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'''February 9''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''February 9''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


*[[2008]]: The 4th annual [[Mercedes Marathon|BE5K]] Run/Walk race took place downtown, beginning at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[2017]]: [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Robert Bentley]] appointed [[Luther Strange]] to fill [[Jeff Sessions]] vacant seat in the United States Senate.
*[[2003]]: The 2nd annual [[Mercedes Marathon]] was held in Birmingham, Homewood and Mountain Brook.
* [[2015]]: Following a federal court ruling, probate courts in Alabama approved the state's first marriage licenses for same-sex couples. [[Olanda Smith]] and [[Dianah McCaryer]] exchanged vows before Judge [[Mike Graffeo]] at the [[Jefferson County Courthouse]].
* 2015: A [[MAX]] bus on [[MAX Route 45|Route 45]] veered off of [[Martin Luther King Drive]] into a ravine, causing injuries to several passengers.
* [[2008]]: The [[Red Mountain Market]] celebrated its grand opening.
* [[1993]]: [[Lucy Bonds]] began selling espresso from a cart on [[20th Street South]]. The business eventually became [[Lucy's Coffee and Tea]].
* [[1983]]: Judas Priest headlined a concert at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[1962]]: Judge [[Clarence Allgood]] took his seat on the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]].
* [[1962]]: Judge [[Walter Gewin]] took his seat on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]].
* [[1958]]: [[Yester Ceramic Laboratory]] was incorporated.
* [[1950]]: The [[Little Garden Club]] was accepted into the Garden Clubs of America.
* [[1860]]: The [[Alabama Legislature]] established the [[Bryce Hospital|Alabama Hospital for the Insane]] in [[Tuscaloosa]].
 
[[Image:John Lytle Wilson.png|right|thumb|John Lytle Wilson, born February 9, 1977]]
==Births==
* [[1985]]: Motorcycle racer [[Jason DiSalvo]] was born in Stafford, New York.
* [[1981]]: Writer and entrepreneur [[Javacia Harris Bowser]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1977]]: Artist [[John Lytle Wilson]] was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
* [[1933]]: Golfer [[Jo Ann Prentice]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1925]]: Alabama Labor Commissioner [[Asa Trammell]] was born.
* [[1885]]: [[Birmingham School of Law]] founder [[Hugh Locke]] was born in Fayette County, Tennessee.
* [[1882]]: Industrialist and executive [[Herbert Tutwiler]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1863]]: State representative and Judge [[John McQueen]] was born in South Carolina.
* [[1739]]: Naturalist [[William Bartram]] was born near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 
==Deaths==
* [[2011]]: Salvation Army commander [[Luther Smith]] died.
* [[1966]]: [[Alabama State Senate|State Senator]] [[Ryan deGraffenried Sr]] and pilot [[Bob Hoskins]] died in the [[1966 Lookout Mountain plane crash]].
* [[1930]]: Former [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen|Alderman]] and business owner [[Tom Ashford]] died.
* [[1827]]: [[St Clair County]] pioneer [[John Looney]] died in Mobile.
 
==Sports==
* [[2008]]: The 4th annual [[Mercedes Marathon|BE5K]] Run/Walk race took place downtown, beginning at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[2003]]: The 2nd annual [[Mercedes Marathon]] was held in Birmingham, Homewood and Mountain Brook.
* [[1971]]: Pitcher [[Satchel Paige]] was announced as the first Negro Leagues player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.


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February 9 in the history of the Birmingham District:

John Lytle Wilson, born February 9, 1977

Births

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Sports

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