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August 13 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2007: The Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission denied a rezoning request on behalf of the Ismaili Center.
- 1987: The Alabama State Legislature created the Alabama Men's Hall of Fame.
- 1912: 18 miners were killed in the 1912 Abernant Mine explosion.
Births
- 1990: Poet Ashley Jones was born in Birmingham.
- 1990: Basketball player DeMarcus Cousins was born in Mobile.
- 1981: Musician and barber Dan Sartain was born in Birmingham.
- 1973: Running back Sherman Williams was born in Mobile.
- 1950: Educator Freeman Hrabowski was born in Birmingham.
- 1947: Banker Dowd Ritter was born.
- 1945: Physician C. Paul Perry was born.
- 1937: Judge Charles Crowder was born.
- 1913: Attorney Matt H. Murphy was born.
- 1896: Aviator and publisher Asa Rountree Jr was born in Birmingham.
- 1881: Alabama Power Company president Thomas Martin was born in Scottsboro, Jackson County
- 1854: Sixth Avenue Baptist Church pastor J. Q. A. Wilhite was born in Louisville, Kentucky
Deaths
- 1992: Driver Clifford Allison died in a single car crash at the Michigan International Speedway.
- 1986: Makeup artist Way Bandy died in New York, New York.
- 1979: Radio critic Ben Gross died.
- 1912: 18 miners were killed in the 1912 Abernant Mine explosion.
Sports
- 1992: Driver Clifford Allison died in a single car crash at the Michigan International Speedway.
- 1966: The AFL's New York Jets defeated the Houston Oilers 16-10 in an exhibition game at Legion Field.