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* [[2005]]: The sign on the [[City Federal Building]] was re-lit after being refurbished.
* [[2005]]: The sign on the [[City Federal Building]] was re-lit after being refurbished.
* [[1991]]: Former [[Birmingham Zoo]] gorilla [[Husani]] was born at the Bronx Zoo.
* [[1991]]: Former [[Birmingham Zoo]] gorilla [[Husani]] was born at the Bronx Zoo.
* [[1989]]: Patty Moise ran the record closed course run for a female at 216.607 mph at [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
* [[1979]]: The [[McAdory Building]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham|National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[1979]]: The [[McAdory Building]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham|National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[1964]]: The Supreme Court ruled in ''Katzenbach v. McClung'' that [[Ollie's Barbecue]] was subject to the public accommodations clause of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].
* [[1964]]: The Supreme Court ruled in ''Katzenbach v. McClung'' that [[Ollie's Barbecue]] was subject to the public accommodations clause of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].
* [[1963]]: Blues singer [[Dinah Washington]] died in Detroit, Michigan.
* [[1962]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was [[List of racially-motivated bombings|bombed]] for a third time.
* [[1962]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was [[List of racially-motivated bombings|bombed]] for a third time.
* [[1904]]: The [[William Elias B. Davis statue]] was dedicated at [[Capitol Park]].
* [[1904]]: The [[William Elias B. Davis statue]] was dedicated at [[Capitol Park]].
* [[1881]]: [[W. F. Orr]] leased property on [[1st Avenue North]] for a livery stable.
* [[1881]]: [[W. F. Orr]] leased property on [[1st Avenue North]] for a livery stable.
* [[1819]]: The State of [[Alabama]] was admitted into the United States of America.
* [[1819]]: The State of [[Alabama]] was admitted into the United States of America.


==Births and deaths==
==Births==
* [[1956]]: Football coach [[Tony Nathan]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1956]]: Football coach [[Tony Nathan]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1940]]: [[Willie Perry]], the Batman of Birmingham, was born.
* [[1940]]: [[Willie Perry]], the Batman of Birmingham, was born.
==Deaths==
* [[2014]]: Chef, food stylist and drummer [[Tonya West]] died.
* [[1963]]: Blues singer [[Dinah Washington]] died in Detroit, Michigan.
* [[1931]]: Former governor [[William Jelks]] died in Eufaula.
* [[1931]]: Former governor [[William Jelks]] died in Eufaula.
* [[1928]]: [[Hueytown]] namesake [[Jesse Huey]] died.
* [[1928]]: [[Hueytown]] namesake [[Jesse Huey]] died.


==Sports==
* [[1989]]: Patty Moise ran the record closed course run for a female at 216.607 mph at [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
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