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'''August 4''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''August 4''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2007]]: Ford dealer and ad spokesman [[Jim Skinner]] died.
* [[2013]]: [[Worship Center Christian Church]] opened on [[Derby Parkway]].
* [[2006]]: [[Restaurant G]] closed.
* [[2006]]: [[Restaurant G]] closed.
* 2006: The third annual [[Southern Heritage Festival]] began its two-day music festival on two stages at the [[Railroad Reservation Park]].
* 2006: The 3rd annual [[Southern Heritage Festival]] began on two stages at the [[Railroad Park]] site.
* [[2001]]: [[Books-A-Million]] opened at [[The Summit]].
* [[2005]]: FBI director Robert Mueller III dedicated the [[FBI Birmingham Field Office Building]] on [[18th Street North]].
* [[1998]]: Nearly 168,000 residents voted in the [[MAPS]] referrendum. The proposal, which would have raised sales and lodging taxes to fund a variety of projects including a domed stadium was defeated by a vote of 57 to 43 percent.
* [[2001]]: [[Books-A-Million|Joe Muggs]] opened at [[The Summit]].
* [[1986]]: The USFL suspended their scheduled fall season, which was to be the first in direct competition with the NFL. This was effectively the end of the [[Birmingham Stallions]].
* [[1998]]: Nearly 168,000 residents voted in the [[MAPS]] referendum.
* [[1931]]: The mysterious Wood/Williams murders occured in the woods of [[Shades Mountain]].  Sisters [[Nell Williams|Nell]] and [[Augusta Williams]] and their friend [[Jennie Wood]] were abducted along [[Leeds Highway]] following a Sunday matinee downtown. They were robbed and held captive, then shot.  Nell survived the shooting, and accused [[Willie Peterson]] of the crimes. Peterson, a black man, was convicted even though there was no other evidence against him.
* [[1966]]: [[WAQY-AM]]'s [[Tommy Charles]] and [[Doug Layton]] touched off a feverish "[[Ban the Beatles]]" campaign after reading John Lennon's remark that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus".
* [[1949]]: A massive pageant was staged at the re-dedication of [[Mortimer Jordan Park]].
* [[1946]]: [[Virginia Hamilton|Virginia Van der Veer]] married [[Larry Hamilton]].
* [[1931]]: The mysterious [[Wood/Williams murders]] occurred in the woods of [[Shades Mountain]].   
* [[1889]]: [[Brother Bryan]] was installed as [[Third Presbyterian Church]]'s first permanent pastor.
* [[1884]]: The [[1884 general election]] was held.
 
[[File:Kelly Ingram.jpg|right|thumb|Kelly Ingram, born August 4, 1887]]
==Births==
* [[2000]]: [[Ajani]] was born at Indianapolis Zoo.
* [[1974]]: Politician [[Eyrika Parker]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1956]]: Bartender [[Kim Walker]] was born in Maryville, North Dakota.
* [[1911]]: Businessman and entrepreneur [[Elton B. Stephens]] was born.
* [[1911]]: Businessman and entrepreneur [[Elton B. Stephens]] was born.
* [[1889]]: [[Brother Bryan]] was installed as [[Third Presbyterian Church]]'s first permanent pastor.
* [[1891]]: Architect [[John Davis]] was born in Mobile County.
* [[1887]]: [[Kelly Ingram]], the first American soildier to die in [[World War I]], was born in [[Pratt City]].
* [[1887]]: [[Kelly Ingram]], the first American serviceman to die in [[World War I]], was born in [[Pratt City]].
 
==Deaths==
* [[2013]]: [[Alabama Power Company]] executive [[Jim Beckham]] died.
* [[2007]]: Ford dealer and ad spokesman [[Jim Skinner]] died.
* [[1957]]: Businessman [[Beach Chenoweth]] died.
* [[1956]]: [[Edwin Stephenson]], murderer of Father [[James Coyle]], died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1950]]: [[1910 Birmingham Barons]] star pitcher [[Harry Coveleski]] died in Shamokin, Pennsylvania.
* [[1931]]: The mysterious [[Wood/Williams murders]] occurred in the woods of [[Shades Mountain]].
* [[1908]]: [[William Miller]] was lynched by a mob in [[Brighton]] for allegedly bombing the house of mine superintendent [[Finley Fuller]].
* [[1875]]: Pioneer plantation owner [[Williamson Hawkins]] died.
 
==Sports==
* [[1986]]: The USFL suspended their scheduled fall season, effectively ending the [[Birmingham Stallions]].
 
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August 4 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Kelly Ingram, born August 4, 1887

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