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* [[1946]]: [[Trussville]] state representative [[Arthur Payne]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | * [[1946]]: [[Trussville]] state representative [[Arthur Payne]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
* [[1945]]: Mayor [[Bernard Kincaid]] was born in [[Pratt City]]. | * [[1945]]: Mayor [[Bernard Kincaid]] was born in [[Pratt City]]. | ||
* [[1944]]: Bluesman and One Man Band [[Adolphus Bell]] was born. | |||
* [[1921]]: [[Mae Rosenberger]] was born in Mandeville, Louisiana. | * [[1921]]: [[Mae Rosenberger]] was born in Mandeville, Louisiana. | ||
* [[1868]]: Governor [[William Brandon]] was born in [[Talladega]]. | * [[1868]]: Governor [[William Brandon]] was born in [[Talladega]]. | ||
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June 5 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2012: The Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children was dedicated.
- 2010: The 8th annual Alabaster CityFest was held.
- 2007: Jefferson County Commissioner Larry Langford declared his intention to campaign for Mayor of Birmingham.
- 1997: A dropped steel coil caused damage on I-65 near Greensprings Avenue.
- 1992: The Kirklin Clinic was dedicated.
- 1983: Steve Spurrier's Tampa Bay Bandits 45 - Birmingham Stallions 17 at Tampa Stadium.
- 1982: Alabama Magic 33 - Florida Suns 0 at Florida
- 1961: The area north of the Weiss Dam on the Coosa River was impounded, creating Weiss Lake.
- 1956: Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth founded the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
- 1948: Kiddieland at Fair Park held its grand opening.
- 1918: Mine worker Henry Higginbotham registered for the draft.
- 1895: A. H. Parker married Bessie D. Pettiford at Tuskegee Institute's chapel.
- 1888: Ensley Furnace No. 3 was blown in.
Births and deaths
- 2013: Former Birmingham police chief Jim Parsons died.
- 2012: Former WVTM anchor and news director Wendell Harris died.
- 1987: Artist and activist Eleanor Bridges died.
- 1971: Naked Art owner Véronique Vanblaere was born in Belgium.
- 1946: Trussville state representative Arthur Payne was born in Birmingham.
- 1945: Mayor Bernard Kincaid was born in Pratt City.
- 1944: Bluesman and One Man Band Adolphus Bell was born.
- 1921: Mae Rosenberger was born in Mandeville, Louisiana.
- 1868: Governor William Brandon was born in Talladega.
- 1856: Rufus Rhodes, founder of The Birmingham News, was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi.