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* [[1979]]: [[Miles College]] instructor [[Demetrius Newton Jr]] was born. | * [[1979]]: [[Miles College]] instructor [[Demetrius Newton Jr]] was born. | ||
* [[1935]]: News reporter, photographer & editor [[Tom Lankford]] was born in Piedmont, Calhoun County. | |||
* [[1928]]: U.S. Representative [[Jack Edwards]] was born in Birmingham. | * [[1928]]: U.S. Representative [[Jack Edwards]] was born in Birmingham. | ||
* [[1925]]: Doo-wop singer [[Bobby Nunn]] was born in Birmingham. | * [[1925]]: Doo-wop singer [[Bobby Nunn]] was born in Birmingham. | ||
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September 20 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2013: The Watsons Go to Birmingham began showing on the Hallmark Channel.
- 2011: William Bell was sworn in for another 2-year term as Mayor of Birmingham.
- 2008: The inaugural Leeds Downtown Folk Festival was held in Leeds.
- 2007: The first John Henry Days festival was held in Leeds.
- 1974: Clara Verner Towers in Tuscaloosa was topped-out.
- 1973: Uriah Heep; Earth, Wind & Fire; and Tucky Buzzard played at Rickwood Field.
- 1964: The cornerstone of Vestavia Hills Methodist Church was laid.
- 1926: Edgewood held a special election to annex the unincorporated Grove Park and Rosedale Park areas and rename itself Homewood.
- 1897: 5 miners were killed in the 1897 Belle Ellen Mine fire.
- 1890: The trustees of Trinity Methodist Church (Southside) purchased property at 30th Street and Avenue F.
- 1887: John Henry competed in a legendary contest against a steam hammer.
- 1887: George H. Johnson shot John Yancey near the intersection of 20th Street and Avenue I in a dispute over an eviction, and also shot Birmingham Police Captain J. B. Donaldson in the ensuing confusion.
- 1863: Captain Goldsmith Hewitt II was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga.
Births
- 1979: Miles College instructor Demetrius Newton Jr was born.
- 1935: News reporter, photographer & editor Tom Lankford was born in Piedmont, Calhoun County.
- 1928: U.S. Representative Jack Edwards was born in Birmingham.
- 1925: Doo-wop singer Bobby Nunn was born in Birmingham.
- 1915: Radio announcer Joe King was born in Birmingham.
- 1862: Banker Robert Terrell was born in Elyton.
Deaths
- 2009: Drummer Lester Cobb died in Redding, Connecticut.
- 2007: Independent Presbyterian Church choirmaster Joseph Schreiber died of Parkinson's Disease.
- 1920: Banker and Baptist minister William Pettiford died.
- 1897: 5 miners were killed in the 1897 Belle Ellen Mine fire.
Sports
- 2015: The Women's World Cup champion U.S. national soccer team won a friendly against Haiti 8-0 at Legion Field.
- 2008: UAB defeated Alabama State at Legion Field; BSC lost to conference rival Rhodes College in Memphis.
- 2008: Miles College lost 27-7 to Morehouse College at Albert J. Sloan-Alumni Stadium in Fairfield.
- 1973: Willie Mays announced his retirement from baseball.