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* [[1946]]: [[1946 PCA Flight 105 crash]] claimed the lives of three airline crew members at [[Birmingham Municipal Airport]]. | * [[1946]]: [[1946 PCA Flight 105 crash]] claimed the lives of three airline crew members at [[Birmingham Municipal Airport]]. | ||
* [[1924]]: Five members of an alleged [[axe murder gang]] were arrested by [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham police]]. | * [[1924]]: Five members of an alleged [[axe murder gang]] were arrested by [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham police]]. | ||
* [[1873]]: [[James Powell]] won the [[1873 Birmingham municipal election|1873 city election]] and was sworn in as [[Mayor of Birmingham]]. | |||
[[Image:Oliver Adams.jpg|right|thumb|Oliver Adams, born January 6, 1934]] | [[Image:Oliver Adams.jpg|right|thumb|Oliver Adams, born January 6, 1934]] | ||
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January 6 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2016: Sky Castle Gastro Lounge opened at 29 Seven.
- 2008: The rear wall of the S. J. Bennett Professional Building facing Morris Avenue collapsed.
- 2005: Tapestry went on the air.
- 2002: "Sins of the Father", a television movie about the conviction of Bobby Frank Cherry in the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church, premiered on the USA network.
- 1993: A & B Foundry filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.
- 1946: 1946 PCA Flight 105 crash claimed the lives of three airline crew members at Birmingham Municipal Airport.
- 1924: Five members of an alleged axe murder gang were arrested by Birmingham police.
- 1873: James Powell won the 1873 city election and was sworn in as Mayor of Birmingham.
Births
- 1994: Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jameis Winston was born in Hueytown.
- 1942: Novelist Charles Gaines was born in Jacksonville, Florida.
- 1942: Politician Connie Goldsby was born.
- 1934: Bessemer police chief Oliver Adams was born.
- 1931: Architect Don Morrison was born.
- 1921: Wrestler Gladys Gillem was born.
- 1905: Literature scholar Richmond Beatty was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Deaths
- 2017: Audio producer, radio host and columnist Courtney Haden died at UAB Hospital.
- 2008: Off-duty police officer Geoff Stone died in a motorcycle accident on I-65.
- 1959: Author Octavus Roy Cohen died in Los Angeles, California.
- 1946: 1946 PCA Flight 105 crash claimed the lives of three airline crew members at Birmingham Municipal Airport.
Sports
- 2014: Jameis Winston led the Florida State Seminoles to a 34-31 victory over the Auburn Tigers in the BCS National Championship game in Pasadena, California (on his 20th birthday).
- 1996: Blaze made his first on-court appearance.