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March 2 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2010: Retired educator Ernest Palmore died.
2009: Herzing College (formerly Herzing Institute) became Herzing University.
2003: Musician Hank Ballard died in Los Angeles.
1984: Sculptor Geneva Mercer died in Demopolis.
1973: Museum curator Graham Boettcher was born in Bellingham, Washington.
1970: The Daniel Building opened its doors.
1964: Conductor Justin Brown was born in London.
1963: Patsy Cline, Tex Ritter and Jerry Lee Lewis performed a fund-raiser at Municipal Auditorium for the widow of Kansas City disc jockey Jack Call. (Cline died in a plane crash three days later.)
1962: Football kicker Al Del Greco was born in Rhode Island.
1953: Rodger Smitherman was born in Montgomery.
1942: A snowfall dropped 2.5 inches on Birmingham.
1935: Football coach Gene Stallings was born in Paris, Texas.
1915: A snowfall dropped 2.8 inches on Birmingham.

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 * [[1973]]: Museum curator [[Graham Boettcher]] was born in Bellingham, Washington.
 * [[1970]]: The [[Daniel Building]] opened its doors.
+* [[1964]]: Conductor [[Justin Brown]] was born in London.
 * [[1963]]: Patsy Cline, Tex Ritter and Jerry Lee Lewis performed a fund-raiser at [[Municipal Auditorium]] for the widow of Kansas City disc jockey Jack Call. (Cline died in a plane crash three days later.)
 * [[1962]]: Football kicker [[Al Del Greco]] was born in Rhode Island.