April 15

April 15 in the history of the Birmingham District:

• 2012: The Dorothy Jemison Day Theater opened at the Alabama School of Fine Arts.
• 2011: Superior Bank and Nexity Bank failed and were seized by regulators.
• 2006: SI Reasoning led a "World Tour of Birmingham" as part of the Birmingham International Festival's Salute to Japan.
• 2006: Alabama Bound was held at the Birmingham Public Library.
• 2005: The first 1040 Fest was held.
• 1998: President Clinton viewed tornado damage in Oak Grove and held a press conference in Pratt City.
• 1991: London Monarchs 28 - Birmingham Fire 0 at Legion Field.
• 1985: A bare-bones revival of the Cousin Cliff Show debuted on the Alabama Cable Network.
• 1984: Birmingham Stallions 28 - Michigan Panthers 17
• 1971: Paul Hardin was elected president of the United Methodist Church's Council of Bishops.
• 1963: Albert Boutwell and the first Birmingham City Council were sworn into office.
• 1956: An F4 tornado killed 25 along a 20 mile path through Pleasant Grove, McDonald Chapel and Trussville.
• 1951: The Sheraton Apartments opened on Highland Avenue.
• 1920: The International Association of Civitan Clubs was incorporated during a meeting at the Southern Club.
• 1887: Erskine Ramsay took charge of the Pratt Mines.

Births and deaths

• 2008: Former Birmingham Post-Herald city editor Charlie Blair died at St Vincent's Hospital.
• 1998: Birmingham Post-Herald columnist Clettus Atkinson died.
• 1979: Birmingham Barons infielder Victor Mercedes was born in Puerto Rico.
• 1966: Alabama men's basketball coach Anthony Grant was born in Miami, Florida.
• 1956: 25 people died from an F4 tornado in Pleasant Grove, McDonald Chapel and Trussville.
• 1952: Actor Glenn Shadix was born in Bessemer.
• 1872: Mary Pratt DeBardeleben was born.
• 1866: William McQueen was born in Society Hill, South Carolina.