CITY

Official Website:
http://www.informationbirmingham.com/

Chamber of Commerce:
Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.birminghamal.org/

Population:
242820 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1-Jun-1871

County:
Jefferson County, Shelby County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Birmingham News

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Andrew Jackson University	1994
Virginia College	1983
University of Alabama at Birmingham	1969
Huffman High School, Birmingham, AL	1966
Jefferson State Community College	1965
Herzing College	1965
Lawson State Community College	1949
Southeastern Bible College	1935
Birmingham-Southern College	1918
Cumberland School of Law	1847
Samford University	1841

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
HealthSouth	1984
Regions Financial	1971
AmSouth Bancorp	1970
Compass Bancshares	1970
Energen	1929
Saks	1924
Vulcan Materials	1909
Protective Life	1907
American Cast Iron Pipe Company	1905

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles E. Adair	Business	26-Dec-1947		Partner, Cordova Ventures
Mel Allen	Sports Journalist	13-Feb-1913	16-Jun-1996	Sportscaster, Voice of the Yankees
Mary Anderson	Actor	3-Apr-1920	6-Apr-2014	Lifeboat
R. G. Armstrong	Actor	7-Apr-1917	27-Jul-2012	Pruneface in Dick Tracy
Spencer Bachus	Politician	28-Dec-1947		Congressman from Alabama, 1993-2015
Mary Badham	Actor	7-Oct-1952		To Kill a Mockingbird
Amber Benson	Actor	8-Jan-1977		Tara Maclay on Buffy
Bobby Bowden	Football	8-Nov-1929		FSU Head Football Coach, 1976-2009
Tommy Bowden	Football	10-Jul-1954		Head Coach, Clemson University, 1999-2008
William J. Cabaniss	Business	11-Jul-1938		US Ambassador to Czechia, 2004-06
Nell Carter	Actor	13-Sep-1948	23-Jan-2003	Housekeeper on Gimme A Break
Lynne Carver	Actor	13-Sep-1909	12-Aug-1955	American character actress
Edith Brown Clement	Judge	29-Apr-1948		5th Circuit Court of Appeals
R. Guy Cole, Jr.	Judge	23-May-1951		6th Circuit Court of Appeals
E. Gary Cook	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Witco Corporation, 1996-99
Courteney Cox	Actor	15-Jun-1964		Monica on Friends
John W. Daniels, Jr.	Attorney	11-Jun-1948		Partner, Quarles & Brady
Angela Davis	Activist	26-Jan-1944		Black Panther, teacher, professor
Elizabeth Dewberry	Playwright	1963		Break the Heart of Me
Margaret Early	Actor	25-Dec-1919	29-Nov-2000	Strike Up the Band
Dennis Edwards	Singer	3-Feb-1943		The Temptations
Ben Erdreich	Politician	9-Dec-1938		Congressman from Alabama, 1983-93
Joseph Jerome Farris	Judge	4-Mar-1930		9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-95
Fannie Flagg	Comic	21-Sep-1944		Fried Green Tomatoes
Louise Fletcher	Actor	22-Jul-1934		Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Vince Gibson	Football	27-Mar-1933	10-Jan-2012	Former NCAA coach
Gail Godwin	Novelist	18-Jun-1937		A Southern Family
Walton Goggins	Actor	10-Nov-1971		Boyd Crowder on Justified
Hubert Green	Golf	28-Dec-1946		Winner of 2 Majors
Virgil Griffith	Computer Programmer	6-Mar-1983		Author of WikiScanner
Emmylou Harris	Country Musician	2-Apr-1947		Pieces of the Sky
Taylor Hicks	Singer	7-Oct-1976		American Idol in 2006
Earl Hilliard	Politician	9-Apr-1942		Congressman from Alabama, 1993-2003
Freeman A. Hrabowski	Educator	13-Aug-1950		President, University of Maryland Baltimore
Kate Jackson	Actor	29-Oct-1948		Sabrina Duncan on Charlie's Angels
D. Paul Jones, Jr.	Business	26-Sep-1942		CEO of Compass Bancshares, 1991-2008
Bill Justis	Musician	14-Oct-1927	15-Jul-1982	Raunchy
Eddie Kendricks	Singer	17-Dec-1939	5-Oct-1992	The Temptations
Carl Lewis	Track and Field	1-Jul-1961		Olympian
Marvin L. Mann	Business	c. 1932		CEO of Lexmark, 1991-98
Kerry James Marshall	Painter	17-Oct-1955		A Portrait of the Artist as a Shadow of His Former Self
Tennant S. McWilliams	Historian	12-Sep-1943		Hannis Taylor
Juanita Millender-McDonald	Politician	7-Sep-1938	22-Apr-2007	Congresswoman from California, 1996-2007
Odetta	Singer	31-Dec-1930	2-Dec-2008	Queen of American Folk Music
Gail Patrick	Actor	20-Jun-1911	6-Jul-1980	Love Crazy
Hank Penny	Musician	18-Sep-1918	17-Apr-1992	Western swing bandleader
Walker Percy	Author	28-May-1916	10-May-1990	The Moviegoer
Charles Plosser	Economist	19-Sep-1948		President and CEO, Philadelphia Fed
Michael Powell	Government	23-Mar-1963		FCC Chairman 2001-05, Colin Powell's son
Sun Ra	Jazz Musician	22-May-1914	30-May-1993	Jazz musician from Saturn
Howell Raines	Journalist	5-Feb-1943		Executive editor, NYT, resigned
James Redfield	Novelist	19-Mar-1950		The Celestine Prophecy
Condoleezza Rice	Government	14-Nov-1954		US Secretary of State, 2005-09
Ed Rogers	Government	22-Nov-1958		Republican strategist
James E. Rogers	Business	20-Sep-1947		CEO of Duke Energy
Wayne Rogers	Actor	7-Apr-1933	31-Dec-2015	Trapper John on M*A*S*H
William L. Roper	Government	c. 1948		Director, Centers for Disease Control, 1990-93
Richard Shelby	Politician	6-May-1934		US Senator from Alabama
Johnny Smith	Jazz Musician	25-Jun-1922	11-Jun-2013	Eclectic guitarist, Walk, Don't Run
Gail Strickland	Actor	18-May-1947		First Monday
Pat Sullivan	Football	18-Jan-1950		Winner, 1971 Heisman Trophy
Andre Tippett	Football	27-Dec-1959		New England Patriots, Hall of Famer
Margaret Tutwiler	Diplomat	28-Dec-1950		US Ambassador to Morocco, 2001-03
David M. Walker	Government	2-Oct-1951		US Comptroller General
Margaret Walker	Novelist	7-Jul-1915	30-Nov-1998	Jubilee
Paul Williams	Singer	2-Jul-1939	17-Aug-1973	The Temptations
Edward O. Wilson	Biologist	10-Jun-1929		Father of Sociobiology
Tobias Wolff	Author	19-Jun-1945		The Barracks Thief

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lucy Baxley	Politician	21-Dec-1937	14-Oct-2016	Lt. Governor of Alabama, 2003-07
Albert Brewer	Politician	26-Oct-1928	2-Jan-2017	Governor of Alabama, 1968-71
Bull Connor	Government	11-Jul-1897	10-Mar-1973	Birmingham Public Safety Commissioner
George Huddleston	Politician	11-Nov-1869	29-Feb-1960	Congressman from Alabama, 1915-37
H. Guy Hunt	Politician	17-Jun-1933	30-Jan-2009	Governor of Alabama, 1987-93
Eddie Kendricks	Singer	17-Dec-1939	5-Oct-1992	The Temptations
Sun Ra	Jazz Musician	22-May-1914	30-May-1993	Jazz musician from Saturn
L. Mendel Rivers	Politician	28-Sep-1905	28-Dec-1970	Congressman from South Carolina, 1941-70
Glenn Shadix	Actor	15-Apr-1952	7-Sep-2010	Beetlejuice
James K. Vardaman	Government	26-Jul-1861	25-Jun-1930	The Great White Chief
Richard Yates	Novelist	3-Feb-1926	7-Nov-1992	Revolutionary Road

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