July 28: Difference between revisions

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July 28 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2011: Paramount yogurt shop opened in the Roden Block downtown.
2007: The Steeldogs played the Cincinnati Jungle Kats at the BJCC.
1949: Three sticks of dynamite were thrown into the home of Milton Curry, Jr but did not explode.
1934: The National Balloon Race was postponed for 24 hours due to rain.
1909: The Brooklyn Superbas bought pitcher Eddie Dent's contract from the Winston-Salem Twins.

2008: Willow was born at the Birmingham Zoo.
1988: The current Dubba Dubba Twins, Erica and Monica Stacey of Centreville, were born.
1984: NFL linebacker DeMeco Ryans was born in Bessemer.
1977: NFL offensive tackle Chris Samuels was born in Mobile.
1953: Former Ku Klux Klan leader and "Stormfront" founder Don Black was born in Athens, Limestone County.
1949: Vida Blue was born.
1924: Civil Rights activist Anne Braden was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
1904: Patrick O'Reilly, rector of St Paul's Catholic Church, died after falling of a horse.
1890: Architect Harry Pembleton was born in Goshen, New York.
1886: Sanitation engineer and Mayor of Fairfield A. Clinton Decker was born in Prince Bay, New York.

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 * [[1949]]: [[Vida Blue]] was born.
 * [[1924]]: Civil Rights activist [[Anne Braden]] was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
+* [[1904]]: [[Patrick O'Reilly]], rector of [[St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul's Catholic Church]], died after falling of a horse.
 * [[1890]]: Architect [[Harry Pembleton]] was born in Goshen, New York.
 * [[1886]]: Sanitation engineer and [[Mayor of Fairfield]] [[A. Clinton Decker]] was born in Prince Bay, New York.
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