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1996 was the 125th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

January 1: West End Masonic Temple fire
April 11: Compass Bank aquires Equitable Bankshares of Dallas, Texas
April 19: Compass Bank aquires Post Oak Bank of Houston, Texas
July 1-September 1: The First Emperor: Treasures from Ancient China exhibit at the Birmingham Museum of Art
August 14: Clay-Chalkville High School opens
August 23: Compass Bank aquires CFB Bancorp of Jacksonville, Florida
September 1: WBRC became Birmingham's FOX affiliate.
October 24: President Bill Clinton speaks at Birmingham-Southern College
October: Hibbett Sporting Goods went public
Torchmark Corporation acquires United American of McKinney, Texas.
Cohen Carnaggio Reynolds founded
Lonnie Holley was the 1996 "Distinguished Artist" from the Magic City Art Connection
Wes Chapman hired as director of the Alabama Ballet.

April 20: Terrell Owens drafted by the San Francisco 49ers as the 89th overall pick
May: John Bland wins the Bruno's Memorial Classic
June 4: Josh Hancock selected in the 3rd round of the MLB draft.
June 12: The Barons defeated the Memphis Chicks 3-2 in the inaugural Rickwood Classic.
July: 1996 Olympic soccer games at Legion Field.
Murry Bartow hired as UAB men's basketball head coach.

A proposal to convert the City Federal Building into the "Renaissance Apartments" was put forth, but came to naught.

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1996

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 ==Deaths==
-*[[January 19]]: [[A. G. Gaston]], businessman and civil rights activist
+* [[January 19]]: [[A. G. Gaston]], businessman and civil rights activist
-*[[June 16]]: [[Mel Allen]]
+* [[May 31]]: [[Timothy Leary]], proponent of psychedelic drugs
-*[[Tommy Charles]]
+* [[June 16]]: [[Mel Allen]], New York Yankees broadcaster
+* [[Tommy Charles]], disc jockey and talk radio host
 :''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1996]]''