April 5: Difference between revisions

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April 5 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2010: Ground was broken for the Cottages of Lakeshore.
2010: The Rock Church held its first service at their new campus in Forestdale.
2007: Carolina Mudcats 5, Birmingham Barons 4 on opening day at Regions Park.
2006: The Birmingham Water Works board announced the sale of $90 million in revenue bonds.
1996: Jefferson County Sheriff Mel Bailey stepped down.
1992: Birmingham Fire 17 - Frankfurt Galaxy 7 at Frankfurt's Wald Stadium.
1980: Loveman's downtown location ended regular business with a final clearance sale.
1941: The General Motors "Parade of Progress" began a 5-day residency at Legion Field.
1929: McAdory High School was destroyed by fire.
1906: A time capsule was laid in the cornerstone of the Shelby County Courthouse.
1861: The Alabama State Insane Asylum opened in Tuscaloosa.

2011: Hot dog vendor Gus Koutroulakis died.
2009: Jim Dearth, former CEO of Children's Hospital, died.
2009: Angela Hernández, former math department chair at the University of Montevallo, died.
1889: Bessemer police officer John Manning was killed in the line of duty.
1873: Former Governor of Alabama Andrew Moore died in Marion.

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 * [[2009]]: [[Jim Dearth]], former CEO of [[Children's Hospital]], died.
 * 2009: [[Angela Hernández]], former math department chair at the [[University of Montevallo]], died.
-* [[1977]]: Transgendered hairstylist and salon owner [[Jody Ford]] was found shot to death in the parking lot of the [[Vestavia Motor Lodge]].
 * [[1889]]: [[Bessemer Police Department|Bessemer police]] officer [[John Manning]] was killed in the line of duty.
 * [[1873]]: Former [[Governor of Alabama]] [[Andrew Moore]] died in [[Marion]].
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