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'''February 10''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | '''February 10''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | ||
*[[ | * [[2024]]: [[Alexis Kimbrough]] opened [[Herban Soul Café]] in the [[Woodlawn Marketplace]]. | ||
*[[ | * [[2003]]: "European Masterpieces: Six Centuries of Paintings from the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia" opened at the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]. | ||
*[[ | * [[1901]]: [[Ensley Highlands Presbyterian Church]] was organized. | ||
*[[1957]]: State Auditor [[Samantha Shaw]] was born. | * [[1899]]: Temperatures plunged and [[List of snowfalls|10 inches of snow]] fell on [[Birmingham]]. | ||
*[[1950]]: Folk artist [[Lonnie Holley]] was born. | * [[1887]]: The [[Alabama State Legislature]] passed a local prohibition law forbidding the sale of liquor within 1 1/2 miles of [[Avondale Springs]] (but not applicable to incorporated areas of [[Birmingham]]). | ||
[[Image:Lonnie Holley.jpg|right|thumb|Lonnie Holley, born February 10, 1950]] | |||
==Births== | |||
* [[1987]]: [[UAB Blazers]] assistant basketball coach [[Kevin Devitt]] was born in Chicago, Illinois. | |||
* [[1982]]: Soccer player [[Cat Whitehill]] was born. | |||
* [[1957]]: State Auditor [[Samantha Shaw]] was born. | |||
* [[1950]]: Folk artist [[Lonnie Holley]] was born. | |||
* [[1921]]: Blues and boogie-woogie pianist [[Big Joe Duskin]] was born. | |||
* [[1892]]: Surveyor and cartographer [[Bethel Whitson]] was born in Nashville, Tennessee. | |||
==Deaths== | |||
* [[2009]]: Businessman [[Kirkwood Balton]] died. | |||
* [[2007]]: Country guitarist [[Johnny Mack Gore]] died. | |||
* [[2001]]: [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn football star]] [[Gump Ariail]] died in Fayetteville, North Carolina. | |||
* [[1994]]: Jazz musician [[Henry Blankenship]] died. | |||
* [[1949]]: Mining engineer [[John Henry Adams]] died. | |||
* [[1925]]: Physician, inventor and poet [[Orion Dozier]] died. | |||
* [[1875]]: [[Eliza Linn|Eliza Jane Linn]] died. | |||
==Sports== | |||
* [[2019]]: The [[Birmingham Iron]] shut out the Memphis Express 26-0 in their debut at [[Legion Field]]. | |||
* [[2008]]: Gilbert Kiptoo of Kenya won the 7th annual [[Mercedes Marathon]] with a time of 2:23:18. | |||
* [[2002]]: Elly Rono of Kenya won the inaugural [[Mercedes Marathon]] with a time of 2:21:00. | |||
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February 10 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2024: Alexis Kimbrough opened Herban Soul Café in the Woodlawn Marketplace.
- 2003: "European Masterpieces: Six Centuries of Paintings from the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia" opened at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
- 1901: Ensley Highlands Presbyterian Church was organized.
- 1899: Temperatures plunged and 10 inches of snow fell on Birmingham.
- 1887: The Alabama State Legislature passed a local prohibition law forbidding the sale of liquor within 1 1/2 miles of Avondale Springs (but not applicable to incorporated areas of Birmingham).
Births
- 1987: UAB Blazers assistant basketball coach Kevin Devitt was born in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1982: Soccer player Cat Whitehill was born.
- 1957: State Auditor Samantha Shaw was born.
- 1950: Folk artist Lonnie Holley was born.
- 1921: Blues and boogie-woogie pianist Big Joe Duskin was born.
- 1892: Surveyor and cartographer Bethel Whitson was born in Nashville, Tennessee.
Deaths
- 2009: Businessman Kirkwood Balton died.
- 2007: Country guitarist Johnny Mack Gore died.
- 2001: Auburn football star Gump Ariail died in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
- 1994: Jazz musician Henry Blankenship died.
- 1949: Mining engineer John Henry Adams died.
- 1925: Physician, inventor and poet Orion Dozier died.
- 1875: Eliza Jane Linn died.
Sports
- 2019: The Birmingham Iron shut out the Memphis Express 26-0 in their debut at Legion Field.
- 2008: Gilbert Kiptoo of Kenya won the 7th annual Mercedes Marathon with a time of 2:23:18.
- 2002: Elly Rono of Kenya won the inaugural Mercedes Marathon with a time of 2:21:00.