December 10

December 10 in the history of the Birmingham District:

• 2022: The North Alabama Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church accepted the disaffiliation of 198 churches.
• 1950: Service on the No. 6 Pratt-Ensley streetcar line ended.
• 1948: The Newmar Theatre opened in the former Capitol Theatre location on 2nd Avenue North.
• 1925: 53 miners were killed in the 1925 Overton No. 2 Mine explosion.
• 1905: Lauderdale College in Collegeville burned.
• 1886: The Birmingham College of Business was incorporated.
• 1845: Joshua L. Martin succeeded Benjamin Fitzpatrick to become the 12th Governor of Alabama.

William Wier, born December 10, 1865

Births

• 1963: UAB Blazers basketball player Tracy Foster was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
• 1952: Optometrist Donna Matthews was born.
• 1922: Businessman and arts advocate Freeman Andress was born in Birmingham.
• 1920: Businessman William Spencer III was born in Birmingham.
• 1896: University of Alabama coach and athletic director Hank Crisp was born in Crisp, North Carolina.
• 1875: Fire Chief Alf Brown was born in Norwich, England.
• 1865: Police Chief William Wier was born in Pickens County.

Deaths

• 1971: Gymnast and columnist Victor Josselyn died.
• 1958: Former Birmingham City Commissioner Arlie Barber died.
• 1905: "Too Slick", a workhorse for the Birmingham Fire Department, suffered a fatal fall.
• 1883: Birmingham founder James Powell died in Mississippi.

Sports

• 2000: WWF Armageddon wrestling tournament was held at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center.
• 1892: The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Birmingham Athletic Club 14-0 at Lakeview Park.