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* 1977: Transgendered hair stylist [[Jody Ford]] was [[List of homicides in 1977|shot to death]] in the parking lot of the [[Vestavia Motor Lodge]]. | * 1977: Transgendered hair stylist [[Jody Ford]] was [[List of homicides in 1977|shot to death]] in the parking lot of the [[Vestavia Motor Lodge]]. | ||
* [[1968]]: [[Martin Luther King Jr]] was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee by [[James Earl Ray]]. | * [[1968]]: [[Martin Luther King Jr]] was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee by [[James Earl Ray]]. | ||
* [[1936]]: Former [[Mayor of Birmingham]] [[James Van Hoose]] died at home in [[Forest Park]]. | |||
* [[1845]]: Revolutionary War veteran [[William Pullen]] died on his farm near what was later [[Avondale]]. | * [[1845]]: Revolutionary War veteran [[William Pullen]] died on his farm near what was later [[Avondale]]. | ||
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April 4 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2016: The Alabama Environmental Council's recycling center re-opened in Avondale.
- 2016: All four of the Brighton Police Department's cars broke down.
- 2012: Regions Bank completed repayment of a $3.5 billion loan from the United States' Troubled Asset Relief Program.
- 2006: Wes McDonald's 1:50 in The Furnace was released on Skybucket Records.
- 1995: The Grateful Dead performed at the BJCC Colisuem.
- 1977: An F5 tornado killed 22 and injured 125 in North Smithfield.
- 1968: Martin Luther King Jr was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray.
- 1966: State Vocational-Technical School opened in Bessemer.
- 1960: Ground was broken for Weibel Drive between Fairfield and Midfield.
- 1957: Ground was broken for the Lawrence Reynolds Library.
- 1920: Franklin Glass stepped down as editor of The Birmingham News.
- 1909: Sterling Foster preached his last Sunday sermon at South Highland Presbyterian Church.
- 1865: The University of Alabama and its library were burned by Union troops under the command of Thomas M. Johnston.
Births
- 1980: Engineer Bolaji Kukoyi was born in Lagos, Nigeria.
- 1961: Blogger and Paul Finebaum Radio Network regular Shane Corn was born in Oahu, Hawaii.
- 1958: Former Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service battalion chief Beverly Thedford-McGinnis was born.
- 1955: New Era Baptist Church pastor Michael R. Jordan was born.
- 1951: Offensive lineman John Hannah was born in Canton, Georgia.
- 1931: John Porter, pastor of 6th Avenue Baptist Church, was born in Birmingham
- 1926: Restaurateur Pearl Overby Carlile was born.
- 1912: Brownell Travel president George Brownell Jr was born in Tuscaloosa.
Deaths
- 2021: Accountant Areyelle Yarbrough was shot to death at W. C. Patton Park.
- 2016: Journalist, educator and historian Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton died.
- 2011: David Crenshaw died.
- 2007: Filmmaker Bob Clark died in a head-on collision on the Pacific Coast Highway.
- 2004: Casting director Shirley Crumley died of a heart attack at home in Birmingham.
- 1977: An F5 tornado killed 22 and injured 125 in Smithfield.
- 1977: Transgendered hair stylist Jody Ford was shot to death in the parking lot of the Vestavia Motor Lodge.
- 1968: Martin Luther King Jr was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray.
- 1936: Former Mayor of Birmingham James Van Hoose died at home in Forest Park.
- 1845: Revolutionary War veteran William Pullen died on his farm near what was later Avondale.
Sports
- 2016: Rob Ehsan was named to succeed Jerod Haase as head coach of the UAB Blazers men's basketball team.
- 2006: Victor Mercedes was signed by the Chicago White Sox.
- 2003: Birmingham Steeldogs 63, Cincinnati Swarm 33 at the BJCC.