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* [[1955]]: Attorney [[Bradley Byrne]] was born in Mobile. | * [[1955]]: Attorney [[Bradley Byrne]] was born in Mobile. | ||
* [[1952]]: Outfielder [[Jerry Hairston]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | * [[1952]]: Outfielder [[Jerry Hairston]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
* 1952: First baseman [[Norm Zauchin]] married the former [[Janet Zauchin|Janet Mooney]], whom he had met by running into her chasing a foul ball into the stands at [[Rickwood Field]]. | |||
* [[1948]]: [[Jefferson County Commission]]er [[George Bowman]] was born in South Carolina. | * [[1948]]: [[Jefferson County Commission]]er [[George Bowman]] was born in South Carolina. | ||
* [[1945]]: The [[Galax Theater]] was damaged by fire. | * [[1945]]: The [[Galax Theater]] was damaged by fire. | ||
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February 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2010: The new Gardendale High School opened.
- 2010: WENN-FM was relaunched as a neo-soul station at FM 101.9.
- 2010: Kenneth Livesay was sentenced to 5 months in prison for his role in HealthSouth's accounting fraud scandal.
- 2008: Civil Rights leader James Orange died in Atlanta.
- 2008: Former insurance executive and Mountain Brook mayor Lee McGriff died in Birmingham.
- 2008: The Hoover Crescent Islamic Center held its grand opening open house.
- 2007: Compass Bank announced that it was being acquired by Spain's BBVA.
- 2007: Environmentalist Mary Burks died.
- 2006: Elephant Bulwagi debuted at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
- 1985: The Birmingham Stallions lost their first exhibition game to the Houston Gamblers at Legion Field.
- 1981: The New York Yankees traded Rafael Santana to St Louis for George Frazier.
- 1968: The nation's first 911 call was taken in Haleyville [1].
- 1955: Attorney Bradley Byrne was born in Mobile.
- 1952: Outfielder Jerry Hairston was born in Birmingham.
- 1952: First baseman Norm Zauchin married the former Janet Mooney, whom he had met by running into her chasing a foul ball into the stands at Rickwood Field.
- 1948: Jefferson County Commissioner George Bowman was born in South Carolina.
- 1945: The Galax Theater was damaged by fire.
- 1944: Inventor Miller Reese Hutchison died in New York.
- 1939: Football coach Jim Currier was born in Birmingham.
- 1897: The Town of Vincent was chartered.
- 1895: The Flag of Alabama was adopted.