May 4

May 4 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2014: We Love Homewood Day
2013: Bessemer police shut down Gip's Place for operating illegally.
2012: The @DailyMtnEagle parody Twitter account was launched.
2006: A dropped steel coil punched two holes in I-20/59 near Malfunction Junction.
2004: The newly-incorporated City of Pinson held a special election to install an interim mayor and council who would serve until the regular election was held in August.
1997: Camp Jack Wright was dedicated.
1991: The Plaid Camels played their final show at the Chameleon Club in Atlanta.
1974: The Doobie Brothers played at Municipal Auditorium.
1961: The first Freedom Riders left Washington D.C. for New Orleans, Louisiana.
1945: The cruiser USS Birmingham was heavily damaged by a kamikaze pilot in the Battle of Okinawa.
1937: Jimmie Jones won a 4th term as mayor and Jimmy Morgan claimed his seat on the Birmingham City Commission in the 1937 Birmingham municipal election.
1928: "The Jazz Singer" had its Birmingham premiere at the Strand Theatre.
1906: A shootout at the Peerless Saloon killed two men.
1905: George Ward was inaugurated as the 13th Mayor of Birmingham.

John Gallalee, born May 4, 1883

Births

1966: University of Alabama alumnus Bill Godshalk, who died in the 9/11 terror attacks, was born in Pennsylvania.
1954: Former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones was born in Birmingham.
1947: Architect Dick Pigford was born.
1928: Residential contractor Francis Bryant was born in Chilton County.
1920: Baseball player Jack Baker was born in Birmingham.
1883: University of Alabama President John Gallalee was born.

2012: Edward, a 3-year-old giraffe at the Birmingham Zoo, was euthanized after breaking his leg in a fall.
1972: Reverend Arthur W. Dycer died.
1890: Industrialist James Sloss died in Birmingham.

2014: Denny Hamlin won the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.
1991: Barcelona Dragons 11 - Birmingham Fire 6 at Montjuïc Stadium in Barcelona.
1984: Philadelphia Stars 43 - Birmingham Stallions 11 at Legion Field.
1983: The Birmingham South Stars lost the Adams Cup championship series to the Indianapolis Checkers.