Events from the year 1943 in Alabama
Events May 11 – The Ink Spots headlined a concert at Municipal Auditorium.
May 25 – riots break out at the Alabama Dry Dock Shipping Company after 12 African Americans were promoted at their job.
August 28 – a mine explosion in Jefferson County kills 24 people.
Births
Dewey “Spooner” Oldham Jr, June 14, 1943 – songwriter Sam Frazier Jr, August 12, 1943 – harmonica player Henry Victor Gaston, January 15, 1943 – politician
Deaths
Thomas Kilby, October 22, 1943 – politician Charles S McDowell, May 22, 1943 – politician
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