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'''December 16''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''December 16''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2019]]: The permanent building for the [[Church of the Highlands]] [[Fultondale]] campus opened.
* [[2014]]: [[Little Italy's Pies & Pints]] opened in [[5 Points South]].
* [[2008]]: Fire heavily damaged the former [[Bibb County Junior High School]] in [[Centreville]].
* [[2008]]: Fire heavily damaged the former [[Bibb County Junior High School]] in [[Centreville]].
* [[2005]]: Grocer [[J. D. Hill, Jr]] died.
* [[2003]]: [[Margaret Tutwiler]] became Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the U.S. State Department.
* [[2003]]: [[Margaret Tutwiler]] became Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the U. S. State Department.
* [[2000]]: Eleven people were killed by the [[2000 Tuscaloosa tornado]].
* [[1999]]: [[Pelham Prowlers]] won 7-5 at Jacksonville Hammerheads.
* [[1989]]: Circuit Court Judge [[Robert Vance]] was killed by a mail bomb.
* [[1989]]: Circuit Court Judge [[Robert Vance]] was killed by a mail bomb.
* [[1985]]: [[Robert Slaughter]] was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the U.S. Army Reserve.
* [[1944]]: Labor leader [[Asa Trammell]] was wounded in action in Europe during World War II.
* [[1944]]: Labor leader [[Asa Trammell]] was wounded in action in Europe during World War II.
* [[1907]]: 57 miners were killed in the [[1907 Yolande Mine explosion]].
* [[1898]]: President William McKinley [[List of Presidential visits|visited]] [[Tuskegee Institute]] at the invitation of [[Booker T. Washington]].
* [[1887]]: The [[New York Model Bakery]] opened on [[22nd Street South]].
* [[1864]]: Major [[Edmund Rucker]] was wounded and captured by Union forces at the Battle of Nashville.
* [[1847]]: [[Reuben Chapman]] succeeded [[Joshua L. Martin]] as [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]].
[[Image:Eleanor Bridges 1953.jpg|right|thumb|Elenaor Bridges, born December 16, 1899]]
==Births==
* [[1987]]: [[2011 Birmingham Barons]] pitcher [[Hector Santiago]] was born in Newark, New Jersey.
* [[1980]]: [[Josh Vasa]] was born in Raleigh, North Carolina.
* [[1940]]: Alabama legislator [[John Rogers]] was born.
* [[1940]]: Alabama legislator [[John Rogers]] was born.
* [[1936]]: [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]/NFL center [[Jackie Burkett]] was born in [[Thorsby]].
* [[1921]]: [[Birmingham Black Barons]] star [[Frank Evans (baseball)|Frank Evans]] was born in Linden, Marengo County.
* [[1899]]: Artist and civic activist [[Eleanor Bridges]] was born in Columbus, Georgia.
* [[1864]]: [[Buffalo Rock]] founder [[Sid Lee]] was born in Monroe County, Mississippi.
* [[1855]]: Retailer, insurance executive and civic leader [[Simon Klotz]] was born in Nancy, France.
==Deaths==
* [[2020]]: Marketing professional and former [[Miss Alabama]] [[Jana McEachern]] died.
* [[2005]]: Grocer [[J. D. Hill]] died.
* [[2000]]: Eleven people were killed by the [[2000 Tuscaloosa tornado]].
* [[1996]]: Attorney and former [[Birmingham City Council]] member [[Arthur Shores]] died.
* [[1989]]: Circuit Court Judge [[Robert Vance]] was killed by a mail bomb.
* [[1907]]: 57 miners were killed in the [[1907 Yolande Mine explosion]].
* [[1907]]: 57 miners were killed in the [[1907 Yolande Mine explosion]].
* [[1875]]: [[Alabama A&M University|Alabama A&M College]] was established.
 
* [[1864]]: [[Buffalo Rock]] founder [[Sid Lee]] was born in Monroe County, Mississippi.
==Sports==
* [[1847]]: [[Reuben Chapman]] succeeded [[Joshua L. Martin]] as [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]].
* [[1999]]: [[Pelham Prowlers]] won 7-5 at Jacksonville Hammerheads.


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December 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Elenaor Bridges, born December 16, 1899

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