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'''August 17''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''August 17''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2013]]: The "[[Before I die]]" art installation was erected on the [[14th Street South]] side of the [[Wood Wade building]].
* [[2012]]: [[Trussville]] landmark [[Velma's Place]] lost their lease.
* [[2008]]: [[Ridgecrest Baptist Church]] dedicated its new sanctuary in [[Trussville]].
* [[2006]]: Engineer Linda Figg presented schematic designs of an elevated tollway over [[U.S. Highway 280]] to the [[Progress 280 Task Force]].
* [[2006]]: Engineer Linda Figg presented schematic designs of an elevated tollway over [[U.S. Highway 280]] to the [[Progress 280 Task Force]].
* [[2002]]: Peoria Pirates 79 - [[2002 Birmingham Steeldogs|Birmingham Steeldogs]] 33 at the [[BJCC]] arena.
* [[1991]]: [[St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church]] dedicated the first building at its current facility.
* [[1973]]: Singer [[Paul Williams]] was found dead in Detroit, Michigan, an apparent  suicide.
* [[1973]]: Rosalette Petty of Hawai'i was crowned [[1973 Miss Black Teenage World Pageant|Miss Black Teenage World]] at the inaugural pageant in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1949]]: The [[Birmingham Business League]], [[Birmingham Emancipation Association]] and the [[NAACP]] organized a protest at which approximately 2,000 Black residents protested at [[Smithfield Court]] for an end to [[list of racially motivated bombings]]. The crowd approved resolutions in favor of expanding real estate sales to Black buyers, and expressed support for the work of attorney Arthur Shores.
* [[1945]]: The ''[[Birmingham Age-Herald]]'' resumed publication after a [[1945 printers' strike|five-week printer's strike]].
* [[1887]]: Educator [[A. H. Parker]] arrived in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1883]]: [[Woodward Furnace No. 1]] was blown in.
* [[1805]]: [[Hosea Holcombe]] was ordained as a Baptist minister in Padgett's Creek, South Carolina.
 
[[Image:William H Morris.jpg|right|thumb|William H. Morris, born August 17, 1847]]
==Births==
* [[1990]]: Major League Soccer player [[Chandler Hoffman]] was born.
* [[1949]]: Special forces Vietnam Veteran [[Joe Farmer]] was born.
* [[1942]]: Entrepreneur [[Harold Ruttenberg]] was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
* [[1942]]: Entrepreneur [[Harold Ruttenberg]] was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
* [[1933]]: Third baseman [[Jim Davenport]] was born in [[Siluria]].
* [[1933]]: Third baseman [[Jim Davenport]] was born in [[Siluria]].
* [[1887]]: Educator [[A. H. Parker]] arrived in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1930]]: ''[[The Birmingham News|Birmingham News]]'' publisher [[Victor Hanson II]] was born.
* [[1817]]: [[Avondale]] founder and [[Mayor of Birmingham]] [[William H. Morris]] was born in Troup County, Georgia.
* [[1927]]: Planner [[Robert Juster]] was born in London, England.
* [[1805]]: [[Hosea Holcombe]] was ordained as a Baptist minister in Padgett's Creek, South Carolina.
* [[1913]]: Baseball player [[Rudy York]] was born in [[Ragland]].
* [[1859]]: Attorney [[Mitchell A. Porter]] was born in [[Elyton]].
* [[1851]]: Attorney and Chancellor [[John Altman]] was born in Sumter County.
* [[1847]]: [[Avondale]] founder and [[Mayor of Birmingham]] [[William H. Morris]] was born in Troup County, Georgia.
 
==Deaths==
* [[2016]]: Historian and four-time [[Alabama Secretary of State]] [[Jim Bennett]] died.
* 2016: Homeless man [[James Griffin]] was found [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2016|murdered]] under the [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]].
* [[2011]]: [[Barton-Clay Fine Jewelers]] co-owner [[Sperry Snow]] died.
* [[2009]]: Auto racing promoter [[J. P. Rotton Jr]] died.
* [[2008]]: The quintuple [[Cahaba Lakes murders]] took place, although the bodies weren't discovered for three days.
* [[1973]]: Singer [[Paul Williams]] was found dead in Detroit, Michigan, an apparent  suicide.
* [[1939]]: [[Parker High School|Industrial High School]] principal [[A. H. Parker]] died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1895]]: Entrepreneur [[Robert Mustin]] died in [[Birmingham]].
 
==Sports==
* [[2002]]: Peoria Pirates 79 - [[2002 Birmingham Steeldogs|Birmingham Steeldogs]] 33 at the [[BJCC]] arena.


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August 17 in the history of the Birmingham District:

William H. Morris, born August 17, 1847

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