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* [[1956]]: [[Frank Matthews]] was born in Ohio. | * [[1956]]: [[Frank Matthews]] was born in Ohio. | ||
* [[1932]]: Pro football player [[George Atkins]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | * [[1932]]: Pro football player [[George Atkins]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
* [[1921]]: [[Bob Sykes BBQ]] founder [[Maxine Sykes]] was born. | |||
* [[1916]]: [[Wahouma Building Supply]] founder [[Ed Sprague]] was born in [[Ensley]]. | * [[1916]]: [[Wahouma Building Supply]] founder [[Ed Sprague]] was born in [[Ensley]]. | ||
* [[1911]]: Educator [[Martha Gaskins]] was born in Oklahoma. | * [[1911]]: Educator [[Martha Gaskins]] was born in Oklahoma. | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
* [[2011]]: Former [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] assistant [[Homer Smith]] died in [[Tuscaloosa]]. | * [[2011]]: Former [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] assistant [[Homer Smith]] died in [[Tuscaloosa]]. | ||
* [[2010]]: Business college founder [[Norman Albright]] died in Decatur. | * [[2010]]: Business college founder [[Norman Albright]] died in Decatur. | ||
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April 10 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2002: Perspectives 7: Stephen Hendee opened at the Birmingham Museum of Art, curated by David Moos.
- 1965: Pizitz of Tuscaloosa announced a new store would be constructed in Alberta City.
- 1957: George Dickerson's home was destroyed by a bomb.
- 1956: Kenneth Adams, E. L. Vinson & Willis Vinson assaulted singer Nat King Cole on stage during a performance at Municipal Auditorium.
- 1949: Nine-year-old Phyllis Dean Carver was abducted outside the Ensley Theatre and raped and murdered.
- 1865: Alabama was made a military district of the United States.
Births
- 1957: Attorney and author Robert Leslie Palmer was born in California.
- 1956: Frank Matthews was born in Ohio.
- 1932: Pro football player George Atkins was born in Birmingham.
- 1921: Bob Sykes BBQ founder Maxine Sykes was born.
- 1916: Wahouma Building Supply founder Ed Sprague was born in Ensley.
- 1911: Educator Martha Gaskins was born in Oklahoma.
- 1859: Carpenter Dolphus Shields was born on a Georgia plantation.
Deaths
- 2011: Former Alabama Crimson Tide football assistant Homer Smith died in Tuscaloosa.
- 2010: Business college founder Norman Albright died in Decatur.
- 2008: Architect Helen Davis died in Birmingham.
- 1994: Southern Company CEO Alvin Vogtle died in Conyers, Georgia.
- 1961: Architect Harry Pembleton died.
- 1949: Phyllis Dean Carver was murdered.
Sports
- 2013: The Birmingham Barons opened Regions Field with a game against the Mississippi Braves.
- 2004: Birmingham Steeldogs 44, Memphis Xplorers 21
- 1994: Michael Jordan got his first hit as a Birmingham Baron, singling off Knoxville's Joe Ganote in his 8th at bat.
- 1983: Chicago Blitz 22, Birmingham Stallions 11