson married Caroline Allen.
1918: The Booker T. Washington Library opened on 3rd Avenue North.
1912: The annual Alabama State Fair began.
1905: The American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO) was incorporated.
1893: First National Bank of Birmingham resumed operations following the 1893 depression.
1890: The corpse of train robber Rube Burrow arrived in Birmingham for public view before it was delivered to his family in Lamar County.

Fred Buettiker, born October 9, 1879

1967: Congressman Artur Davis was born.
1961: Siberian tigers Ted, Francis, and Tamerlane were born at the Birmingham Zoo.
1908: Governor Jim Folsom Sr was born in Elba, Coffee County.
1908: Photographer A. C. Keily was born.
1898: Professional baseball third baseman Joe Sewell was born in Titus, Elmore County.
1886: Philanthropist Bertha Smolian was born in Swainsboro, Georgia.
1880: Publisher John Henley Jr was born in Birmingham.
1879: Foundryman Fred Buettiker was born in Grundy County, Tennessee.

Sailor and future O'Neal Steel founder Kirkman O'Neal married Elizabeth Paramore.
Alabama Power employee and future City Council president M. E. Wiggins married Lelia Katherine Harper.

2010: Alabama lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks 21-35 in Columbia, South Carolina.
2008: UAB lost 45-20 to Houston in Houston, Texas.
1999: The second Battle for the Bones saw Memphis defeat UAB 38-14 at Legion Field.
1974: The Birmingham Americans defeated the Portland Storm 30-8 at Legion Field.

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 ==Deaths==
 * [[2006]]: Theater manager [[Harry Curl]] died in Birmingham.
+* 2006: Sales clerk [[Jimmy Joe]] died.
 * [[1996]]: Theater director [[Lyn Spotswood]] died in Barton, Vermont.
 * [[1966]]: [[Anderson Electric]] CEO [[Robert Schuler]] died.