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'''December 14''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''December 14''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2020]]: [[Paul's Hot Dogs]] moved from [[Trussville Shopping Center]] to [[Clay Marketplace]].
* [[2019]]:
** [[Thank You Books]] opened at [[Crestwood Village]] shopping center.
** Birmingham was represented in the [[State of Alabama Bicentennial]] celebration that took place in Montgomery.
* [[2007]]: [[David Cutcliffe]] was hired as the head football coach at Duke University.
* [[2007]]: [[David Cutcliffe]] was hired as the head football coach at Duke University.
* [[2005]]: The sign on the [[City Federal Building]] was re-lit after being refurbished.
* [[2005]]: The sign on the [[City Federal Building]] was re-lit after being refurbished.
* [[1991]]: Former [[Birmingham Zoo]] gorilla [[Husani]] was born at the Bronx Zoo.
* [[1979]]: The [[McAdory Building]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham|National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[1979]]: The [[McAdory Building]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham|National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[1964]]: The Supreme Court ruled in ''Katzenbach v. McClung'' that [[Ollie's Barbecue]] was subject to the public accommodations clause of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].
* [[1964]]: The Supreme Court ruled in ''[[Katzenbach v. McClung]]'' that [[Ollie's Barbecue]] was subject to the public accommodations clause of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].
* [[1962]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was [[List of racially-motivated bombings|bombed]] for a third time.
* [[1962]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was [[List of racially-motivated bombings|bombed]] for a third time.
* [[1904]]: The [[William Elias B. Davis statue]] was dedicated at [[Capitol Park]].
* [[1904]]: The [[William Elias B. Davis statue]] was dedicated at [[Capitol Park]].
* [[1891]]: Samuel Gompers presided ove the [[1891 AFL Convention|11th Annual Convention of the American Federation of Labor]] at [[Erswell's Hall]] in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1891]]: Samuel Gompers presided over the [[1891 AFL Convention|11th Annual Convention of the American Federation of Labor]] at [[Erswell's Hall]] in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1881]]: [[W. F. Orr]] leased property on [[1st Avenue North]] for a livery stable.
* [[1881]]: [[W. F. Orr]] leased property on [[1st Avenue North]] for a livery stable.
* [[1819]]: The State of [[Alabama]] was admitted into the United States of America.
* [[1819]]: [[Alabama]] was admitted into the United States of America as the 22nd state.


[[Image:Willie Perry interviewed.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Willie Perry, born December 14, 1940]]
[[Image:Willie Perry interviewed.jpg|right|thumb|Willie Perry, born December 14, 1940]]
==Births==
==Births==
* [[1993]]: [[Birmingham Legion FC]] forward [[Femi Hollinger-Janzen]] was born in Cotonou, Benin.
* [[1991]]: Former [[Birmingham Zoo]] gorilla [[Husani]] was born at the Bronx Zoo.
* [[1965]]: [[New Pilgrim Baptist Church]] pastor [[James Brooks]] was born in Richmond, Kentucky.
* [[1956]]: Football coach [[Tony Nathan]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1956]]: Football coach [[Tony Nathan]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1951]]: Pianist [[Walter Knapp]] was born in Tampa, Florida.
* [[1940]]: [[Willie Perry]], the Batman of Birmingham, was born.
* [[1940]]: [[Willie Perry]], the Batman of Birmingham, was born.


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
* [[2015]]: Former [[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)|Birmingham Bulls]] coach [[Glen Sonmor]] died in Paris, Ontario.
* [[2014]]: Chef, food stylist and drummer [[Tonya West]] died.
* [[2014]]: Chef, food stylist and drummer [[Tonya West]] died.
* [[2001]]: Attorney [[Orzell Billingsley]] died at [[Princeton Hospital]].
* [[2001]]: Attorney [[Orzell Billingsley]] died at [[Princeton Hospital]].
* [[1963]]: Blues singer [[Dinah Washington]] died in Detroit, Michigan.
* [[1963]]: Blues singer [[Dinah Washington]] died in Detroit, Michigan.
* [[1931]]: Former governor [[William Jelks]] died in Eufaula.
* [[1931]]: Former [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[William Jelks]] died in Eufaula.
* [[1928]]: [[Hueytown]] namesake [[Jesse Huey]] died.
* [[1928]]: [[Hueytown]] namesake [[Jesse Huey]] died.
* [[1895]]: [[Lizzie Durr]] was [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1895|shot to death]] by police officer [[J. Nathan Byers]].


==Sports==
==Sports==
* [[1989]]: Patty Moise ran the record closed course run for a female at 216.607 mph at [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
* [[1989]]: Patty Moise ran the record closed course run for a female at 216.607 mph at [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
[[Category:December dates|14]]
[[Category:December dates|14]]
* [[1940]]: The second annual [[Steel City Classic]] pitted All-Star teams from Black high schools at [[Legion Field]].

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December 14 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Willie Perry, born December 14, 1940

Births

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