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* [[1863]]: The [[Battle of Day's Gap]], along with skirmishes at [[Crooked Creek]] and [[Hog Mountain]], between the Union and Confederacy took place. | * [[1863]]: The [[Battle of Day's Gap]], along with skirmishes at [[Crooked Creek]] and [[Hog Mountain]], between the Union and Confederacy took place. | ||
[[Image:Cynthia Wesley.jpg|right|thumb|Cynthia Wesley, born April 30, 1949]] | |||
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* [[1949]]: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] [[1963 church bombing|bombing]] victim [[Cynthia Wesley]] was born in [[Smithfield]]. | * [[1949]]: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] [[1963 church bombing|bombing]] victim [[Cynthia Wesley]] was born in [[Smithfield]]. | ||
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April 30 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2012: Trussville's Mabe Power Equipment closed after 91 years in business.
- 1989: Shades Mountain Baptist Church held the first services in their new 3,500-seat worship center.
- 1977: Neil Diamond performed at the BJCC Coliseum.
- 1970: The Vestavia Hills Board of Education was established.
- 1961: Children's Hospital opened the doors to a new 4-story building on Southside.
- 1919: Elizabeth Price Jones married John Pearson.
- 1863: The Battle of Day's Gap, along with skirmishes at Crooked Creek and Hog Mountain, between the Union and Confederacy took place.
Birth
- 1949: 16th Street Baptist Church bombing victim Cynthia Wesley was born in Smithfield.
- 1940: Attorney Pat Moore was born in Pinson.
Deaths
- 2011: Judge Tennant Smallwood died.
- 2005: The Rev. Harold D. Long, former pastor of First Congregational Christian Church, died.
- 1968: The Hard Times guitarist Ron Parr was killed in action in the Vietnam War.
- 1919: Lieutenant Governor Henry Gray died.
- 1862: Joseph Stroup died in service to the Confederate Army at Atlanta.
Sports
- 2008: Dallas Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson was fired.
- 2005: Louisville Fire 48 - Birmingham Steeldogs 46 at Louisville, Kentucky.
- 1987: Bill Elliott set a record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car at 212.809 mph during qualifying at the Talladega Superspeedway.