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* [[1932]]: Olympic 400-meter gold medalist [[Otis Davis]] was born in [[Tuscaloosa]]. | * [[1932]]: Olympic 400-meter gold medalist [[Otis Davis]] was born in [[Tuscaloosa]]. | ||
* [[1895]]: Aviation pioneer [[Glenn Messer]] was born. | * [[1895]]: Aviation pioneer [[Glenn Messer]] was born. | ||
* [[1849]]: Educator [[William Councill]] was born on the Councill Plantation in Fayetteville, North Carolina. | |||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
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July 12 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2014: Katherine Webb and A. J. McCarron were married in Orange Beach.
- 2002: Regions Bank purchased Brookhollow National Bank of Dallas.
- 1993: The helicopter carrying Davey Allison and Red Farmer crashed at Talladega Superspeedway. Allison died the next day.
- 1988: Roosevelt City residents voted 718-404 to be annexed into Birmingham.
- 1987: The Chestnut Hill Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1974: Lynyrd Skynyrd played a concert at Rickwood Field.
- 1963: The U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit ruled in Armstrong v. Board of Education that Birmingham City Schools must desegregate.
- 1957: The University Hospital School of Nursing was accredited.
- 1945: Publication of the Birmingham News, Birmingham Post and Birmingham Age-Herald was suspended due to a five-week printers' strike.
- 1923: 5 miners were killed in the 1923 Sloss No. 1 Mine accident.
- 1915: Minister and anti-war protester B. Davie Napier was born.
- 1906: A crowd of 2,000 attended the opening of the Ensley Library.
- 1902: The cornerstones were laid for the Birmingham Medical College and Hillman Hospital.
- 1893: The Birmingham Dental College was incorporated.
Births
- 2012: Kobu, a male kori bustard, was hatched at the Birmingham Zoo.
- 1960: Alabama Development Office director Greg Canfield was born in Birmingham.
- 1954: Hoover Fire Chief Chuck Wingate was born.
- 1932: Olympic 400-meter gold medalist Otis Davis was born in Tuscaloosa.
- 1895: Aviation pioneer Glenn Messer was born.
- 1849: Educator William Councill was born on the Councill Plantation in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Deaths
- 2009: Vocalist and founder of the Gospel Harmonettes, Mildred Howard died in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- 1980: Aviator, explorer and inventor Donald Beatty died in Birmingham.
- 1923: 5 miners were killed in the 1923 Sloss No. 1 Mine accident.
- 1869: Physician and settler Daniel Davis died.
Sports
- 2003: Birmingham Steeldogs 42 - Columbus Wardogs 43 at Columbus, Georgia.
- 1997: The Alabama Saints semi-pro soccer team played Northwest Florida in Liberty Park.
- 1966: Bobby Allison scored his first NASCAR Grand National (now Nextel Cup) victory.