October 3

October 3 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2016: Cashio's Meatball Market opened in Lakeview.
2007: Oxford scholars Richard Dawkins and John Lennox debated the existence of god at an event organized by the Fixed Point Foundation at the Alys Stephens Center.
1997: Music minister Brian Tribble surprised a burglar at Centercrest Baptist Church and was murdered.
1988: C. Pat Reynolds was sworn in as Mayor of Vestavia Hills.
1963: The Maid of Cotton was crowned at the 1963 Alabama State Fair.
1960: Robert Guillot was sworn in as Mayor of Vestavia Hills.
1955: The 1955 Alabama State Fair began.
1946: Three people were injured when a 9-year old fired a pistol he found on a ride at the 1946 Alabama State Fair.
1921: Thompson High School opened in Siluria.

Sports

1943: 10,000 fans packed Rickwood Field to see the Birmingham Black Barons hold off the Homestead Grays 1-0 in 11 innings to tie the 1943 Negro World Series at 3-3.

Epp Sykes, born October 3, 1905

1984: Actor Britt Rentschler was born in Birmingham.
1976: Reed Lochamy was born.
1964: Radio morning show personality Rick Burgess was born in Birmingham.
1944: Governor Bob Riley was born in Talladega.
1932: Radio deejay and television host Neal Miller was born in Corner.
1925: Dentist and ski resort developer Thomas Brigham was born in Vermont.
1905: Air Force general and "Yea Alabama!" composer Epp Sykes was born in Rockmart, Georgia
1877: Architect William Warren was born in Montgomery.
1840: Photographer D. C. Redington was born in Covington, Kentucky.

1997: Music minister Brian Tribble was murdered after surprising a burglar at Centercrest Baptist Church.