July 22: Difference between revisions

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July 22 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2010: Bayou Deli opened on Birmingham Green.
2010: "Heads Up Alabama", an exhibit of twenty custom-painted oversize heads, went on display at the Birmingham Public Library.
2006: The Function in the Junction jazz festival was held in Erskine Hawkins Park in Ensley.
2005: Amani Raha hosted a private party before it opened to the public the following night.
1982: The 1982 Hewitt-Trussville High School building was officially dedicated.
1980: The Irondale Cafe reopened in a newly-rebuilt building.
1972: The Sloss Blast Furnace Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
1946: The Bromberg's building downtown held its grand opening.
1941: Joseph Raya was ordained a priest of the Melkite Catholic Church.
1922: Medal of Honor recipient Ross Gray enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in Birmingham.

Henry F. Debardeleben, born July 22, 1840

1979: CD/DVD producer Bik Lonnie was born.
1957: Barber Tony Tarver was born.
1953: Jefferson County Manager Tony Petelos was born in Birmingham.
1934: Actress Louise Fletcher was born in Birmingham.
1930: Jazz musician and club owner Jerry Grundhoefer was born in St Paul, Minnesota.
1887: Businessman Beach Chenoweth was born in Jefferson County.
1840: Industrialist and founder of Bessemer Henry F. DeBardeleben was born in Montgomery County.
1835: Confederate officer and businessman Edmund Rucker was born in Tennessee.

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 * [[1999]]: Commercial artist [[Dorothea Warren Fox]] died in New Fairfield, Connecticut.
 * [[1925]]: [[Drew Morris]], son of [[William H. Morris]], died.
+* [[1919]]: [[Edwin Taliaferro]], attorney
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