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* July 16-19: [[2006 National Association of Free Will Baptists convention]] | * July 16-19: [[2006 National Association of Free Will Baptists convention]] | ||
* August 2: [[Saks, Inc.]] sells its [[Parisian]] division to Belk, Inc. for $285 million and plans to move its headquarters to New York. | * August 2: [[Saks, Inc.]] sells its [[Parisian]] division to Belk, Inc. for $285 million and plans to move its headquarters to New York. | ||
==Births== | |||
* August 7: [[Rowan]], a male reticulated giraffe at the [[Birmingham Zoo]] | |||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
* January 19: Reverend [[Willie Spencer]] of Hueytown | * January 19: Reverend [[Willie Spencer]] of Hueytown | ||
* January 23: [[Murray Sokol]], sales clerk | |||
* January 30: [[Coretta Scott King]] | * January 30: [[Coretta Scott King]] | ||
* February: [[Matilda]], world's oldest chicken | |||
* March 12: [[Richard N. Murray]], former director of the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] | * March 12: [[Richard N. Murray]], former director of the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] | ||
* March 22: [[Alan Potts]], owner of [[Silvertron Café]] | * March 22: [[Alan Potts]], owner of [[Silvertron Café]] | ||
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* May 25: [[Audis Williams]], [[Clay]] building inspector | * May 25: [[Audis Williams]], [[Clay]] building inspector | ||
* June 9: [[Walter Hill]], former [[Sardis Missionary Baptist Church]] deacon, murdered | * June 9: [[Walter Hill]], former [[Sardis Missionary Baptist Church]] deacon, murdered | ||
* June 16: [[Joseph Braswell]], interior designer | |||
* June 29: [[Joe Dentici]], radio engineer and DJ | |||
* July 14: [[George M. Murray]], former Bishop of Alabama | * July 14: [[George M. Murray]], former Bishop of Alabama | ||
* July 17: [[Bill Morgan Freeman]], artist | |||
* August 3: [[Terrence West]], [[Woodlawn High School]] girls basketball coach, murdered | |||
* August 14: [[Robert Davis III]], adventurer | |||
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2006]]'' | :''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2006]]'' | ||
Revision as of 13:58, 31 August 2006
2006 is the 135th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- February 3: Three Birmingham college students set fire to 9 rural Alabama churches
- February 20: 16th Street Baptist Church designated a National Historic Landmark
- February 26: ESPN Classic televises a re-created Negro League game from Rickwood Field
- March 15: BhamWiki launched
- March 20: Torchmark announces their move to Texas
- March 26: Mike Anderson accepts an offer to become Missouri's head basketball coach
- March 30: Cirque du Soleil makes it's Birmingham debut with "Delirium"
- April 7: Mike Davis named UAB's new men's basketball coach
- May 22: Avondale Mills makes plans to shut all mills
- May 24: Taylor Hicks wins American Idol
- May 24: Regions Bank and AmSouth Bank announce plans for a merger
- June 6: Statewide primary and referendum
- June 15-22: 217th Presbyterian General Assembly held in Birmingham
- June 16-18: 2006 City Stages
- June 17: 1906 Shelby County time capsule opened
- June 29: Demolition of Eastwood Mall officially begins
- July 16-19: 2006 National Association of Free Will Baptists convention
- August 2: Saks, Inc. sells its Parisian division to Belk, Inc. for $285 million and plans to move its headquarters to New York.
Births
- August 7: Rowan, a male reticulated giraffe at the Birmingham Zoo
Deaths
- January 19: Reverend Willie Spencer of Hueytown
- January 23: Murray Sokol, sales clerk
- January 30: Coretta Scott King
- February: Matilda, world's oldest chicken
- March 12: Richard N. Murray, former director of the Birmingham Museum of Art
- March 22: Alan Potts, owner of Silvertron Café
- April 4: Shirley Crumley, casting director
- April 23: John Hallum, actor
- May 25: Audis Williams, Clay building inspector
- June 9: Walter Hill, former Sardis Missionary Baptist Church deacon, murdered
- June 16: Joseph Braswell, interior designer
- June 29: Joe Dentici, radio engineer and DJ
- July 14: George M. Murray, former Bishop of Alabama
- July 17: Bill Morgan Freeman, artist
- August 3: Terrence West, Woodlawn High School girls basketball coach, murdered
- August 14: Robert Davis III, adventurer
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2006