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October 23 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2018: Attorney Joel Gilbert and Drummond Co. executive David Roberson were convicted in federal court of bribery and conspiracy relating to the EPA's 35th Avenue Superfund Site.
- 2015: The Nina Miglionico statue was dedicated at Linn Park.
- 2006: Fairfield police officer Mary Smith was killed in the line of duty.
- 1972: A "Freedom Tree" was dedicated at Woodrow Wilson Park.
- 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.
- 1922: Employers Mutual Insurance of Alabama was incorporated at a meeting at the Tutwiler Hotel.
- 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.
- 1963: Alabama Media Group president Hollis Towns was born in Fort Valley, Georgia.
- 1953: Restaurateur Angelo Sarris was born in Piraeus, Greece.
- 1942: Catholic priest and former Cathedral Church of the Advent dean Larry Gipson was born.
- 1925: Architect Harry Hester was born in Birmingham.
- 1878: Photographer and De Luxe Studio owner Jacques Wambsganss was born in Walsheim, German Empire.
- 1869: Attorney Julius Davidson was born in Summit.
- 1822: Methodist minister W. L. Wilson was born in Greenville, South Carolina.
Deaths
- 2023: Historian Tennant McWilliams died at home in Fairhope, Baldwin County.
- 2014: Camilla, a bald eagle at the Birmingham Zoo, died.
- 2013: Former Birmingham Park and Recreation Board director Melvin Miller died.
- 2006: Fairfield police officer Mary Smith was killed in the line of duty.
- 1913: Architect John Sutcliffe died in Chicago, Illinois.
Sports
- 1920: The 9th International Balloon Race came to Birmingham.
- 1903: Alabama won the Iron Bowl 18-6 in Montgomery.