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* [[2006]]: [[Fairfield]] [[Fairfield Police Department|police officer]] [[Mary Smith]] was killed in the line of duty. | * [[2006]]: [[Fairfield]] [[Fairfield Police Department|police officer]] [[Mary Smith]] was killed in the line of duty. | ||
* [[1949]]: Ground was broken for the [[Birmingham VA Medical Center|Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital]]. | |||
* [[1946]]: [[Vulcan's torch]] was dedicated and lit up in green. | * [[1946]]: [[Vulcan's torch]] was dedicated and lit up in green. | ||
* [[1933]]: The [[Birmingham Symphony Association]] was incorporated. | * [[1933]]: The [[Birmingham Symphony Association]] was incorporated. | ||
* [[1915]]: [[Henry Edmonds]] resigned as pastor of the [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]]. | * [[1915]]: [[Henry Edmonds]] resigned as pastor of the [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]]. | ||
* [[1895]]: [[Buffalo Bill's Wild West]] paraded through [[downtown Birmingham]] and put on shows at [[Smith's Park]]. | * [[1895]]: [[Buffalo Bill's Wild West]] paraded through [[downtown Birmingham]] and put on shows at [[Smith's Park]]. | ||
* [[1888]]: [[Hillman Hospital|Hospital of United Charity]] opened on [[Southside]]. | * [[1888]]: [[Hillman Hospital|Hospital of United Charity]] opened on [[Southside]]. | ||
==Births | ==Births== | ||
* [[1991]]: NBA basketball player [[Eric Bledsoe]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | * [[1991]]: NBA basketball player [[Eric Bledsoe]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
* [[1942]]: Catholic priest and former [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]] dean [[Larry Gipson]] was born. | * [[1942]]: Catholic priest and former [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]] dean [[Larry Gipson]] was born. | ||
==Deaths== | |||
* [[2006]]: [[Fairfield]] [[Fairfield Police Department|police officer]] [[Mary Smith]] was killed in the line of duty. | |||
==Sports== | |||
* [[1920]]: The 9th [[1920 International Balloon Race|International Balloon Race]] came to [[Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[1903]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] won the [[1903 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] 18-6 in Montgomery. | |||
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October 23 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2006: Fairfield police officer Mary Smith was killed in the line of duty.
- 1949: Ground was broken for the Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital.
- 1946: Vulcan's torch was dedicated and lit up in green.
- 1933: The Birmingham Symphony Association was incorporated.
- 1915: Henry Edmonds resigned as pastor of the South Highland Presbyterian Church.
- 1895: Buffalo Bill's Wild West paraded through downtown Birmingham and put on shows at Smith's Park.
- 1888: Hospital of United Charity opened on Southside.
Births
- 1991: NBA basketball player Eric Bledsoe was born in Birmingham.
- 1942: Catholic priest and former Cathedral Church of the Advent dean Larry Gipson was born.
Deaths
- 2006: Fairfield police officer Mary Smith was killed in the line of duty.
Sports
- 1920: The 9th International Balloon Race came to Birmingham.
- 1903: Alabama won the Iron Bowl 18-6 in Montgomery.