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* [[2015]]: The 17th annual [[2015 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival|Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] kicked off.
* [[2015]]: The 17th annual [[2015 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival|Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] kicked off.
* 2015: The 2-day [[2015 Restoring Unity Rally]] began.
* [[2012]]: [[2012 municipal elections|Municipal elections]] were held.
* [[2012]]: [[2012 municipal elections|Municipal elections]] were held.
* 2012: The [[Jefferson County Commission]] voted to discontinue inpatient care at [[Cooper Green Mercy Hospital]].
* 2012: The [[Jefferson County Commission]] voted to discontinue inpatient care at [[Cooper Green Mercy Hospital]].
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* [[1938]]: Aviator Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan made a public appearance in Birmingham shortly after his "unintended" trans-Atlantic flight.
* [[1938]]: Aviator Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan made a public appearance in Birmingham shortly after his "unintended" trans-Atlantic flight.
* [[1923]]: In a public referendum, [[Birmingham]] voted to outlaw private "jitney" services.
* [[1923]]: In a public referendum, [[Birmingham]] voted to outlaw private "jitney" services.
* [[1916]]: The [[Colonial Theater]] opened with performances by the "White Rats" Vaudeville troupe.
* [[1909]]: Construction of the [[Edgewood Electric Railway]] began.
* [[1909]]: Construction of the [[Edgewood Electric Railway]] began.


[[Image:Marvin Bass.jpg|right|thumb|Marvin Bass, born August 28, 1919]]
== Births ==
== Births ==
* [[1994]]: [[Birmingham Stallions (2020s USFL)|Birmingham Stallions]] linebacker [[Scooby Wright]] was born in Windsor, California.
* [[1981]]: Assistant Attorney General and horror author [[Brett Talley]] was born in [[Walker County]].
* [[1963]]: Reverend [[Al Sutton]] was born.
* [[1963]]: Reverend [[Al Sutton]] was born.
* [[1959]]: Artist [[Don Stewart]] was born.
* [[1959]]: Artist [[Don Stewart]] was born.
* [[1955]]: Educator [[Donna Mitchell]] was born.
* [[1928]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] star [[Ed Salem]] was born in Tucson, Arizona.
* [[1928]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] star [[Ed Salem]] was born in Tucson, Arizona.
* [[1919]]: [[Birmingham Vulcans]] head coach [[Marvin Bass]] was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
* [[1919]]: [[Birmingham Vulcans]] head coach [[Marvin Bass]] was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
* [[1871]]: Banker and [[Jefferson County Commission]] president [[Bob Wharton]] was born in Lebanon, Tennessee.


== Deaths ==
== Deaths ==
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* [[1986]]: DJ [[Duke Rumore]] died.
* [[1986]]: DJ [[Duke Rumore]] died.
* [[1943]]: 28 miners were killed in the [[1943 Sayreton No. 2 Mine explosion]].
* [[1943]]: 28 miners were killed in the [[1943 Sayreton No. 2 Mine explosion]].
* [[1905]]:  U.S. Commissioner and newspaper publisher [[H. A. Wilson]] died of a stroke in [[Lomax]].
* [[1902]]: [[Bessemer]] [[Bessemer Police Department|police officer]] [[John Flowers]] was killed in the line of duty.
* [[1902]]: [[Bessemer]] [[Bessemer Police Department|police officer]] [[John Flowers]] was killed in the line of duty.
* [[1898]]: Army sergeant [[Phil Finch]] died of typhoid fever in Jacksonville, Florida.


== Sports ==
== Sports ==

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August 28 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Marvin Bass, born August 28, 1919

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