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[[Image:John L Parker.jpg|right|thumb|John L. Parker, born December 4, 1865]] | [[Image:John L Parker.jpg|right|thumb|John L. Parker, born December 4, 1865]] | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
* [[1927]]: Poet and novelist [[Anne George]] was born in Montgomery. | |||
* [[1905]]: Businessman [[James Sulzby Jr]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | * [[1905]]: Businessman [[James Sulzby Jr]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
* [[1865]]: Acting mayor of [[Birmingham]] [[John L. Parker]] was born in Livingston, Sumter County. | * [[1865]]: Acting mayor of [[Birmingham]] [[John L. Parker]] was born in Livingston, Sumter County. | ||
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December 4 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2009: Pelham Police Department patrol officer Philip Davis was murdered during a traffic stop on I-65.
- 2007: The Birmingham City Council passed the Birmingham Economic and Community Revitalization Ordinance.
- 2006: The Light Overture was recorded at the Alys Stephens Center.
- 2006: Kairos Kafe opened in the former Ollie's Bar-B-Q building on University Boulevard.
- 1948: The presidents of the Student Government Associations at the University of Alabama and Auburn University met at Woodrow Wilson Park to bury an actual hatchet, signifying the end of the disagreement that had interrupted the Iron Bowl football rivalry for four decades.
- 1913: The YMCA opened a branch in the ACIPCO community.
- 1906: William Lay founded the Alabama Power Company in Gadsden.
- 1888: The body of May Hawes was found floating in East Lake by two boaters.
Births
- 1927: Poet and novelist Anne George was born in Montgomery.
- 1905: Businessman James Sulzby Jr was born in Birmingham.
- 1865: Acting mayor of Birmingham John L. Parker was born in Livingston, Sumter County.
Deaths
- 2009: Pelham Police Department patrol officer Philip Davis was murdered during a traffic stop on I-65.
- 2006: Alice Bettencourt died.
- 1961: University of Alabama president John Gallalee died.
- 1939: Surgeon Arthur Brown died.
Sports
- 2012: Gus Malzahn was hired to succeed Gene Chizik as head coach of the Auburn Tigers football team.
- 2011: Garrick McGee was hired to succeed Neil Callaway as head coach of the UAB Blazers football team.
- 1948: Alabama defeated Auburn 55-0 in the first Iron Bowl to be played in Legion Field.