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* [[2008]]: Four people were killed when their plane [[2008 Blackwater Creek plane crash|crashed near Blackwater Creek]] in [[Walker County]]. | * [[2008]]: Four people were killed when their plane [[2008 Blackwater Creek plane crash|crashed near Blackwater Creek]] in [[Walker County]]. | ||
* [[2006]]: Broadcast engineer and disc jockey [[Joe Dentici]] died of complications from leukemia. | * [[2006]]: Broadcast engineer and disc jockey [[Joe Dentici]] died of complications from leukemia. | ||
* 2006: Filmmaker and archivist [[Wallace Potts]] died of lymphoma in Los Angeles. | |||
* [[1969]]: Soul singer, songwriter, and record producer [[Shorty Long]] died in a boating accident on the Detroit River. | * [[1969]]: Soul singer, songwriter, and record producer [[Shorty Long]] died in a boating accident on the Detroit River. | ||
* [[1888]]: Banker [[T. L. Hudgins]] died in [[Birmingham]]. | * [[1888]]: Banker [[T. L. Hudgins]] died in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
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June 29 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2013: Druid City Brewing Company opened their taproom at the Parkview Shopping Center in Tuscaloosa.
- 2008: Four people were killed when their plane crashed near Blackwater Creek in Walker County.
- 2006: Mayor Bernard Kincaid commenced the demolition of Eastwood Mall.
- 2006: Hoover Schools superintendent Connie Williams was dismissed and Andy Craig was named interim superintendent.
- 1996: Olympic symbols were displayed on the four sides of the Regions Center as the 1996 Olympic Torch Run passed through the city.
- 1963: Birmingham's public golf courses reopened, officially desegregated.
- 1958: Bethel Baptist Church was bombed for the second time.
Births
- 2009: Shifu, a red panda, was born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Northern Virginia.
- 1969: Case worker and Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority board member Patricia Bozeman-Henderson was born.
- 1941: Pizitz Middle School science teacher Elizabeth Garner was born in Anniston.
- 1929: "Cousin Cliff" Holman was born in Mobile.
- 1919: Country singer Happy Wilson was born in Haleyville.
- 1918: Grocer J. D. Hill, Jr was born in Phenix City.
- 1901: Auto dealer Luther Coggin was born in Mississippi.
- 1861: Architect Oliver Marble was born in Illinois.
Deaths
- 2013: Former Birmingham Americans head coach Jack Gotta died in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada.
- 2009: Former Episcopal Bishop Robert Miller died after bypass surgery.
- 2008: Four people were killed when their plane crashed near Blackwater Creek in Walker County.
- 2006: Broadcast engineer and disc jockey Joe Dentici died of complications from leukemia.
- 2006: Filmmaker and archivist Wallace Potts died of lymphoma in Los Angeles.
- 1969: Soul singer, songwriter, and record producer Shorty Long died in a boating accident on the Detroit River.
- 1888: Banker T. L. Hudgins died in Birmingham.
Sports
- 2008: Former BSC Panthers pitcher Connor Robertson was called up to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- 2001: Birmingham Steeldogs 69 - Baton Rouge Blaze 48 at the BJCC arena.
- 1985: Birmingham Stallions 22 - Houston Gamblers 20 in the first round of the USFL playoffs at Legion Field.