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* [[2007]]: [[David Cutcliffe]] was hired as the head football coach at Duke University. | * [[2007]]: [[David Cutcliffe]] was hired as the head football coach at Duke University. | ||
* [[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. | ||
* [[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]]. | ||
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[[Image:Willie Perry interviewed.jpg|right|thumb|Willie Perry, born December 14, 1940]] | [[Image:Willie Perry interviewed.jpg|right|thumb|Willie Perry, born December 14, 1940]] | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
* [[1991]]: Former [[Birmingham Zoo]] gorilla [[Husani]] was born at the Bronx Zoo. | |||
* [[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. | ||
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December 14 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2007: David Cutcliffe was hired as the head football coach at Duke University.
- 2005: The sign on the City Federal Building was re-lit after being refurbished.
- 1979: The McAdory Building was added to the 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.
- 1962: Bethel Baptist Church was bombed for a third time.
- 1904: The William Elias B. Davis statue was dedicated at Capitol Park.
- 1891: Samuel Gompers presided over the 11th Annual Convention of the American Federation of Labor at Erswell's Hall in Birmingham.
- 1881: W. F. Orr leased property on 1st Avenue North for a livery stable.
- 1819: Alabama was admitted into the United States of America as the 22nd state.
Births
- 1991: Former Birmingham Zoo gorilla Husani was born at the Bronx Zoo.
- 1956: Football coach Tony Nathan was born in Birmingham.
- 1940: Willie Perry, the Batman of Birmingham, was born.
Deaths
- 2015: Former Birmingham Bulls coach Glen Sonmor died in Paris, Ontario.
- 2014: Chef, food stylist and drummer Tonya West died.
- 2001: Attorney Orzell Billingsley died at Princeton Hospital.
- 1963: Blues singer Dinah Washington died in Detroit, Michigan.
- 1931: Former Governor William Jelks died in Eufaula.
- 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.