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'''August 11''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''August 11''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2008]]: Lizard breeder [[Bert Langerwerf]] died.
* [[2000]]: The first [[Furnace Fest (2000s)|Furnace Fest]] began at [[Sloss Furnaces]].
* [[2000]]: The first [[Furnace Fest]] began at [[Sloss Furnaces]].
* [[1999]]: Nurse [[Annie Louise Peoples]] died.
* [[1985]]: The [[Heaviest Corner on Earth]] was named to the National Register of Historic Places.
* [[1985]]: The [[Heaviest Corner on Earth]] was named to the National Register of Historic Places.
* [[1979]]: [[Alabama Vulcans]] 30 - Arkansas Champs 0.
* [[1978]]: The Commodores [[List of concerts at Legion Field|played at Legion Field]].
* [[1973]]: 41 contestants from 35 states and 6 countries arrived for the [[1973 Miss Black Teenage World Pageant]].
* [[1964]]: By a margin of six votes in the [[1964 Birmingham-Homewood merger referendum]], residents of [[Homewood]] voted to merge into [[Birmingham]].
* [[1961]]: Phantini the Mentalist drove [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|police chief]] [[Jamie Moore]] and [[Mayor of Birmingham|Mayor-elect]] [[Art Hanes]] from [[Birmingham City Hall]] to the [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel]] while wearing a blindfold.
* [[1926]]: A Federal Radio Commission license was approved for [[WKBC-AM]].
* [[1870]]: [[Theophilus Jowers]] married Sarah Latham in [[Irondale]].
 
[[Image:Hugh Martin.jpg|right|thumb|Hugh Martin, born August 11, 1914]]
==Births==
* [[1962]]: Professional basketball player [[Ennis Whatley]] was born.
* [[1962]]: Professional basketball player [[Ennis Whatley]] was born.
* [[1961]]: Phantini the Mentalist drove [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|police chief]] [[Jamie Moore]] and [[Mayor of Birmingham|Mayor-elect]] [[Art Hanes]] from [[Birmingham City Hall]] to the [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel]] while wearing a blindfold.
* [[1921]]: Father [[James Coyle]] of [[St. Paul's Cathedral]] was murdered by [[Edwin Stephenson]].
* [[1914]]: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" lyricist [[Hugh Martin]] was born.
* [[1914]]: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" lyricist [[Hugh Martin]] was born.
* [[1870]]: [[Theophilus Jowers]] married Sarah Latham in [[Irondale]].
* [[1858]]: Judge [[John Hearst Miller]] was born in Wilcox County.
* [[1858]]: Judge [[John Hearst Miller]] was born in Wilcox County.
* 1858: [[Mayor of Ensley]] [[Nimrod Scott|Rod Scott]] was born in Floyd County, Georgia.
* [[1843]]: Attorney and speculator [[Ellis Phelan]] was born in Marion, Perry County.
==Deaths==
* [[2020]]: Filmmaker, author and educator [[Abe Fawal]] died.
* [[2008]]: Lizard breeder [[Bert Langerwerf]] died.
* [[2002]]: Retired school librarian [[Alpha Robertson]] died.
* [[1999]]: Nurse [[Annie Louise Peoples]] died.
* [[1973]]: Securities broker and civic leader [[Mervyn Sterne]] died.
* [[1939]]: Baptist minister [[Charles Fisher]] died in Augusta, Georgia.
* [[1921]]: Father [[James Coyle]] of [[St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul's Catholic Church]] downtown was murdered by Reverend [[Edwin Stephenson]].
==Sports==
* [[1979]]: [[Alabama Vulcans]] 30 - Arkansas Champs 0.


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August 11 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Hugh Martin, born August 11, 1914

Births

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Sports

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