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October 14 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2014: Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen opened on U.S. Highway 280.
2010: John W. Stewart III was inaugurated president of the University of Montevallo.
2010: The North Birmingham EcoScape opened.
2008: The 3rd Hewitt-Trussville High School building opened to students.
2006: The Race for the Cure was held at Linn Park.
2006: The Harambee Festival was held in West End.
2006: The 32nd annual St Clair County Fall Festival was held in Ashville.
2006: The Jones Valley Fun Day Festival was held at Wiggins Park and featured a launch by the Birmingham Rocket Boys.
2003: The 2003 Birmingham mayoral election was held, sending Bernard Kincaid and Carole Smitherman to a runoff.
2003: Eric Robert Rudolph was charged in connection with several bombings, including one in Birmingham.
2003: Vida Blue released their record The Illustrated Band.
1993: Compass Bank acquired First Federal Savings Bank of Northwest Florida.
1988: The Doctor's Center on 18th Street South was rededicated in honor of optometrist Paul Worrell.
1988: A regional ATOS convention was held at the Alabama Theatre.
1964: Martin Luther King, Jr was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.
1929: Hollywood was annexed into Homewood.
1896: The Alabama Girls' Industrial School (now the University of Montevallo) opened.
1872: Birmingham's first theatrical productions, "East Lynne" and "Everybody's Wife" were staged at Sublett Hall.

2006: The UAB Blazers lost 34-33 at Rice University.
2002: In an infamous touchdown celebration, Terrell Owens signed a football with a Sharpie hidden in his sock.
2000: UAB defeated Memphis 13-9 at Legion Field in the 3rd Battle for the Bones.
1983: The Birmingham Bulls (ACHL) were evicted from the BJCC Coliseum.

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 * [[1872]]: [[Birmingham]]'s first theatrical productions<!--not counting James Powell's inducements to referendum voters-->, "East Lynne" and "Everybody's Wife" were staged at [[Sublett Hall]].
-==Births and deaths==
+==Births==
-* [[2014]]: Former [[Alabama Education Association]] president [[Paul Hubbert]] died.
-* [[2012]]: Formal wear stores founder [[J. O. Tant, Jr]] died.
 * [[1953]]: Attorney [[Willie Florence]] was born.
 * [[1944]]: Sewanee School of Theology Dean [[Guy Lytle]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1940]]: [[Miles College]] head football coach [[Billy Joe]] was born in South Carolina.
+* [[1927]]: Grocer [[Dominic Lusco]] was born.
 * [[1926]]: Musician [[Bill Justis]] was born in Birmingham.
+==Deaths==
+* [[2014]]: Former [[Alabama Education Association]] president [[Paul Hubbert]] died.
+* [[2012]]: Formal wear stores founder [[J. O. Tant, Jr]] died.
 * [[1892]]: [[University of Alabama]] [[List of University of Alabama presidents|President]] [[Carlos Smith]] died in Palatka, Florida.