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'''July 12''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''July 12''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2012]]: [[Kobu]], a male kori bustard, was hatched at the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
* [[2022]]: [[Chelsea]] voters [[2022 Chelsea property tax referendum|rejected]] a proposal to create a municipal property tax to fund a new school system.
* [[2009]]: Vocalist and founder of the [[Gospel Harmonettes]], [[Mildred Howard]] died in Cincinnati, Ohio.
* [[2014]]: [[Katherine Webb]] and [[A. J. McCarron]] were married in Orange Beach.
* [[2003]]: [[2003 Birmingham Steeldogs|Birmingham Steeldogs]] 42 - Columbus Wardogs 43 at Columbus.
* [[2002]]: [[Regions Bank]] purchased Brookhollow National Bank of Dallas.
* [[2002]]: [[Regions Bank]] purchased Brookhollow National Bank of Dallas.
* [[1997]]: The [[Alabama Saints]] semi-pro soccer team played Northwest Florida in [[Liberty Park]].
* [[1993]]: The helicopter carrying [[Davey Allison]] and [[Red Farmer]] crashed at [[Talladega Superspeedway]]. Allison died the next day.
* [[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]] is listed on the [[List of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[1987]]: The [[Chestnut Hill Historic District]] was listed on the [[List of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[1980]]: Aviator, explorer and inventor [[Donald Beatty]] died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1974]]: Lynyrd Skynyrd played a concert at [[Rickwood Field]].
* [[1966]]: [[Bobby Allison]] scored his first NASCAR Grand National (now Nextel Cup) victory.
* [[1963]]: The U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit ruled in [[Armstrong v. Board of Education]] that [[Birmingham City Schools]] must [[desegregation|desegregate]].
* [[1960]]: [[Alabama Development Office]] director [[Greg Canfield]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1957]]: The [[UAB School of Nursing|University Hospital School of Nursing]] was accredited.
* [[1954]]: [[Hoover Fire Department|Hoover Fire Chief]] [[Chuck Wingate]] was born.
* [[1945]]: Publication of the ''[[Birmingham News]]'', ''[[Birmingham Post]]'' and ''[[Birmingham Age-Herald]]'' was suspended due to a five-week [[1945 printers' strike|printers' strike]].  
* [[1923]]: 5 miners were killed in the [[1923 Sloss No. 1 Mine accident]].
* [[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]].
* [[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]].
* [[1902]]: The cornerstones were laid for the [[Birmingham Medical College]] and [[Hillman Hospital]].
* [[1893]]: The [[Birmingham Dental College]] was incorporated.
[[Image:Glenn Messer.jpg|right|thumb|Glenn Messer, born July 12, 1895]]
==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 Department|Hoover Fire Chief]] [[Chuck Wingate]] was born.
* [[1932]]: Olympic 400-meter gold medalist [[Otis Davis]] was born in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[1915]]: Theologian [[B. Davie Napier]] was born in Kuling, China.
* [[1895]]: Aviation pioneer [[Glenn Messer]] was born.
* [[1895]]: Aviation pioneer [[Glenn Messer]] was born.
* [[1857]]: Furniture dealer [[Rosa Zinszer]] was born in Ohio.
* [[1849]]: Educator [[William Councill]] was born on the Councill Plantation in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
==Deaths==
* [[2020]]: Truck driver and TikTok celebrity [[Steve Raley]] died in Colby, Kansas.
* [[2009]]: Vocalist and founder of the [[Gospel Harmonettes]], [[Mildred Howard]] died in Cincinnati, Ohio.
* [[1983]]: [[Irondale Police Department|Irondale Police]] officer [[Rex Winchester]] was [[List of homicides in 1983#Irondale|killed]] in the line of duty.
* [[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.
* [[1869]]: Physician and settler [[Daniel Davis]] died.
==Sports==
* [[2003]]: [[2003 Birmingham Steeldogs|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.


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July 12 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Glenn Messer, born July 12, 1895

Births

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Sports

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