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'''August 7''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''August 7''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2008]]: Longtime [[Legion Field]] announcer [[Simpson Pepper]] died.
* [[2015]]: The [[Birmingham City Council]] voted 7-1 to raise its total compensation from $25,000 a year to $50,000 in 2017.
* [[2006]]: The [[Cooper Green Housing Community]] first phase of renovation was awarded to Wild Building Contractors of Morristown, Tennessee.
* [[2006]]: The [[Cooper Green Housing Community]] first phase of renovation was awarded to Wild Building Contractors of Morristown, Tennessee.
* 2006: [[Birmingham Zoo]]'s male reticulated giraffe [[Rowan]] was born.
* [[2001]]: A planned [[List of concerts at Legion Field|stadium concert]] by N'Sync at [[Legion Field]] was canceled due to inclement weather.
* 2006: [[Birmingham Zoo]]'s male cheetah [[Buster]] died.
* [[1997]]: [[Carpenetti's Pizzeria]] in [[Moody]] opened.
* [[1998]]: Musician, bandleader and insurance executive [[Joe Giattina]] died.
* [[1975]]: Jethro Tull headlined a concert at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[1983]]: [[UAB]] and pro football player [[Darrell Hackney]] was born in Atlanta.
* [[1968]]: The new [[Tutwiler Hall (1968)|Tutwiler Hall]] dormitory at the [[University of Alabama]] was dedicated.
* [[1900]]: The [[1900 Peters Cartidge Co. Tournament]] trap-shooting competition began in [[Birmingham]].
 
[[Image:Marguerite Johnston Barnes.jpg|right|thumb|Marguerite Johnston Barnes, born August 7, 1917]]
==Births==
* [[2006]]: [[Birmingham Zoo]]'s male reticulated giraffe [[Rowan]] was born.
* [[1993]]: Law student and [[Birmingham City Council]] member [[Crystal Smitherman]] was born.
* [[1983]]: [[UAB]] and pro football player [[Darrell Hackney]] was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
* [[1977]]: Artist and musician [[Spencer Shoults]] was born in Meridian, Mississippi.
* [[1948]]: Judge [[John Amari]] was born in [[Roebuck]].
* [[1948]]: Judge [[John Amari]] was born in [[Roebuck]].
* [[1937]]: Physicist and [[Talladega College]] president [[Joseph Gayles Jr]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1925]]: Judge [[Helen Nies]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1917]]: Journalist and author [[Marguerite Johnston Barnes]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1917]]: Journalist and author [[Marguerite Johnston Barnes]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1895]]: [[Henry M. Caldwell]], president of the [[Elyton Land Company]], died in Birmingham.
* [[1914]]: Educator and bookseller [[Anna Praytor]] was born in Birmingham.
 
==Deaths==
* [[2015]]: [[Milo's Hamburgers]] co-founder [[Bea Carlton]] died.
* [[2008]]: Longtime [[Legion Field]] announcer [[Simpson Pepper]] died.
* [[2007]]: Former [[Auburn University]] [[Auburn University#Presidents|president]] [[William F. Walker]] died.
* [[2006]]: [[Birmingham Zoo]]'s male cheetah [[Buster]] died.
* [[1998]]: Musician, bandleader and insurance executive [[Joe Giattina]] died.
* [[1988]]: Industrialist [[Kirkman O'Neal]] died.
* [[1996]]: Judge [[Helen Nies]] died on her 71st birthday.
* [[1944]]: Lieutenant Commander [[Joseph Eaton Jr]] was shot down over Belgium.
* [[1895]]: [[Henry M. Caldwell]], president of the [[Elyton Land Company]], died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1882]]: Sailor, banker and industrialist [[Charles Linn]] died in [[Birmingham]].


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August 7 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Marguerite Johnston Barnes, born August 7, 1917

Births

Deaths

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