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'''October 24''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | '''October 24''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | ||
* [[2015]]: [[Continental Bakery Downtown]] closed. | |||
* [[2014]]: The [[Dalai Lama]] began a four-day visit to [[Birmingham]]. | * [[2014]]: The [[Dalai Lama]] began a four-day visit to [[Birmingham]]. | ||
* 2014: [[Carbon Hill]] mayor [[James Richardson]] resigned following criminal charges of sexual abuse of city jail inmates. | * 2014: [[Carbon Hill]] mayor [[James Richardson]] resigned following criminal charges of sexual abuse of city jail inmates. | ||
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* [[2005]]: [[SouthTrust Bank]] was acquired by Wachovia. | * [[2005]]: [[SouthTrust Bank]] was acquired by Wachovia. | ||
* [[1996]]: President Bill Clinton delivered a campaign speech at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]. | * [[1996]]: President Bill Clinton delivered a campaign speech at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]. | ||
* [[1961]]: Judge [[ | * [[1962]]: [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]] broke ground for a new 1,500-seat sanctuary. | ||
* [[1961]]: Judge [[Hobart Grooms]] ruled that Birmingham's [[List of Birmingham parks|parks]] must be integrated. | |||
* [[1957]]: [[Leland Shopping Center]] in [[Alberta City]] opened as [[Tuscaloosa]]'s first modern shopping center. | * [[1957]]: [[Leland Shopping Center]] in [[Alberta City]] opened as [[Tuscaloosa]]'s first modern shopping center. | ||
* [[1950]]: Residents of [[Vestavia Hills]] voted 88 to 8 in favor of incorporating. | * [[1950]]: Residents of [[Vestavia Hills]] voted 88 to 8 in favor of incorporating. | ||
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* [[1921]]: Celebrations for the [[Semicentennial of Birmingham]] began at [[Linn Park|Woodrow Wilson Park]]. | * [[1921]]: Celebrations for the [[Semicentennial of Birmingham]] began at [[Linn Park|Woodrow Wilson Park]]. | ||
* [[1915]]: [[Henry Edmonds]] founded the [[Independent Presbyterian Church]]. | * [[1915]]: [[Henry Edmonds]] founded the [[Independent Presbyterian Church]]. | ||
* [[1905]]: President Theodore Roosevelt | * [[1905]]: President Theodore Roosevelt spied a gunman in the crowd while [[List of presidential visits|giving an address]] at [[Capitol Park]]. | ||
* [[1900]]: [[Andrew Beard]] applied for his first "Automatic car-coupling" patent. | * [[1900]]: [[Andrew Beard]] applied for his first "Automatic car-coupling" patent. | ||
[[File:Orzell Billingsley.jpg|right|thumb|Orzell Billingsley, Jr born October 24, 1924]] | |||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
* [[1988]]: Painter [[Chip Ghigna]] was born. | |||
* [[1963]]: Painter [[Joe DeCamillis]] was born. | * [[1963]]: Painter [[Joe DeCamillis]] was born. | ||
* [[1924]]: [[Billy Pappas]] was born in Zakynthos, Greece. | * [[1924]]: Attorney [[Orzell Billingsley]] was born in [[Ensley]]. | ||
* 1924: Restaurateur [[Billy Pappas]] was born in Zakynthos, Greece. | |||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
* [[2019]]: Drag performer and activist [[Libertee Belle]] died in Birmingham. | |||
* [[2015]]: Heart surgeon and real estate investor [[Donald Kahn]] died in [[Mountain Brook]]. | |||
* [[2014]]: Concert pianist and [[Miss Alabama]] 1961 [[Delores Hodgens Howard]] died in Birmingham. | * [[2014]]: Concert pianist and [[Miss Alabama]] 1961 [[Delores Hodgens Howard]] died in Birmingham. | ||
* [[2013]]: Newspaper photographer [[Tommy Langston]] died. | * [[2013]]: Newspaper photographer [[Tommy Langston]] died. | ||
* 2013: Pediatrician and state legislator [[Dewey White]] died in | * 2013: Pediatrician and state legislator [[Dewey White]] died in Mountain Brook. | ||
* [[2012]]: Planner [[Robert Juster]] died in [[Auburn]]. | * [[2012]]: Planner [[Robert Juster]] died in [[Auburn]]. | ||
* [[1982]]: Singer and actress [[Lottice Howell]] died at [[Druid City Hospital]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]. | |||
* [[1952]]: Retailer [[Joseph Zinszer]] died. | |||
==Sports== | ==Sports== | ||
* [[2014]]: [[Hewitt-Trussville Stadium]] opened with [[Hoover High School|Hoover Bucs]] defeating [[Hewitt-Trussville High School|Hewitt-Trussville Huskies]] 38-24. | |||
* [[1991]]: The Houston Rockets defeated the Detroit Pistons 98–96 in a [[List of NBA exhibition games at Legacy Arena|NBA exhibition game]] at the [[Legacy Arena|BJCC Coliseum]]. [[Charles Barkley]] announced his retirement during a halftime ceremony. | |||
* [[1999]]: [[Pelham Prowlers]] 3 - Orlando Fury 1 at the [[Pelham Civic Complex]]. | * [[1999]]: [[Pelham Prowlers]] 3 - Orlando Fury 1 at the [[Pelham Civic Complex]]. | ||
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October 24 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2015: Continental Bakery Downtown closed.
- 2014: The Dalai Lama began a four-day visit to Birmingham.
- 2014: Carbon Hill mayor James Richardson resigned following criminal charges of sexual abuse of city jail inmates.
- 2009: University of Alabama professors Stuart Rachels and Heather Elliott married.
- 2005: SouthTrust Bank was acquired by Wachovia.
- 1996: President Bill Clinton delivered a campaign speech at Birmingham-Southern College.
- 1962: Shades Mountain Baptist Church broke ground for a new 1,500-seat sanctuary.
- 1961: Judge Hobart Grooms ruled that Birmingham's parks must be integrated.
- 1957: Leland Shopping Center in Alberta City opened as Tuscaloosa's first modern shopping center.
- 1950: Residents of Vestavia Hills voted 88 to 8 in favor of incorporating.
- 1944: The USS Birmingham lost 229 crewmen during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II.
- 1941: Pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff performed the last of five recitals in Birmingham.
- 1921: Celebrations for the Semicentennial of Birmingham began at Woodrow Wilson Park.
- 1915: Henry Edmonds founded the Independent Presbyterian Church.
- 1905: President Theodore Roosevelt spied a gunman in the crowd while giving an address at Capitol Park.
- 1900: Andrew Beard applied for his first "Automatic car-coupling" patent.
Births
- 1988: Painter Chip Ghigna was born.
- 1963: Painter Joe DeCamillis was born.
- 1924: Attorney Orzell Billingsley was born in Ensley.
- 1924: Restaurateur Billy Pappas was born in Zakynthos, Greece.
Deaths
- 2019: Drag performer and activist Libertee Belle died in Birmingham.
- 2015: Heart surgeon and real estate investor Donald Kahn died in Mountain Brook.
- 2014: Concert pianist and Miss Alabama 1961 Delores Hodgens Howard died in Birmingham.
- 2013: Newspaper photographer Tommy Langston died.
- 2013: Pediatrician and state legislator Dewey White died in Mountain Brook.
- 2012: Planner Robert Juster died in Auburn.
- 1982: Singer and actress Lottice Howell died at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
- 1952: Retailer Joseph Zinszer died.
Sports
- 2014: Hewitt-Trussville Stadium opened with Hoover Bucs defeating Hewitt-Trussville Huskies 38-24.
- 1991: The Houston Rockets defeated the Detroit Pistons 98–96 in a NBA exhibition game at the BJCC Coliseum. Charles Barkley announced his retirement during a halftime ceremony.
- 1999: Pelham Prowlers 3 - Orlando Fury 1 at the Pelham Civic Complex.