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* [[1964]]: Attorney and former law enforcement officer [[Todd Henderson]] was born in Valley, Chambers County. | * [[1964]]: Attorney and former law enforcement officer [[Todd Henderson]] was born in Valley, Chambers County. | ||
* [[1956]]: Nurse and activist [[Emily Lyons]] was born. | * [[1956]]: Nurse and activist [[Emily Lyons]] was born. | ||
* [[1948]]: [[Birmingham City Schools]] administrator [[Tyrone Williams]] was born. | |||
* [[1859]]: Foundry owner [[George Anderson]] was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | * [[1859]]: Foundry owner [[George Anderson]] was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | ||
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July 18 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- The inaugural Sloss Music & Arts Festival kicked off at Sloss Furnaces.
- 2006: The Birmingham City Council approved an $875,000 two-year contract with Brantley Visioneering to serve as project manager for Phase I of the Railroad Reservation Park.
- 2006: Patricia Todd defeated Gaynell Hendricks for the Alabama House District 54 seat.
- 2005: Eric Robert Rudolph was sentenced in Birmingham to two consecutive life terms without parole for the murder of a police officer in the 1998 bombing of an abortion clinic on Southside.
- 2005: The Princeton BMC Healing Garden opened.
- 1963: Parisian opened a second store at Five Points West Shopping City.
- 1960: Construction began on Logan Martin Dam.
- 1903: Governor William Jelks appointed Charles Ferguson to the City Court of Jefferson County.
- 1878: The Pratt Coal and Coke Company was incorporated.
- 1867: The Brierfield Ironworks' furnace blew out.
Births
- 1986: Parker High School and UAB basketball player Walter Sharpe was born in Huntsville.
- 1977: Football player Adalius Thomas was born in Equality.
- 1964: Attorney and former law enforcement officer Todd Henderson was born in Valley, Chambers County.
- 1956: Nurse and activist Emily Lyons was born.
- 1948: Birmingham City Schools administrator Tyrone Williams was born.
- 1859: Foundry owner George Anderson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Deaths
- 2011: Restauranteur Guillermo Castro died following a heart attack.
Sports
- 2009: Alabama Warriors tied the Memphis Panthers 16-16 in Memphis.
- 1997: The Alabama Saints played the Chattanooga Express in Liberty Park.