April 16

April 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:

• 2010: Ground was broken for The Hollywood retail center.
• 2008: An 18-wheeler dropped a steel beam on I-20/59 south.
• 2007: Birmingham News reporter Brett Blackledge won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism.
• 1998: The Homewood Public Library held a grand reopening after a major renovation of the facility.
• 1979: E. O. Wilson won a Pulitzer Prize for On Human Nature.
• 1963: Martin Luther King Jr completed his "Letter from Birmingham Jail".
• 1958: Sammy Salvo performed on American Bandstand.
• 1956: Phipps Piano Co. opened on 4th Avenue North.
• 1946: Milo Carlton and his wife Bea opened the original Milo's Hamburgers in Norwood.
• 1946: The father of Ross Gray received his Medal of Honor in a ceremony at Centreville High School.
• 1891: President Benjamin Harrison delivered a speech at Capitol Park.
• 1865: Wilson's Raiders engaged in the Battle of West Point, Georgia, six days after Lee surrendered at Appomattox.

Emil Menzel, born April 16, 1929

Births

• 1984: Actor, director and educator Rebecca Yeager was born in Birmingham.
• 1955: Musician Mart Avant was born.
• 1954: Radio announcer Lissa LeGrand was born.
• 1929: Behavioral psychologist Emil Menzel was born in Champa, India.
• 1929: Restaurateur Nick Erben was born.
• 1915: TCI worker O. D. Henderson was born in Clark County.
• 1912: Southern Toy Co. president Billy Edmundson was born.
• 1906: Professional baseball player Tommy Sewell was born in Titus.

Deaths

• 1993: Restaurateur Sherman Kao died.
• 1986: Ensley Grill manager Nathan Madison was killed during a robbery.

Sports

• 2022: The USFL kicked off with the 2022 Birmingham Stallions defeating the New Jersey Generals 28-24 at Protective Stadium.
• 2022: The Savannah Bananas baseball team sold out a performance at Rickwood Field.
• 1917: Jack Nabors pitched his last game for the Philadelphia Athletics.