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[[File:1925 Birmingham City Hall fire.jpg|right|thumb|thumb|The April 23, 1925 fire at Birmingham City Hall]]
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'''April 23''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''April 23''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2006]]: [[Birmingham Children's Theatre]] actor [[John Hallum]] died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[2005]]: [[National States Rights Party]] official [[J. B. Stoner]] died in a Georgia nursing home.
* [[2004]]: The [[Paul Bryant Bridge]] was opened in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[2004]]: The [[Paul Bryant Bridge]] was opened in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[1982]]: The [[Birmingham Sister Cities Commission]] was established.
* [[2003]]: [[Birmingham]] signed a [[Birmingham Sister Cities|Sister City]] agreement with [[Vinnytsia, Ukraine]].
* [[1982]]: Birmingham established a [[Birmingham Sister Cities|Birmingham Sister City Commission]] and signed a Sister City agreement with [[Hitachi, Japan]].
* [[1976]]: The feature ''[[Stay Hungry (film)|Stay Hungry]]'', [[List of feature films shot in Birmingham|filmed in Birmingham]] and based on [[Charles Gaines]]' novel, was released.
* [[1963]]: Judge [[Edgar Bowron]] ruled that the outgoing [[Birmingham City Commission]] was illegitimate.
* [[1963]]: Judge [[Edgar Bowron]] ruled that the outgoing [[Birmingham City Commission]] was illegitimate.
* [[1958]]: Basketball player [[Carl Bailey]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1957]]: A [[1957 earthquake|minor earthquake]] centered near the [[Tennessee River]] below [[Guntersville Dam]] alarmed residents across the [[Birmingham area]].
* [[1951]]: Marine platoon sergeant [[Harold Wilson]] displayed fearless and untiring leadership while wounded, rallying his men as they held off a Communist onslaught during the [[Korean War]]. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service.
* [[1926]]: The [[Birmingham Jubilee Singers]] released a first group of singles on Columbia Records.
* [[1926]]: The [[Birmingham Jubilee Singers]] released a first group of singles on Columbia Records.
* [[1925]]: [[Birmingham City Hall (1901)]] was heavily damaged by a [[1925 City Hall fire|fire]].
* [[1890]]: Two [[Georgia Pacific Railroad]] freight trains collided near [[Pell City]] with no injuries.
[[File:Gene Crutcher in vest.jpg|right|thumb|thumb|Gene Crutcher, born April 23, 1925]]
==Births==
* [[1967]]: Siberian tigers [[Peggy]] and [[Sally]] were born at the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
* [[1964]]: Former [[Homewood City Council]] member [[Vance Moody]] was born.
* [[1958]]: Basketball player [[Carl Bailey]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1945]]: Operatic tenor and "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" character [[François Clemmons]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1942]]: Author [[Barry Hannah]] was born in Meridian, Mississippi.
* [[1933]]: NASA computer scientist [[Annie Easley]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1929]]: [[Protective Life]] CEO [[William Rushton III]] was born.
* [[1925]]: Bookstore owner [[Gene Crutcher]] was born in St Louis, Missouri.
* [[1925]]: Bookstore owner [[Gene Crutcher]] was born in St Louis, Missouri.
* [[1823]]: United States Senator [[John Williams Walker]], namesake of [[Walker County]], was born in Amelia County, Virginia.
* [[1886]]: [[1910 Birmingham Barons]] star pitcher [[Harry Coveleski]] was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania.
 
==Deaths==
* [[2013]]: Real estate executive and philanthropist [[Marvin Engel]] died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[2010]]: Fabric artist [[Toni Tully]] died.
* [[2006]]: [[Birmingham Children's Theatre]] actor [[John Hallum]] died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[2005]]: [[National States Rights Party]] official [[J. B. Stoner]] died in a Georgia nursing home.
* [[2002]]: Actor and real estate salesman [[Tod Griffin]] died in Bishop, California.
* [[1998]]: [[James Earl Ray]] died in prison in Tennessee.
* [[1823]]: United States Senator [[John Williams Walker]], namesake of [[Walker County]], died in Huntsville.


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The April 23, 1925 fire at Birmingham City Hall
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April 23 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Gene Crutcher, born April 23, 1925

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