June 16

June 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:

• 2006: The 2006 City Stages kicked off at Linn Park.

• Interior designer Joseph Braswell died in Pensacola, Florida.
• The Alabama Symphony Orchestra performed "Classics Under the Stars" for Sounds for Summer at Caldwell Park.
• The 2006 North America Cup was held at the Lakeshore Foundation.

• 2003: Daniel Alarcón's story "City of Clowns" appeared in The New Yorker to rave reviews.
• 1996: Announcer Mel Allen died in Greenwich, Connecticut.
• 1995: Shreveport Pirates 31 - Birmingham Barracudas 28 at Independence Stadium.
• 1989: The first City Stages kicked off at Linn Park.
• 1987: Singer Diana DeGarmo was born in Birmingham.
• 1986: The Harbert Center opened.
• 1984: Birmingham Stallions 35 - Memphis Showboats 20 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
• 1979: Alabama Vulcans 39 - Arkansas Champs 14 at Legion Field.
• 1969: State Representative Earl Hilliard, Jr was born in Montgomery.
• 1967: The City of Hoover was incorporated.