February 15

February 15 in the history of the Birmingham District:

• 2017: Birmingham signed a Sister City agreement with Kingston, Jamaica.
• 2017: The first vendors in the Pizitz Food Hall opened for business.
• 2008: New Hope Baptist Church pastor Gregory Clarke began serving a 21 month sentence for filing false tax returns.
• 2006: Kwanzaa the lion went on exhibit at the Birmingham Zoo.
• 1958: The 1958 Salute to Italy came to a close.
• 1953: The new building for St Theresa Catholic Church in Leeds was dedicated.
• 1876: Charles Hooper married Carrie Lee Harrell in Blount County.
• 1859: James Luckie married Eliza Fielder in Newton County, Georgia.

Carlton Molesworth, born February 15, 1876

Births

• 2009: Edward, a Baringo giraffe, was born at the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, Missouri.
• 1981: Birmingham Federation of Teachers president Richard Franklin was born in Birmingham.
• 1963: Siberian tigers Olga and Ivan were born at the Birmingham Zoo.
• 1949: Activist, police officer and minister Gwendolyn Webb was born in Birmingham.
• 1922: Roosevelt City mayor Freddie Rogers was born in Sumter County.
• 1893: Architect Charles McCauley was born in Chicago, Illinois.
• 1876: Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame player/manager Carlton Molesworth was born in Frederick, Maryland.

Deaths

• 2023: Auto mechanic and watchmaker Daniel Bailey died.
• 2022: Shelby County District Court judge Danny Crowson died.
• 2022: Teacher Nena Biddle died.
• 2013: Attorney and former EWTN CEO Bill Steltemeier died.
• 2006: Former 6th Avenue Baptist Church pastor John Porter died.
• 1997: Alabama Supreme Court justice Oscar Adams Jr died.
• 1949: Artist William Parish died in San Diego, California.

Sports

• 2008: Joey Jones was announced as the first head football coach for South Alabama.
• 1956: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City A's cancelled an exhibition at Rickwood Field due to segregation ordinances.