February 23

Sun Ra at the Nick, February 23, 1988. Photo by Craig Legg

February 23 in the history of the Birmingham District:

1998: Luka was fired by The X.
1988: Sun Ra performed at The Nick
1953: The City of Alabaster was incorporated.
1948: Marvin Engel married Ruth Salomon.
1942: Ensley Community House was dedicated.
1932: The Periclean Club hosted a reading by Harlem poet Langston Hughes at First Congregational Christian Church for opening night of "Negro Authors Week."
1906: Ironworkers Local 92 was chartered.
1901: A rare snowfall brought 5 inches to Birmingham.
1899: The Alabama Legislature chartered the Alabama Boys Industrial School at East Lake.
1899: The legislature revoked Rosedale's 1897 incorporation.
1899: The Regents of the White Shield were incorporated.
1898: Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company was incorporated.

Pete Clifford, born February 23, 1930

Births

1976: Attorney Kira Fonteneau was born in Detroit, Michigan.
1954: Historian Andrew Manis was born in Birmingham.
1950: Former Jefferson County Commissioner Jim Gunter was born in Panama City, Florida.
1949: Bill Terry Jr, casualty of the Vietnam War and the first Black person buried at Elmwood Cemetery was born in Birmingham.
1947: Journalist George Curry was born in Tuscaloosa.
1943: Judge Mac Parsons was born.
1930: Methodist minister and Birmingham City Council member Pete Clifford was born in Wylam.
1918: Baseball player Jim Carlin was born in Wylam.
1875: Artist and collector Viola Roden Redin was born in Birmingham.
1866: Architect Harry Wheelock was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
1811: Pioneer farmer and merchant William Walker Sr was born in North Carolina.

2011: Exterminator and former Homewood City Council president Charles Sutton died.
2010: Sculptor Hannah Stewart died.
2006: Former pastor Earl Stallings died in Lakeland, Florida.
2006: Heart of Dixie Railroad Club co-founder Alvin Hudson died.
1991: Kaul Lumber Company president Hugh Kaul died.
1922: Birmingham Giants founder C. I. Taylor died in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1921: State representative and Judge John McQueen died.
1908: Businessman and developer Benjamin Roden died in Birmingham.