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* [[1908]]: Legislator [[Chambers McAdory]] died in [[Birmingham]]. | * [[1908]]: Legislator [[Chambers McAdory]] died in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
* [[1893]]: Disciples of Christ minister [[Robert Van Hook]] died in [[Birmingham]]. | * [[1893]]: Disciples of Christ minister [[Robert Van Hook]] died in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
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* [[1943]]: The [[Birmingham Black Barons]]' [[Alvin Gipson]] struck out 20 Philadelphia Stars batters, setting a Negro American League single-game record. | |||
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August 21 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2009: Kelley's Neighborhood Sports Grill opened in Lakeview.
- 2009: CapitalSouth Bank failed.
- 2007: Curtis Raymond Carlisle was convicted of the 1992 murder of Letitia Franks.
- 2005: Baseball player Seth Bobbitt was promoted to the Braves' AA-affiliate in Mississippi.
- 1884: Management of the newly-built Florence Hotel was taken over by J. T. Nixon.
Births
- 1968: Chef, food stylist and drummer Tonya West was born.
- 1951: Pulitzer Prize-winning Birmingham News editorial writer Ron Casey was born in Midfield.
- 1939: Fabric artist Toni Tully was born in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- 1921: Sailor and Pearl Harbor victim Julius Ellsberry was born in Birmingham.
- 1839: Merchant and weather reporter Ben Jacobs was born.
Deaths
- 1908: Legislator Chambers McAdory died in Birmingham.
- 1893: Disciples of Christ minister Robert Van Hook died in Birmingham.
Sports
- 1943: The Birmingham Black Barons' Alvin Gipson struck out 20 Philadelphia Stars batters, setting a Negro American League single-game record.