February 27
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February 27 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 1983: Redmont Hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1968: The first officials of Roosevelt City were sworn in to office.
- 1950: Archer Howard Hill killed a bull elephant with a bow and arrow for his film Tembo.
- 1906: 12 miners were killed in the 1906 Little Cahaba Mine explosion.
- 1901: The Alabama Department of Archives and History was created by state law.
Births
- 1970: Deborah Vance, television reporter and Larry Langford's chief of staff, was born in Miami, Florida.
- 1929: ASFA director and arts critic James Nelson was born in Norway, Michigan.
- 1925: Rock and Roll pioneer Hardrock Gunter was born in Birmingham.
- 1886: Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black was born in Wilcox County.
Deaths
- 2016: Artist Longin Soverow died.
- 2009: Former BSC professor and Baileyton mayor Paul Bailey died.
- 2008: Bishop Ruby Kile died.
- 1995: Engineer Amasa Smith Sr died.
- 1983: Art and antique dealer Malcolm McRae was shot to death.
- 1978: Birmingham Zoo hippopotamus Simsooty died.
- 1954: Restaurateur Mansion Joe (Joy Young) died.
- 1945: Medal of Honor recipient Ross Gray was killed in action on Iwo Jima.
- 1906: 12 miners were killed in the 1906 Little Cahaba Mine explosion.
Gallery
Roosevelt City officials being sworn in on February 27, 1968
Hugo Black, born February 27, 1886
