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'''October 6''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | '''October 6''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | ||
*[[ | * [[2015]]: [[OvenBird]] opened at [[Pepper Place]]. | ||
*[[2006]]: A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the future site of [[Railroad Reservation Park]]. | * 2015: [[Grille 29]] opened at [[Brookwood Village]]. | ||
* | * 2015: [[Over Easy]] opened a second restaurant at [[Dolly Creek Station]]. | ||
*[[1993]]: [[Michael Jordan]] announced he was retiring from basketball to pursue a [[1994 Birmingham Barons|professional baseball career]] | * [[2012]]: A single-engine airplane [[2012 Birmingham plane crash|crashed]] on the 2800 block of [[2nd Avenue North]] with no fatalities. | ||
* [[2006]]: A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the future site of [[Railroad Reservation Park]]. | |||
* 2006: The annual [[Birmingham Oktoberfest]] was held at the [[Freunde Deutscher Sprache und Kultur]]. | |||
* [[1971]]: [[Zeigler Medical Research Building]] at [[UAB]] was dedicated. | |||
* [[1952]]: [[Mountain Brook]]'s [[Jemison Park]] alongside [[Shades Creek]] and [[Mountain Brook Parkway]] was dedicated. | |||
[[Image:Joe Farley portrait.jpg|right|thumb|Joe Farley, born October 6, 1927]] | |||
==Births== | |||
* [[1975]]: Western Lowland Gorilla [[Koundu]] was born in England. | |||
* [[1964]]: Coffee shop owner [[Lucy Bonds]] was born in Hale County. | |||
* [[1949]]: Super Soaker inventor [[Lonnie Johnson]] was born in Mobile. | |||
* [[1939]]: Lutheran pastor [[Charles Wagner]] was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. | |||
* [[1927]]: [[Alabama Power Company]] president [[Joe Farley]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | |||
==Deaths== | |||
* [[2009]]: Builder [[Doug Moore]] died. | |||
* [[2008]]: [[Sheba]], a lioness at the [[Birmingham Zoo]], died. | |||
* [[1956]]: Artist and teacher [[Hannah Elliott]] died. | |||
==Sports== | |||
* [[2007]]: The [[2007 UAB Blazers football|UAB Blazers]] lost to Mississippi State, 31-10, in Starkville. | |||
* 2007: [[2007 BSC Panthers football|BSC Panthers]] lost 28-24 to DePauw University at [[Legion Field]]. | |||
* [[1993]]: [[Michael Jordan]] announced he was retiring from basketball to pursue a [[1994 Birmingham Barons|professional baseball career]]. | |||
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October 6 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2015: OvenBird opened at Pepper Place.
- 2015: Grille 29 opened at Brookwood Village.
- 2015: Over Easy opened a second restaurant at Dolly Creek Station.
- 2012: A single-engine airplane crashed on the 2800 block of 2nd Avenue North with no fatalities.
- 2006: A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the future site of Railroad Reservation Park.
- 2006: The annual Birmingham Oktoberfest was held at the Freunde Deutscher Sprache und Kultur.
- 1971: Zeigler Medical Research Building at UAB was dedicated.
- 1952: Mountain Brook's Jemison Park alongside Shades Creek and Mountain Brook Parkway was dedicated.
Births
- 1975: Western Lowland Gorilla Koundu was born in England.
- 1964: Coffee shop owner Lucy Bonds was born in Hale County.
- 1949: Super Soaker inventor Lonnie Johnson was born in Mobile.
- 1939: Lutheran pastor Charles Wagner was born in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- 1927: Alabama Power Company president Joe Farley was born in Birmingham.
Deaths
- 2009: Builder Doug Moore died.
- 2008: Sheba, a lioness at the Birmingham Zoo, died.
- 1956: Artist and teacher Hannah Elliott died.
Sports
- 2007: The UAB Blazers lost to Mississippi State, 31-10, in Starkville.
- 2007: BSC Panthers lost 28-24 to DePauw University at Legion Field.
- 1993: Michael Jordan announced he was retiring from basketball to pursue a professional baseball career.