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* [[2011]]: Judge [[Ira De Ment]] died in Montgomery. | * [[2011]]: Judge [[Ira De Ment]] died in Montgomery. | ||
* 2011: Football coach [[Jim Currier]] died in Birmingham. | * 2011: Football coach [[Jim Currier]] died in Birmingham. | ||
* 2011: Former NFL center [[Forrest Blue]] died in Carmichael, California. | |||
* [[2005]]: [[Brandee Skinner]]'s BMW plunged into the [[Cahaba River]], killing her two children. | * [[2005]]: [[Brandee Skinner]]'s BMW plunged into the [[Cahaba River]], killing her two children. | ||
* [[1992]]: Pro football Hall of Famer [[Buck Buchanan]] died. | * [[1992]]: Pro football Hall of Famer [[Buck Buchanan]] died. | ||
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July 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2010: Floyd & Beasley Transfer closed.
- 2008: Birmingham Airport Authority approved renaming the airport for Fred Shuttlesworth.
- 2007: Demolition of the 1917 Birmingham News building began.
- 2005: The Birmingham Steeldogs won 23-20 on the road against the South Georgia Wildcats.
- 2001: Bank marketing consulting firm Bancography was founded.
- 1976: Black Creek Bridge in Fultondale was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
- 1961: First Lutheran Church named Reverend Martin A. Buerger as pastor.
- 1932: Satchel Paige pitched his first no-hitter in the Negro League.
- 1903: The National Weather Bureau established a full-time "First Order" Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham
- 1889: The Birmingham Athletic Club was incorporated "for the encouragement of manly sports and promotion of physical culture."
Births and deaths
- 2012: Master engraver Harald Herglotz died in Tuscaloosa.
- 2011: Judge Ira De Ment died in Montgomery.
- 2011: Football coach Jim Currier died in Birmingham.
- 2011: Former NFL center Forrest Blue died in Carmichael, California.
- 2005: Brandee Skinner's BMW plunged into the Cahaba River, killing her two children.
- 1992: Pro football Hall of Famer Buck Buchanan died.
- 1970: Former Wake Forest football coach Peahead Walker died.
- 1956: Linebacker Rich Wingo was born in Elkhart, Indiana.
- 1937: Soccer coach Ray Woodard was born.
- 1934: Judge Tennant Smallwood was born.
- 1932: Charles Gratton, proprietor of the downtown Green Acres Cafe, was born.
- 1913: Mayor George Seibels was born in Coronado, California.
- 1845: Former Howard College President Benjamin Frankin Riley was born in Pineville.