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


* [[2019]]: The [[Birmingham Committee for Truth and Reconciliation]] hosted the [[2019 Conversation with Dr Angela Davis‎]] at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[2010]]: The new [[Gardendale High School]] opened.
* [[2010]]: The new [[Gardendale High School]] opened.
* 2010: [[WENN-FM]] was relaunched as a neo-soul station at [[FM 101.9]].
* 2010: [[WENN-FM]] was relaunched as a neo-soul station at [[FM 101.9]].
* 2010: [[Kenneth Livesay]] was sentenced to 5 months in prison for his role in [[HealthSouth]]'s accounting fraud scandal.
* 2010: [[Kenneth Livesay]] was sentenced to 5 months in prison for his role in [[HealthSouth]]'s accounting fraud scandal.
* [[2008]]: Civil Rights leader [[James Orange]] died in Atlanta.
* [[2008]]: The [[Hoover Crescent Islamic Center]] held its grand opening open house.
* 2008: Former insurance executive and [[Mountain Brook]] mayor [[Lee McGriff]] died in Birmingham.
* 2008: The [[Hoover Crescent Islamic Center]] held its grand opening open house.
* [[2007]]: [[Compass Bank]] announced that it was being acquired by Spain's BBVA.
* [[2007]]: [[Compass Bank]] announced that it was being acquired by Spain's BBVA.
* 2007: Environmentalist [[Mary Burks]] died.
* [[2006]]: Elephant [[Bulwagi]] debuted at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
* [[2006]]: Elephant [[Bulwagi]] debuted at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
* [[1985]]: The [[Birmingham Stallions]] lost their first exhibition game to the Houston Gamblers at [[Legion Field]].
* [[1968]]: The nation's first 911 call was taken in [[Haleyville]].
* [[1981]]: The New York Yankees traded [[Rafael Santana]] to St Louis for George Frazier.
* [[1952]]: First baseman [[Norm Zauchin]] married the former [[Janet Zauchin|Janet Mooney]], whom he had met by running into her chasing a foul ball into the stands at [[Rickwood Field]].
* [[1968]]: The nation's first 911 call was taken in [[Haleyville]] [http://www.911dispatch.com/911/history/haleyville_album.html].
* [[1945]]: The [[Galax Theater]] was damaged by fire.
* [[1944]]: The [[Medical College of Alabama]] Building Commission selected [[Birmingham]] as the site of its expanded four-year program.
* [[1938]]: The first families began moving into the [[Smithfield Court]] public housing project.
* [[1935]]: [[Gertrude Stein]] arrived in Birmingham during a tour of the United States.
* [[1897]]: The Town of [[Vincent]] was chartered.
* [[1895]]: The [[Flag of Alabama]] was adopted.
* [[1889]]: [[Birmingham]] purchased 80 acres for [[Red Mountain Cemetery]] (now [[Lane Park]])
 
[[Image:George Bowman.jpg|right|thumb|George Bowman, born February 16, 1948]]
==Births==
* [[1955]]: Attorney [[Bradley Byrne]] was born in Mobile.
* [[1955]]: Attorney [[Bradley Byrne]] was born in Mobile.
* [[1952]]: Outfielder [[Jerry Hairston]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1952]]: Outfielder [[Jerry Hairston]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* 1952: First baseman [[Norm Zauchin]] married the former [[Janet Zauchin|Janet Mooney]], whom he had met by running into her chasing a foul ball into the stands at [[Rickwood Field]].
* [[1948]]: [[Jefferson County Commission]]er [[George Bowman]] was born in South Carolina.
* [[1948]]: [[Jefferson County Commission]]er [[George Bowman]] was born in South Carolina.
* [[1945]]: The [[Galax Theater]] was damaged by fire.
* [[1939]]: Football coach [[Jim Currier]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1866]]: Baptist minister [[Charles Fisher]] was born in St Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
 
==Deaths==
* [[2019]]: Grocer and CEO [[Anthony Bruno]] died.
* [[2008]]: Civil Rights leader [[James Orange]] died in Atlanta.
* 2008: Former insurance executive and [[Mountain Brook]] mayor [[Lee McGriff]] died in Birmingham.
* [[2007]]: Environmentalist [[Mary Burks]] died.
* [[1944]]: Inventor [[Miller Reese Hutchison]] died in New York.
* [[1944]]: Inventor [[Miller Reese Hutchison]] died in New York.
* [[1939]]: Football coach [[Jim Currier]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1923]]: Developer [[N. F. Thompson]] died in Baltimore, Maryland.
* [[1897]]: The Town of [[Vincent]] was chartered.
* [[1852]]: [[Emelie Linn]] died during the birth of her son, [[Edward Linn|Edward]].
* [[1895]]: The [[Flag of Alabama]] was adopted.
 
==Sports==
* [[2014]]: Mark Chepses of West Des Moines, Iowa won the [[Mercedes Marathon]] with a time of 2:20:36
* [[1985]]: The [[Birmingham Stallions]] lost their first exhibition game to the Houston Gamblers at [[Legion Field]].
* [[1981]]: The New York Yankees traded [[Rafael Santana]] to St Louis for George Frazier.


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February 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:

George Bowman, born February 16, 1948

Births

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Sports

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