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'''March 6''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''March 6''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2010]]: Neurosurgeon [[Evan Zeiger, Jr]] died in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico.
* [[2009]]: The downtown [[Bromberg's]] store closed, leaving the [[Bromberg's building]] as offices for the company.
* [[2009]]: 14,723 fans attended the first games of the [[2009 Davis Cup first round tie]] at the [[BJCC]].
* 2009: The downtown [[Bromberg's]] store closed, leaving the [[Bromberg's building]] as offices for the company.
* [[2006]]: Civil Rights activist [[Anne Braden]] died in Louisville, Kentucky.
* [[2005]]: The United Universists became the [[Universist Movement]].
* [[2005]]: The United Universists became the [[Universist Movement]].
* [[1990]]: Baseball player [[Joe Sewell]] died.
* [[1982]]: Ozzy Osbourne headlined a concert at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[1970]]: Baseball player [[Bob Adams]] died.
* [[1978]]: [[Campbell Hall]] opened on the [[UAB campus]].
* [[1966]]: [[Mel Powers]] and his aunt and lover Candace Mossler were acquitted of murdering her husband in Miami, Florida.
* [[1966]]: [[Mel Powers]] and his aunt and lover Candace Mossler were acquitted of murdering her husband in Miami, Florida.
* [[1965]]: [[Joseph Ellwanger]] led a group of white civil rights protestors in a march on the Dallas County Courthouse.
* [[1965]]: [[Joseph Ellwanger]] led a group of white civil rights protestors in a march on the Dallas County Courthouse.
* 1965: [[Mayor of Columbiana]] [[Allan Lowe]] was born.
* [[1960]]: [[Martin Luther King Jr]] was featured speaker for "Men's Day" at [[New Pilgrim Baptist Church]].
* [[1957]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth|Fred]] and [[Ruby Keeler|Ruby Shuttlesworth]] [[Integration of Birmingham Terminal Station|challenged the segregation]] of the [[Birmingham Terminal Station]] waiting rooms.
* [[1957]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth|Fred]] and [[Ruby Keeler|Ruby Shuttlesworth]] [[Integration of Birmingham Terminal Station|challenged the segregation]] of the [[Birmingham Terminal Station]] waiting rooms.
* [[1907]]: The [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees]] took over sole control of Mobile's [[Medical College of Alabama]].
* [[1891]]: [[William Wier]] was promoted to Captain in the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* [[1871]]: [[Josiah Morris]], acting on behalf of the [[Elyton Land Company]], purchased [[Elyton Land Company parcel|1,113 acres]] from [[William F. Nabers|William]] and [[Elizabeth Nabers]].
* [[1821]]: The [[McCarty-Farrar Lodge No. 8|Farrar Lodge No. 41]] of [[Elyton]] was chartered.
[[Image:Sammy Lee.jpg|right|thumb|Sammy Lee, born March 6, 1956]]
==Births==
* [[1983]]: Computer programmer and reality show contestant [[Virgil Griffith]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1965]]: [[Mayor of Columbiana]] [[Allan Lowe]] was born.
* [[1961]]: Photojournalist [[Jeff Roberts]] was born.
* [[1956]]: Fisherman and radio host [[Sammy Lee]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1956]]: Fisherman and radio host [[Sammy Lee]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1950]]: Football player [[Johnny Musso]] was born.
* [[1950]]: Football player [[Johnny Musso]] was born.
* [[1916]]: Wrestling manager [[Saul Weingeroff]] was born.
* [[1885]]: [[Jefferson County Commission]] chair [[Wash Bishop]] was born.
==Deaths==
* [[2017]]: Retired NASA official and Mayor of Triana [[Clyde Foster]] died.
* [[2013]]: Restaurateur [[Giuseppe Bertolone|Giuseppe "Papa Joe" Bertolone]] died.
* [[2010]]: Neurosurgeon [[Evan Zeiger, Jr]] died in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico.
* [[2006]]: Civil Rights activist [[Anne Braden]] died in Louisville, Kentucky.
* [[1990]]: Baseball player [[Joe Sewell]] died.
* [[1970]]: Baseball player [[Bob Adams (pitcher)|Bob Adams]] died.
* [[1920]]: [[B. B. Comer|Eva Jane Comer]] died.
* [[1920]]: [[B. B. Comer|Eva Jane Comer]] died.
* [[1919]]: Former Secretary of the Navy [[Hilary Herbert]] died in Tampa, Florida.
* [[1919]]: Former Secretary of the Navy [[Hilary Herbert]] died in Tampa, Florida.
* [[1891]]: [[William Wier]] was promoted to Captain in the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
 
* [[1871]]: [[Josiah Morris]], acting on behalf of the [[Elyton Land Company]], purchased [[Elyton Land Company parcel|1,113 acres]] from [[William F. Nabers|William]] and [[Elizabeth Nabers]].
==Sports==
* [[1821]]: The [[McCarty-Farrar Lodge No. 8|Farrar Lodge No. 41]] of [[Elyton]] was chartered.  
* [[2009]]: 14,723 fans attended the first games of the [[2009 Davis Cup first round tie]] at the [[BJCC]].
* [[2002]]: The [[2001-02 UAB Blazers men's basketball team]] ended its 13-17 season with a first round loss to South Florida in the Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky.


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March 6 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Sammy Lee, born March 6, 1956

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