June 29

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.
1973: Edgar Winter, The James Gang and Frampton's Camel performed at Rickwood Field.
1963: Birmingham's public golf courses reopened, officially desegregated.
1958: Bethel Baptist Church was bombed for the second time.

"Cousin Cliff" Holman, born June 29, 1929

Births

2009: Shifu, a red panda, was born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Northern Virginia.
1992: Professional golfer Trey Mullinax was born in Birmingham.
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.
1940: U.S. Representative Claude Harris was born in Bessemer.
1929: "Cousin Cliff" Holman was born in Mobile.
1919: Country singer Happy Wilson was born in Haleyville.
1918: Grocer J. D. Hill was born in Phenix City.
1901: Auto dealer Luther Coggin was born in Mississippi.
1890: Attorney and farmer William Spencer was born in Gallion.
1861: Architect Oliver Marble was born in Illinois.

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.

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.