August 26: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
* [[1997]]: [[Trussville Public Library]] librarian [[Jean Glenn]] died. | * [[1997]]: [[Trussville Public Library]] librarian [[Jean Glenn]] died. | ||
* [[1995]]: The [[Birmingham Barracudas]] lost 37-14 to the Calgary Stampeders at [[Legion Field]]. | * [[1995]]: The [[Birmingham Barracudas]] lost 37-14 to the Calgary Stampeders at [[Legion Field]]. | ||
* [[1971]]: Three [[Vestavia Hills High School]] coaches died in a seven-car pile-up on [[Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)|Montgomery Highway]]. | |||
* [[1947]]: [[Dan Bankhead]] hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat. | * [[1947]]: [[Dan Bankhead]] hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat. | ||
* [[1940]]: [[Mel Rosenberger|Mel]] and [[Mae Rosenberger]] were married. | * [[1940]]: [[Mel Rosenberger|Mel]] and [[Mae Rosenberger]] were married. | ||
Revision as of 14:16, 26 August 2014
| << | August | >> | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | ||||
August 26 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2009: Rural Studio co-founder D. K. Ruth died.
- 2008: Municipal elections were held.
- 2008: Doctor Charles Alford of UAB died.
- 1997: Trussville Public Library librarian Jean Glenn died.
- 1995: The Birmingham Barracudas lost 37-14 to the Calgary Stampeders at Legion Field.
- 1971: Three Vestavia Hills High School coaches died in a seven-car pile-up on Montgomery Highway.
- 1947: Dan Bankhead hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat.
- 1940: Mel and Mae Rosenberger were married.
- 1916: Mob boss Virginia Hill was born in Lipscomb.
- 1908: Governor B. B. Comer sent in state militiamen to break up the 1908 United Mine Workers strike.