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'''April 12''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''April 12''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2008]]: ''[[Birmingham News]]'' editor [[Joseph Campbell]] died at 88.
* [[2013]]: ''[[42]]'', a [[List of feature films shot in Birmingham|feature film]] with scenes shot at [[Rickwood Field]], premiered.
* [[2002]]: [[Birmingham Steeldogs]] 47 - Mobile Wizards 26 at the [[BJCC]].
* [[1994]]: [[Watterson Parkway]] opened to traffic in [[Trussville]].
* [[1994]]: [[Watterson Parkway]] opened to traffic in [[Trussville]].
* [[1991]]: "Photographs of Wales 1971-1978" by [[Rowland Scherman]] went on exhibit at [[Joe Bar]] as part of that year's [[Salute to the United Kingdom]].
* [[1991]]: "Photographs of Wales 1971-1978" by [[Rowland Scherman]] went on exhibit at [[Joe Bar]] as part of that year's [[Salute to the United Kingdom]].
* [[1972]]: Three Dog Night headlined a [[List of concerts at Legion Field|massive concert]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[1965]]: Joan Baez headlined a benefit concert for the United Negro College Fund at [[Stillman College]] in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[1964]]: The [[Tuscaloosa County Courthouse]] was officially dedicated in [[Downtown Tuscaloosa|downtown]] [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[1963]]: "[[A Call for Unity]]", an open letter to Birmingham's African American citizens, was published in the ''[[Birmingham News]]''.
* [[1963]]: "[[A Call for Unity]]", an open letter to Birmingham's African American citizens, was published in the ''[[Birmingham News]]''.
* 1963: [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] was arrested for "parading without a permit" during a peaceful demonstration in support of civil rights for African Americans. While imprisoned he responded to "A Call for Unity" with his [[Letter from Birmingham Jail]].
* 1963: [[Martin Luther King Jr]] was arrested for "parading without a permit" during a peaceful demonstration in support of civil rights for African Americans. While imprisoned he responded to "A Call for Unity" with his [[Letter from Birmingham Jail]].
* [[1937]]: Postcard collector and author [[J. D. Weeks]] was born in [[North Birmingham]].
* [[1938]]: [[Tuscaloosa]]'s [[Bama Theatre]] opened with a screening of "Bringing Up Baby".
* [[1899]]: The [[Slayton & Mauldin saloon]] opened in the [[Davidson Building]] on [[19th Street North]]
* [[1887]]: The first lots in the new city of [[Bessemer]] were sold.
* [[1887]]: The first lots in the new city of [[Bessemer]] were sold.
* [[1882]]: [[Sloss Furnaces|Sloss Furnace No. 1]] was blown in.
* [[1882]]: [[Sloss Furnaces|Sloss Furnace No. 1]] was blown in.
* [[1874]]: U. S. Speaker of the House [[William B. Bankhead]] was born.
* [[1865]]: [[Wilson's Raid|Wilson's Raiders]] occupied Montgomery.
* [[1865]]: [[Wilson's Raid|Wilson's Raiders]] occupied Montgomery.
[[Image:Hosea Hudson.jpg|right|thumb|Hosea Hudson, born April 12, 1898]]
==Births==
* [[1996]]: [[ClubHealth]] co-founder [[Daniel Bolus]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1954]]: Ice hockey player and coach [[Dave Hanson]] was born in Cumberland, Wisconsin.
* [[1937]]: Postcard collector and author [[J. D. Weeks]] was born in [[North Birmingham]].
* [[1927]]: [[UAB School of Medicine]] dean [[James Pittman]] was born in Orlando, Florida.
* [[1919]]: Radio newscaster [[Cy Bahakel]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1914]]: Investment banker [[Hugo Marx Jr]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1898]]: Labor and civil rights activist [[Hosea Hudson]] was born in Wilkes County, Georgia.
* [[1874]]: U.S. Speaker of the House [[William Bankhead]] was born.
* [[1834]]: Merchant and legislator [[Chambers McAdory]] was born in [[Jonesboro]].
==Deaths==
* [[2020]]: Former NFL quarterback [[Tarvaris Jackson]] died in a single-vehicle collision near Montgomery.
* [[2009]]: "[[Lonesome Dove]]" builder and retired businessman [[Billy Jack Holcombe]] died.
* [[2008]]: ''[[Birmingham News]]'' editor [[Joseph Campbell]] died.
* [[1968]]: [[Victorine]], a female gorilla at the [[Birmingham Zoo]] died.
* [[1936]]: Presbyterian minister and educator [[James Hall]] died in [[Birmingham]].
==Sports==
* [[2002]]: [[Birmingham Steeldogs]] 47 - Mobile Wizards 26 at the [[BJCC]].
* [[1997]]: [[Eric Esch|Eric "Butterbean" Esch]] won his IBA Super-Heavyweight title.


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April 12 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Hosea Hudson, born April 12, 1898

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