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'''January 15''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''January 15''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
 
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* [[2019]]: [[UAB Gardendale Clinic]] opened.
* [[2018]]: Mayor [[Randall Woodfin]] delivered his first "[[2018 State of the Community address|State of the Community]]" address.
* [[2013]]: Actor [[Jim Nabors]] married long-term partner Stan Cadwallader in Seattle, Washington.
* [[2013]]: Actor [[Jim Nabors]] married long-term partner Stan Cadwallader in Seattle, Washington.
* [[2008]]: Birmingham Mayor [[Larry Langford]] delivered the [[2008 State of the City address]].  
* [[2008]]: Birmingham Mayor [[Larry Langford]] delivered the [[2008 State of the City address]].  
* 2008: The [[Cleveland Church of God]] was damaged by fire.
* 2008: The [[Cleveland Church of God]] was damaged by fire.
* [[2001]]: [[Condoleezza Rice]] became National Security Advisor.
* [[2001]]: [[Condoleezza Rice]] became National Security Advisor.
* [[1982]]: [[Lamar Johnson]] signed as a free agent with the MLB's Texas Rangers.
* [[1979]]: [[Howell Heflin]] was sworn into his U.S. Senate seat.
* [[1979]]: [[Howell Heflin]] was sworn into his U.S. Senate seat.
* [[1978]]: The [[Kopper Kettle]] in [[Auburn]] was destroyed by a natural gas explosion.
* [[1978]]: The [[Kopper Kettle]] in [[Auburn]] was destroyed by a natural gas explosion.
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* [[1928]]: The new [[Hillman Hospital]] was dedicated.
* [[1928]]: The new [[Hillman Hospital]] was dedicated.
* [[1924]]: Pianist [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]] returned to [[Birmingham]] for a second performance.
* [[1924]]: Pianist [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]] returned to [[Birmingham]] for a second performance.
* [[1914]]: [[George Bodeker]] founded the [[Bodeker National Detective Agency]] in the [[Brown-Marx Building]].
* [[1909]]: Foundation work for the [[Empire Building]] was completed.
* [[1909]]: Foundation work for the [[Empire Building]] was completed.
* [[1907]]: [[E. L. Higdon]] succeeded [[Andrew Burgin]] as [[Jefferson County Sheriff]].
* [[1907]]: [[E. L. Higdon]] succeeded [[Andrew Burgin]] as [[Jefferson County Sheriff]].
* [[1890]]: The [[William Nabors residence]] was purchased and later demolished to make way for the [[Steiner Building]].
* [[1890]]: The [[William Nabors residence]] was purchased and later demolished to make way for the [[Steiner Building]].
* [[1885]]: [[Samuel Truss]] succeeded [[Thomas Anderson]] as [[Jefferson County Sheriff]].
* [[1885]]: [[Samuel Truss]] succeeded [[Thomas Anderson]] as [[Jefferson County Sheriff]].
* [[1879]]: The [[Alabama State Bar Association]] was founded with [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Thomas Watts]] presiding.
* [[1879]]: The [[Alabama State Bar Association]] was founded with former [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Thomas Hill Watts]] presiding.


==Births and deaths==
[[Image:Glen Browder.jpg|right|thumb|Glen Browder, born January 15, 1943]]
* [[2010]]: Former judge [[Charles Crowder]] died.
==Births==
* 2010: [[UAB]] endocrinologist [[Constance Shen Pittman]] died.
* [[1984]]: [[UAB]] tennis player [[Julia von Samson]] was born.
* [[1984]]: [[UAB]] tennis player [[Julia von Samson]] was born.
* [[1961]]: NFL player [[Jeremiah Castille]] was born in Georgia.
* [[1961]]: NFL player [[Jeremiah Castille]] was born in Georgia.
* [[1943]]: Congressman [[Glen Browder]] was born in South Carolina.
* [[1943]]: Congressman [[Glen Browder]] was born in South Carolina.
* [[1930]]: Boutique owner [[Judy Abroms]] was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
* [[1919]]: Actor [[Tod Griffin]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1919]]: Actor [[Tod Griffin]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1913]]: Labor attorney [[Buddy Cooper]] was born in [[Brookwood]].
* [[1912]]: [[World War II]] veteran and [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham police]] officer [[Leon Medlock]] was born in Albertville.
* [[1912]]: [[World War II]] veteran and [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham police]] officer [[Leon Medlock]] was born in Albertville.
* [[1901]]: Ironworker, saloonkeeper, jailer and [[Birmingham Alderman]] [[Sylvester Daly]] died.
* [[1897]]: Suffragist [[Indiana Little]] was born in Wyatt, Georgia.
* [[1888]]: [[James Esdale]], Grand Dragon of the [[Realm of Alabama in the Ku Klux Klan]], was born.
* [[1849]]: U.S. Commissioner and newspaper publisher [[H. A. Wilson]] was born in Cassville, Georgia.
 
==Deaths==
* [[2023]]: [[C. J. Harris]], singer and "American Idol" finalist
* [[2022]]: [[Rickey Powell]], vocalist and actor
* [[2015]]: [[Sam Wehby]], founder of [[All South Properties]]
* 2015: [[Gonzo]], a [[bald eagle]] at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[2010]]: Former judge [[Charles Crowder]]
* 2010: [[UAB]] endocrinologist [[Constance Shen Pittman]]
* [[1965]]: Accountant [[William Christian]]
* [[1901]]: Ironworker, saloonkeeper, jailer and [[Birmingham Alderman]] [[Sylvester Daly]]
* [[1899]]: Laborer [[George Meadows]] was lynched at [[Pratt Mines]] on suspicion of the murder of [[Willie Kellum]] and the assault of his mother.
 
==Sports==
* [[1982]]: [[Lamar Johnson]] signed as a free agent with the MLB's Texas Rangers.


==[[List of Governors of Alabama|Governors of Alabama]]==
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January 15 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Glen Browder, born January 15, 1943

Births

Deaths

Sports

Governors of Alabama