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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
* [[2011]]: Artist [[Chris Clark]] died. | * [[2011]]: Artist [[Chris Clark]] died. | ||
* [[1989]]: Actress and cheetah breeder [[Amanda Blake]] died in Sacramento, California. | |||
==Sports== | ==Sports== | ||
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August 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2013: Pike's Hickory Pit closed.
- 2007: The Hoover Gazette published its final issue.
- 1980: Legion Field hosted the Drum Corps International World Championships.
- 1970: A federal warrant was issued for activist Angela Davis, accused of assisting in the escape of George Jackson from San Quentin.
- 1965: Pizitz opened its Alberta City store.
- 1947: The W. S. Brown residence on Highland Avenue was sold to the American Federated Women's Club.
- 1945: The Birmingham News and Birmingham Post resumed publication after agreeing to end the 1945 printers' strike.
- 1937: The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve Hugo Black's nomination to the Supreme Court.
- 1936: Jack Brazleton crashed into the Avondale School in a bi-plane.
Births
- 1973: Mayor of Kimberly Craig Harris was born.
- 1952: Musician Topper Price was born in Mobile County.
- 1943: Pro Bowl guard Woody Peoples was born in Birmingham.
- 1940: Baseball player and bookstore owner Paul Seitz was born in Ohio.
- 1928: Reverend James L. Myers was born in South Carolina.
- 1921: Long-time Bromberg's employee Frances Moore was born.
- 1907: Reverend Lawrence Johnson was born in England.
- 1894: Architect and film artist Sigmund Nesselroth was born in Budapest, Hungary.
Deaths
- 2011: Artist Chris Clark died.
- 1989: Actress and cheetah breeder Amanda Blake died in Sacramento, California.
Sports
- 1998: Birmingham Barons' Demond Smith hit a record two triples vs the Mobile Bay Bears.
- 1990: Alan Ogg signed an NBA contract with the Miami Heat.