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


* [[2013]]: Birmingham attorney [[Jim Porter]] became president of the National Rifle Association.
* [[2010]]: The replacement [[Erwin High School]] was officially renamed [[Center Point High School]].
* [[2010]]: The replacement [[Erwin High School]] was officially renamed [[Center Point High School]].
* [[2009]]: Former [[Birmingham City Council]] president [[Nina Miglionico]] died.
* [[2007]]: Blues and boogie-woogie pianist [[Big Joe Duskin]] died.
* [[2006]]: Manager [[Chris Chron]] removed the [[2006 Birmingham Barons|Birmingham Barons]] from a game against the Jacksonville Suns which was interrupted by two bench-clearing brawls.
*2006: The 20th annual [[We Love Homewood Day]] was held.
*2006: The 20th annual [[We Love Homewood Day]] was held.
* [[2005]]: [[Birmingham]] and Plzeň, Czech Republic signed a [[List of Birmingham's sister cities|Sister City]] agreement in Plzeň's Obradni sin (City Hall).
* [[2005]]: [[Birmingham]] signed a [[Birmingham Sister Cities|Sister City]] agreement with [[Plzeň, Czech Republic]] in in Plzeň's Obradni sin (City Hall).
* [[1972]]: Black Oak Arkansas headlined a concert at the [[Birmingham International Raceway]].
* [[1967]]: The [[Japanese Garden]] at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] opened to the public as part of the [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] [[Salute to Japan (1967)|Salute to Japan]].
* [[1967]]: The [[Japanese Garden]] at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] opened to the public as part of the [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] [[Salute to Japan (1967)|Salute to Japan]].
* 1967: An [[1967 West End tornado|F2 tornado]] caused significant damage to [[West End]].
* [[1957]]: [[Vestavia Hills Baptist Church]] was organized.
* [[1896]]: [[Daniel Greene]] married the former [[Margaret Greene|Margaret Jordan Morrow]]
[[Image:Willie Mays.jpg|right|thumb|Willie Mays, born May 6, 1931]]
==Births==
* [[1968]]: Actress [[Tyler Layton]] was born.
* [[1955]]: Author and poet [[Debra Ghigna]] was born.
* [[1955]]: Author and poet [[Debra Ghigna]] was born.
* [[1934]]: Senator [[Richard Shelby]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1954]]: Judge [[Joseph Boohaker]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1931]]: Hall of Fame outfielder [[Willie Mays]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1950]]: Poet and playwright [[Tom Huey]] was born.
* [[1934]]: Senator [[Richard Shelby]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1931]]: Hall of Fame outfielder [[Willie Mays]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1927]]: [[B. J. Baker]] was born Betty Jane Phillips in Birmingham.
* [[1920]]: Playwright [[William Berney (playwright)|William Berney]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1913]]: Labor organizer and Communist political activist [[Angelo Herndon]] was born in Wyoming, Ohio.
* [[1907]]: Major League pitcher [[Ivy Andrews]] was born in [[Dora]].
* [[1907]]: Major League pitcher [[Ivy Andrews]] was born in [[Dora]].
* [[1896]]: [[Daniel Greene]] married the former [[Margaret Greene|Margaret Jordan Morrow]]
* [[1880]]: [[Ku Klux Klan]] leader [[William Simmons]] was born in [[Harpersville]].
* [[1880]]: [[Ku Klux Klan]] leader [[William Simmons]] was born in [[Harpersville]].
* [[1862]]: United States Senator [[Oscar Underwood]] was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
* [[1862]]: United States Senator [[Oscar Underwood]] was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
* [[1858]]: Investor [[Zachariah Nabers Jr]] was born in Carrollton, Pickens County.
==Deaths==
* [[2012]]: Actor [[George Lindsey]] died.
* [[2009]]: Former [[Birmingham City Council]] president [[Nina Miglionico]] died.
* [[2007]]: Blues and boogie-woogie pianist [[Big Joe Duskin]] died.
* [[1985]]: [[Veterans Day]] founder [[Raymond Weeks]] died.
* [[1973]]: Artist and interior designer [[Harry Hawkins]] died.
* [[1967]]: Elephant keeper [[John Todd]] died.
* [[1928]]: [[Myrtle Bicknell]], the "Four Legged Girl", died in Cleburne, Texas.
==Sports==
* [[2006]]: Manager [[Chris Chron]] removed the [[2006 Birmingham Barons|Birmingham Barons]] from a game against the Jacksonville Suns which was interrupted by two bench-clearing brawls.
* [[2012]]: Brad Keselowski won the [[Aaron's 499]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]].


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