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[[File:Sun Ra at the Nick.jpg|right|thumb|Sun Ra at the Nick, February 23, 1988. Photo by Craig Legg]]
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'''February 23''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''February 23''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
* [[1998]]: [[Luka]] was fired by [[WRAX|The X]].
* [[1988]]: [[Sun Ra]] performed at [[The Nick]]
* [[1953]]: The City of [[Alabaster]] was incorporated.
* [[1948]]: [[Marvin Engel]] married [[Ruth Engel|Ruth Salomon]].
* [[1942]]: [[Ensley Community House]] was dedicated.
* [[1932]]: The [[Periclean Club]] hosted a reading by Harlem poet Langston Hughes at [[First Congregational Christian Church]] for opening night of "Negro Authors Week."
* [[1906]]: [[Ironworkers Local 92]] was chartered.
* [[1901]]: A [[List of snowfalls|rare snowfall]] brought 5 inches to Birmingham.
* [[1899]]: The [[Alabama Legislature]] chartered the [[Alabama Boys Industrial School]] at [[East Lake]].
* 1899: The legislature revoked [[Rosedale]]'s [[1897]] incorporation.
* 1899: The [[Regents of the White Shield]] were incorporated.
* [[1898]]: [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] was incorporated.


* [[2011]]: Exterminator and former [[Homewood City Council]] president [[Charles Sutton]] died.
[[Image:Pete Clifford.jpg|right|thumb|Pete Clifford, born February 23, 1930]]
* [[2010]]: Sculptor [[Hannah Stewart]] died.
==Births==
* 2010: The [[UAB Softball Field]] hosted its first game with [[UAB Blazers|UAB]] losing to [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] 7-3.
* [[1976]]: Attorney [[Kira Fonteneau]] was born in Detroit, Michigan.
* [[2007]]: The [[2007 Bassmaster Classic]] began on [[Lay Lake]].
* [[1998]]: [[Luka]] was fired by [[WRAX|The X]].
* [[1954]]: Historian [[Andrew Manis]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1954]]: Historian [[Andrew Manis]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1953]]: The City of [[Alabaster]] was incorporated.
* [[1950]]: Former [[Jefferson County Commission]]er [[Jim Gunter]] was born in Panama City, Florida.
* [[1950]]: Former [[Jefferson County Commission]]er [[Jim Gunter]] was born in Panama City, Florida.
* [[1949]]: [[Bill Terry Jr]], casualty of the [[Vietnam War]] and the first Black person buried at [[Elmwood Cemetery]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1947]]: Journalist [[George Curry]] was born in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[1943]]: Judge [[Mac Parsons]] was born.
* [[1943]]: Judge [[Mac Parsons]] was born.
* [[1942]]: [[Ensley Community House]] was dedicated.
* [[1930]]: Methodist minister and [[Birmingham City Council]] member [[Pete Clifford]] was born in [[Wylam]].
* [[1918]]: Baseball player [[Jim Carlin]] was born in [[Wylam]].
* [[1866]]: Architect [[Harry Wheelock]] was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
* [[1811]]: Pioneer farmer and merchant [[William Walker Sr]] was born in North Carolina.
 
==Deaths==
* [[2011]]: Exterminator and former [[Homewood City Council]] president [[Charles Sutton]] died.
* [[2010]]: Sculptor [[Hannah Stewart]] died.
* [[2006]]: Former pastor [[Earl Stallings]] died in Lakeland, Florida.
* 2006: [[Heart of Dixie Chapter NRHS|Heart of Dixie Railroad Club]] co-founder [[Alvin Hudson]] died.
* [[1991]]: [[Kaul Lumber Company]] president [[Hugh Kaul]] died.
* [[1922]]: [[Birmingham Giants]] founder [[C. I. Taylor]] died in Indianapolis, Indiana.
* [[1922]]: [[Birmingham Giants]] founder [[C. I. Taylor]] died in Indianapolis, Indiana.
* [[1918]]: Baseball player [[Jim Carlin]] was born in [[Wylam]].
* [[1921]]: State representative and Judge [[John McQueen]] died.
* [[1908]]: Businessman and developer [[Benjamin Roden]] died in Birmingham.
* [[1908]]: Businessman and developer [[Benjamin Roden]] died in Birmingham.
* [[1901]]: A [[List of snowfalls|rare snowfall]] brought 5 inches to Birmingham.
 
* [[1899]]: The state legislature revoked [[Rosedale]]'s [[1897]] incorporation.
==Sports==
* [[1898]]: [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] was incorporated.
* [[2022]]: The [[2022 World Games medals]] were revealed at the [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]].
* [[1811]]: Pioneer farmer and merchant [[William Walker]] was born in North Carolina.
* [[2010]]: The [[UAB Softball Field]] hosted its first game with [[UAB Blazers|UAB]] losing to [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] 7-3.
* [[2007]]: The [[2007 Bassmaster Classic]] began on [[Lay Lake]].


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Sun Ra at the Nick, February 23, 1988. Photo by Craig Legg
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