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* [[2010]]: [[Homewood City Council]] president [[Jeff Underwood]] resigned for health reasons. | * [[2010]]: [[Homewood City Council]] president [[Jeff Underwood]] resigned for health reasons. | ||
* [[2002]]: A topping out ceremony was held for the downtown tower [[One Concord Center]]. | * [[2002]]: A topping out ceremony was held for the downtown tower [[One Concord Center]]. | ||
* [[1846]]: [[William Browne]] married the former Margaret Elizabeth Stevens of [[Tuscaloosa]]. | |||
* [[1814]]: The [[Treaty of Fort Jackson]] ceded much of Alabama's Creek Indian territory to the United States. | |||
==Births== | |||
* [[1974]]: Entertainer [[Michael Saab]] was born. | |||
* [[1941]]: Makeup artist [[Way Bandy]] was born Ronald Duane Wright in [[Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[1921]]: [[Town & Gown Theatre]] founder [[James Hatcher]] was born in Enterprise, Coffee County. | |||
==Deaths== | |||
* [[1980]]: Rockabilly/soul singer [[Jerry Woodard]] died on St Simon's Island, Georgia. | * [[1980]]: Rockabilly/soul singer [[Jerry Woodard]] died on St Simon's Island, Georgia. | ||
* [[ | * [[1969]]: Birmingham native and internationally-known hair stylist [[Jay Sebring]] was shot along with Sharon Tate by the Manson family in Los Angeles. | ||
==Sports== | |||
* [[1971]]: Pitcher [[Satchel Paige]] became the first Negro Leagues player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. | * [[1971]]: Pitcher [[Satchel Paige]] became the first Negro Leagues player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. | ||
* [[1915]]: [[Jack Nabors]] pitched his first Major League baseball game. | * [[1915]]: [[Jack Nabors]] pitched his first Major League baseball game. | ||
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August 9 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2013: Roy Williams radio program debuted on WAGG-AM.
- 2012: The Barber of Birmingham premiered on PBS.
- 2011: Ollie Irene opened in the Mountain Brook Shopping Center.
- 2010: Homewood City Council president Jeff Underwood resigned for health reasons.
- 2002: A topping out ceremony was held for the downtown tower One Concord Center.
- 1846: William Browne married the former Margaret Elizabeth Stevens of Tuscaloosa.
- 1814: The Treaty of Fort Jackson ceded much of Alabama's Creek Indian territory to the United States.
Births
- 1974: Entertainer Michael Saab was born.
- 1941: Makeup artist Way Bandy was born Ronald Duane Wright in Birmingham.
- 1921: Town & Gown Theatre founder James Hatcher was born in Enterprise, Coffee County.
Deaths
- 1980: Rockabilly/soul singer Jerry Woodard died on St Simon's Island, Georgia.
- 1969: Birmingham native and internationally-known hair stylist Jay Sebring was shot along with Sharon Tate by the Manson family in Los Angeles.
Sports
- 1971: Pitcher Satchel Paige became the first Negro Leagues player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1915: Jack Nabors pitched his first Major League baseball game.