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'''November 23''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | '''November 23''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | ||
* [[ | * [[2010]]: [[Busy Bee Burger]] opened in [[Chelsea]]. | ||
* 2010: [[Robert Leslie Palmer]]'s ''[[Archibald Zwick and the Eight Towers]]'' was published. | |||
* [[2004]]: [[Ruben Studdard]]'s gospel album ''I Need an Angel'' was released. | * [[2004]]: [[Ruben Studdard]]'s gospel album ''I Need an Angel'' was released. | ||
* [[ | * [[1999]]: [[Mal Moore]] was named [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]]'s athletic director. | ||
* [[ | * [[1998]]: [[WRRS-FM|Reality 101.1 FM]] went on the air. | ||
* [[ | * [[1987]]: [[Richard Arrington Jr]] was sworn into his third term of office at [[Boutwell Auditorium]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[1951]]: [[Clark's Service Station]] at [[Graymont Avenue]] and [[Arkadelphia Road]] opened. | ||
* [[1938]]: The [[1938 Southern Conference for Human Welfare meeting]] in [[Birmingham]] came to a close. | |||
* [[1934]]: [[Albert Boutwell]] married Helen Balfour. | * [[1934]]: [[Albert Boutwell]] married Helen Balfour. | ||
* [[1904]]: Engineer [[Bem Price]] married Lutie Bragg. | |||
* [[1897]]: [[Andrew Beard]] was granted his second patent on a rotary engine. | * [[1897]]: [[Andrew Beard]] was granted his second patent on a rotary engine. | ||
* [[1890]]: A Baptist church in [[Warrior]], newly completed by a Black congregation, burned to the ground. | |||
* [[1880]]: [[Alice Furnace No. 1]] was blown in. | |||
[[Image:Shorpy Higginbotham.jpg|right|thumb|Henry Higginbotham, born November 23, 1896]] | |||
==Births== | |||
* [[1992]]: [[Birmingham Legion FC]] forward [[Juan Agudelo]] was born in Manizales, Colombia. | |||
* [[1957]]: [[List of NBA players born in the Birmingham area|NBA player]] [[Andrew Toney]] was born in Birmingham. | |||
* [[1951]]: Business owner [[Leonard Slick]] was born in Fairmont, West Virginia. | |||
* [[1948]]: Banker [[Young Boozer III]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[1896]]: Miner and WWI veteran [[Henry Higginbotham]] was born in [[Nauvoo]]. | * [[1896]]: Miner and WWI veteran [[Henry Higginbotham]] was born in [[Nauvoo]]. | ||
* [[1873]]: Attorney [[John C. Forney]] was born. | |||
==Deaths== | |||
* [[2021]]: Sportswriter [[Cecil Hurt]] died of complications from pneumonia. | |||
* 2021: The [[Birmingham Zoo]]'s African lion [[Kwanzaa]] was euthanized. | |||
* [[2016]]: Insurance executive and [[Birmingham City Council]]or [[Alan Drennen]] died. | |||
* [[2015]]: Pastor and environmentalist [[Heron Johnson]] died. | |||
* [[2013]]: Country singer [[Wayne Mills]] died from a gunshot wound in Nashville, Tennessee. | |||
* [[2011]]: [[Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority]] member [[Gil Wideman]] died from injuries sustained in an auto collision. | |||
* [[2007]]: [[World War II]] veteran [[Joe Sacco]] died. | |||
* [[1994]]: Nurse [[Bettie Crutcher]] died. | |||
* [[1985]]: Former American League All-Star [[Sammy West]] died in Lubbock, Texas. | |||
* [[1961]]: Playwright [[William Berney (playwright)|William Berney]] died in Los Angeles, California. | |||
* [[1920]]: 12 miners were killed in the [[1920 Parrish Mine explosion]]. | |||
* [[1879]]: [[Alburto Martin]] died in [[Birmingham]]. | |||
==Sports== | |||
* [[2002]]: [[Tommy Tuberville]]'s [[Auburn Tigers]] won the [[2002 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] 17-7 at [[Bryant-Denny Stadium]]. | |||
* [[1996]]: Alabama 24, Auburn 23 at [[1996 Iron Bowl|Legion Field]]. Alabama coach [[Gene Stallings]] announced his resignation the same day. | |||
* [[1895]]: [[Auburn University|Auburn]] defeated [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] 48-0 in the first [[1895 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] to be played in [[Tuscaloosa]]. | * [[1895]]: [[Auburn University|Auburn]] defeated [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] 48-0 in the first [[1895 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] to be played in [[Tuscaloosa]]. | ||
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November 23 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2010: Busy Bee Burger opened in Chelsea.
- 2010: Robert Leslie Palmer's Archibald Zwick and the Eight Towers was published.
- 2004: Ruben Studdard's gospel album I Need an Angel was released.
- 1999: Mal Moore was named Alabama's athletic director.
- 1998: Reality 101.1 FM went on the air.
- 1987: Richard Arrington Jr was sworn into his third term of office at Boutwell Auditorium.
- 1951: Clark's Service Station at Graymont Avenue and Arkadelphia Road opened.
- 1938: The 1938 Southern Conference for Human Welfare meeting in Birmingham came to a close.
- 1934: Albert Boutwell married Helen Balfour.
- 1904: Engineer Bem Price married Lutie Bragg.
- 1897: Andrew Beard was granted his second patent on a rotary engine.
- 1890: A Baptist church in Warrior, newly completed by a Black congregation, burned to the ground.
- 1880: Alice Furnace No. 1 was blown in.
Births
- 1992: Birmingham Legion FC forward Juan Agudelo was born in Manizales, Colombia.
- 1957: NBA player Andrew Toney was born in Birmingham.
- 1951: Business owner Leonard Slick was born in Fairmont, West Virginia.
- 1948: Banker Young Boozer III was born in Birmingham.
- 1896: Miner and WWI veteran Henry Higginbotham was born in Nauvoo.
- 1873: Attorney John C. Forney was born.
Deaths
- 2021: Sportswriter Cecil Hurt died of complications from pneumonia.
- 2021: The Birmingham Zoo's African lion Kwanzaa was euthanized.
- 2016: Insurance executive and Birmingham City Councilor Alan Drennen died.
- 2015: Pastor and environmentalist Heron Johnson died.
- 2013: Country singer Wayne Mills died from a gunshot wound in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 2011: Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority member Gil Wideman died from injuries sustained in an auto collision.
- 2007: World War II veteran Joe Sacco died.
- 1994: Nurse Bettie Crutcher died.
- 1985: Former American League All-Star Sammy West died in Lubbock, Texas.
- 1961: Playwright William Berney died in Los Angeles, California.
- 1920: 12 miners were killed in the 1920 Parrish Mine explosion.
- 1879: Alburto Martin died in Birmingham.
Sports
- 2002: Tommy Tuberville's Auburn Tigers won the Iron Bowl 17-7 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
- 1996: Alabama 24, Auburn 23 at Legion Field. Alabama coach Gene Stallings announced his resignation the same day.
- 1895: Auburn defeated Alabama 48-0 in the first Iron Bowl to be played in Tuscaloosa.