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'''April 7''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''April 7''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


 
* [[2014]]: [[Energen]] announced the sale of [[Alagasco]] to the Laclede Group of St Louis, Missouri.
* 2014: Heavy overnight rains caused flooding in several areas, including [[Homewood]]'s [[Lakeshore Garden Apartments]].
* [[2011]]: [[Manhattan South]] women's clothing store relocated from [[Cahaba Village]] to [[Heights Village]].
* [[2011]]: [[Manhattan South]] women's clothing store relocated from [[Cahaba Village]] to [[Heights Village]].
* [[2008]]: The "[[Friendship bell]]" at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] was dedicated.
* [[2008]]: The "[[Friendship bell]]" at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] was dedicated.
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* [[2006]]: [[Mike Davis]] was announced as the head coach of the [[UAB Blazers]] men's basketball team.
* [[2006]]: [[Mike Davis]] was announced as the head coach of the [[UAB Blazers]] men's basketball team.
* [[1996]]: [[Covenant Presbyterian Church]] held the first services in their new worship center.
* [[1996]]: [[Covenant Presbyterian Church]] held the first services in their new worship center.
* [[1985]]: San Antonio 15, [[Birmingham Stallions]] 14
* [[1984]]: [[Birmingham Stallions]] 24, Jacksonville 17
* [[1978]]: Demolition of [[Tuscaloosa]]'s [[Northington Naval Hospital]] began.
* [[1978]]: Demolition of [[Tuscaloosa]]'s [[Northington Naval Hospital]] began.
* [[1963]]: Ministers [[John Thomas Porter]], [[Nelson H. Smith]] and [[A. D. King]] led a group of 2,000 marchers to protest the jailing of [[Civil Rights Movement]] leaders.
* [[1974]]:  [[New Hope Baptist Church]] held their first services in their current sanctuary on [[Cleburn Avenue Southwest]].
* [[1963]] (Palm Sunday): Ministers [[John Thomas Porter]], [[Nelson Smith Jr]] and [[A. D. King]] [[Palm Sunday march|led a group of more than 1,000 marchers]] to protest the jailing of [[Civil Rights Movement]] leaders.
* [[1904]]: The [[Country Club of Birmingham]]'s [[Lakeview Park]] clubhouse was dedicated.


==Births and deaths==
[[Image:James Sloss.jpg|right|thumb|James Sloss, born April 7, 1820]]
==Births==
* [[1992]]: CNN reporter [[Kaitlan Collins]] was born.
* [[1958]]: [[Roebuck Springs-South Roebuck]] neighborhood president [[Richard Rutledge]] was born.
* [[1933]]: Actor [[Wayne Rogers]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1917]]: Actor [[R. G. Armstrong]] was born in [[Pleasant Grove]].
* [[1820]]: Industrialist [[James Sloss]] was born in Limestone County.
 
==Deaths==
* [[2022]]: [[Alabama Oxygen Co.]] president [[Solomon Kimerling]] died.
* [[2015]]: Former [[UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB Blazers]] basketball player [[Torrey Ward]] died in a plane crash in Bloomington, Illinois.
* [[2014]]: Former contractor [[John Baird (developer)|John Baird]] died.
* [[2013]]: ''[[Birmingham Times]]'' publisher [[James Lewis (publisher)|James Lewis]] died.
* [[2013]]: ''[[Birmingham Times]]'' publisher [[James Lewis (publisher)|James Lewis]] died.
* 2013: One-term [[Jefferson County Commission]]er [[Reuben Davis]] died.
* 2013: One-term [[Jefferson County Commission]]er [[Reuben Davis]] died.
* [[2012]]: Behavioral psychologist [[Emil Menzel]] died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[2012]]: Behavioral psychologist [[Emil Menzel]] died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[2008]]: Former [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn football player]] [[Bobby Hoppe]] died.
* [[2008]]: Former [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn football player]] [[Bobby Hoppe]] died.
* [[1958]]: [[Roebuck Springs-South Roebuck]] neighborhood president [[Richard Rutledge]] was born.
* [[1930]]: Boston Federal Reserve Bank president [[William Harding]] at home at the Algonquin Club.
* [[1933]]: Actor [[Wayne Rogers]] was born in [[Birmingham]]
* [[1919]]: Hotelier and "Mother of Birmingham" [[Margaret Ward]] died.
* [[1917]]: Actor [[R. G. Armstrong]] was born in [[Pleasant Grove]].
 
* [[1820]]: Industrialist [[James Sloss]] was born in Limestone County.
==Sports==
* [[1985]]: San Antonio 15, [[Birmingham Stallions]] 14
* [[1984]]: [[Birmingham Stallions]] 24, Jacksonville 17


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April 7 in the history of the Birmingham District:

James Sloss, born April 7, 1820

Births

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Sports

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