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'''February 17''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''February 17''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2013]]: Mario Macias of Colorado won the [[Mercedes Marathon]] with a record time of 2:18:48.
* [[2008]]: The [[Parliament House]] was imploded.
* [[2008]]: The [[Parliament House]] was imploded.
* [[1971]]: [[Birmingham City Council]]or [[Lashunda Scales]] was born.
* [[1990]]: [[The Cult]] played at [[UAB Arena]].
* [[1963]]: [[Michael Jordan]] was born in Brooklyn, New York.
* [[1976]]: The [[Jefferson County Commission]] enacted a moratorium on new connections to the [[Patton Creek]] and [[Cahaba River]] sanitary sewer lines.
* 1963: [[Vulcan]]'s torch began signaling heart disease deaths rather than traffic fatalities for a week to support the Heart Fund Drive.
* 1963: [[Vulcan]]'s torch began signaling heart disease deaths rather than traffic fatalities for a week to support the Heart Fund Drive.
* [[1941]]: Construction of the [[USS Birmingham (CL-62)]] began.
* [[1941]]: Construction of the [[USS Birmingham (CL-62)]] began.
* [[1935]]: [[Gertrude Stein]] departed Birmingham for New Orleans.
* [[1927]]: [[Theodore Swann]] made the first transatlantic long-distance call from [[Birmingham]], reaching Kenneth Wilson of chemical manufacturers Albright & Wilson in Birmingham, England. He was charged $81 for the three-minute call.
* [[1925]]: ''[[Coming Through]]'' premiered in New York City.
* [[1904]]: [[John Frye]] opened the [[Traders National Bank]] in [[Birmingham]].
[[Image:Lashunda Scales.jpg|right|thumb|Lashunda Scales, born February 17, 1971]]
==Births==
* [[1984]]: "[[Yellowhammer News]]" publisher [[Cliff Sims]] was born in Enterprise, Coffee County.
* [[1971]]: [[Birmingham City Council]]or [[Lashunda Scales]] was born.
* [[1963]]: [[Birmingham Barons|Birmingham Baron]] [[Michael Jordan]] was born in Brooklyn, New York.
* [[1952]]: Television news anchor [[Mike Royer]] was born in Clay City, Indiana.
* [[1945]]: [[Bluesman Davis|Clarence "Bluesman" Davis]] was born in [[Green County]].
* [[1940]]: Journalist and author [[Wayne Greenhaw]] was born in Sheffield, Colbert County.
* [[1940]]: Journalist and author [[Wayne Greenhaw]] was born in Sheffield, Colbert County.
* [[1925]]: ''[[Coming Through]]'' premiered in New York City.
* [[1929]]: Architect [[Jim Mitchell]] was born.
* [[1922]]: Major League pitcher [[Ed Chandler]] was born in [[Pinson]].
* [[1899]]: Football coach [[Peahead Walker]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1865]]: Industrialist and developer [[Frank Nelson Jr]] was born in [[Shelby County]].
 
== Deaths ==
* [[2023]]: Former Tarrant mayor [[Loxcil Tuck]] died.
* [[2018]]: Leather worker [[Tony Pardi]] died.
* [[1999]]: Architect [[Dupree Greer]] died.
* [[1993]]: Jazz trumpeter and arranger [[Sammy Lowe]] died.
* [[1958]]: Civil engineer and building contractor [[Ralph Smallman]] died.  
* [[1921]]: [[Elyton Land Company]] general manager [[Willis Milner]] died.
* [[1921]]: [[Elyton Land Company]] general manager [[Willis Milner]] died.
* [[1922]]: Baseball player [[Ed Chandler]] was born in [[Pinson]].
* [[1899]]: Football coach [[Peahead Walker]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1763]]: [[Creek Indian]] leader [[Alexander McGillivary]] died.
* [[1763]]: [[Creek Indian]] leader [[Alexander McGillivary]] died.
==Sports==
* [[2013]]: Mario Macias of Colorado won the [[Mercedes Marathon]] with a record time of 2:18:48.


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February 17 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Lashunda Scales, born February 17, 1971

Births

Deaths

Sports

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