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'''February 2''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | '''February 2''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | ||
* [[2014]]: The [[Birmingham Zoo]] used their final stand-in for groundhog [[Birmingham Bill]]. | |||
* [[2011]]: The new [[Ona's Music Room]] opened in the [[Martin Biscuit Building]] at [[Pepper Place]]. | * [[2011]]: The new [[Ona's Music Room]] opened in the [[Martin Biscuit Building]] at [[Pepper Place]]. | ||
* 2011: [[Pinches Tacos]] opened at [[Hallman Hill]] on [[Oxmoor Road]]. | * 2011: [[Pinches Tacos]] opened at [[Hallman Hill]] on [[Oxmoor Road]]. | ||
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* [[2003]]: The [[Mountain Brook Inn]] closed. | * [[2003]]: The [[Mountain Brook Inn]] closed. | ||
* [[2001]]: [[WRRS-FM]] switched formats to "modern rock/adult contemporary", becoming "101.1 the Spot". | * [[2001]]: [[WRRS-FM]] switched formats to "modern rock/adult contemporary", becoming "101.1 the Spot". | ||
* [[1996]]: The original [[Birmingham Bill]] made his final forecast, dying 11 days later. | |||
* [[1992]]: The [[Hoover Public Library]] building was dedicated. | * [[1992]]: The [[Hoover Public Library]] building was dedicated. | ||
* [[1990]]: | * [[1990]]: [[Birmingham Bill]] began making weather predictions as part of '''Groundhog Day'''. | ||
* [[1988]]: Bishop [[Raymond Boland]] was appointed [[Catholic Diocese of Birmingham|Bishop of Birmingham]] by Pope John Paul II. | * [[1988]]: Bishop [[Raymond Boland]] was appointed [[Catholic Diocese of Birmingham|Bishop of Birmingham]] by Pope John Paul II. | ||
* [[1958]]: [[Lawrence Reynolds]] donated a valuable [[Reynolds Historic Library|library]] of over 6,000 medical books to [[UAB]]. | * [[1958]]: [[Lawrence Reynolds]] donated a valuable [[Reynolds Historic Library|library]] of over 6,000 medical books to [[UAB]]. | ||
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February 2 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2014: The Birmingham Zoo used their final stand-in for groundhog Birmingham Bill.
- 2011: The new Ona's Music Room opened in the Martin Biscuit Building at Pepper Place.
- 2011: Pinches Tacos opened at Hallman Hill on Oxmoor Road.
- 2007: A Cessna 172 with two aboard crashed in western Jefferson County.
- 2003: The Mountain Brook Inn closed.
- 2001: WRRS-FM switched formats to "modern rock/adult contemporary", becoming "101.1 the Spot".
- 1996: The original Birmingham Bill made his final forecast, dying 11 days later.
- 1992: The Hoover Public Library building was dedicated.
- 1990: Birmingham Bill began making weather predictions as part of Groundhog Day.
- 1988: Bishop Raymond Boland was appointed Bishop of Birmingham by Pope John Paul II.
- 1958: Lawrence Reynolds donated a valuable library of over 6,000 medical books to UAB.
- 1922: 9 miners were killed in the 1922 Belle Ellen No. 2 Mine explosion.
- 1917: The USS Birmingham light cruiser left the Philadelphia Navy Yard to joint the Atlantic Fleet's Torpedo Flotilla.
- 1909: 18 miners were killed in the 1909 Short Creek Mine explosion.
- 1904: The Commercial Club of Birmingham was granted a copyright for Giuseppe Moretti's design for "Vulcan".
- 1804: The first United States land office in Alabama was opened at St Stephens.
Births
- 1996: Western Lowland Gorilla Cenzoo was born in Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago.
- 1984: Samford Bulldogs star Cortland Finnegan was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
- 1980: Rapper Gucci Mane was born in Bessemer.
- 1938: Motorcycle restorer Brian Slark was born in London, England.
- 1928: Clarinetist and Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame director Frank Adams was born.
- 1920: Ann Hodges, the only person known to be struck by a meteorite, was born.
- 1884: Lee Bidgood, founding dean of Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, was born in Norfolk County, Virginia.
Deaths
- 2014: Filmmaker and Birmingham Pledge Foundation president Wade Black died.
- 2002: Freeman Andress, vice president of Birmingham Landmarks, died.
- 1922: 9 miners were killed in the 1922 Belle Ellen No. 2 Mine explosion.
- 1909: 18 miners were killed in the 1909 Short Creek Mine explosion.