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'''February 2''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
[[Image:Birmingham Bill.jpg|right|thumb|Birmingham Bill]]
'''February 2''', ("[[Groundhog Day]]") in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2021]]: The [[2021 Alabama legislative session]] began.
* [[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]].
* [[2009]]: [[Birmingham]] signed a [[Birmingham Sister Cities|Sister City]] agreement with [[Winneba, Ghana]].
* [[2007]]: A Cessna 172 with two aboard [[2007 West Jefferson County plane crash|crashed]] in western [[Jefferson County]].
* [[2007]]: A Cessna 172 with two aboard [[2007 West Jefferson County plane crash|crashed]] in western [[Jefferson County]].
* [[2002]]: [[Freeman Andress]], vice president of [[Birmingham Landmarks]], died.
* [[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".
* [[1992]]: The [[Hoover Public Library]] building was dedicated.
* [[1990]]: [[Birmingham Bill]] began making weather predictions as part of [[Groundhog Day]] celebrations.
* [[1988]]: Bishop [[Raymond Boland]] was appointed [[Catholic Diocese of Birmingham|Bishop of Birmingham]] by Pope John Paul II.
* [[1983]]: [[New South Research|Polly Graham & Associates Market Research Inc.]] was incorporated.
* [[1958]]: [[Lawrence Reynolds]] donated a valuable [[Reynolds Historic Library|library]] of over 6,000 medical books to [[UAB]].
* [[1927]]: The Town of [[Boyles]] was annexed by [[Tarrant|Tarrant City]].
* [[1922]]: 9 miners were killed in the [[1922 Belle Ellen No. 2 Mine explosion]].
* [[1917]]: The ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-2)|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]]".
* [[1903]]: A 10-day registration of voters was held under the [[Alabama Constitution of 1901]]. All those eligible, even those with "Life Certificates" or over the age of 45 or who had paid their poll tax already, were required to re-register.
* [[1804]]: The first United States land office in Alabama was opened at [[St Stephens]].
[[Image:Cenzoo 2012.jpg|right|thumb|Cenzoo, born February 2, 1996]]
==Births==
* [[1996]]: Western Lowland Gorilla [[Cenzoo]] was born in Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago.
* [[1996]]: Western Lowland Gorilla [[Cenzoo]] was born in Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago.
* [[1990]]: [[Birmingham Zoo]]'s groundhog [[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.
* [[1984]]: [[Samford Bulldogs]] star [[Cortland Finnegan]] was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
* [[1984]]: [[Samford Bulldogs]] star [[Cortland Finnegan]] was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
* [[1980]]: Rapper [[Gucci Mane]] was born in [[Bessemer]].
* [[1980]]: Rapper [[Gucci Mane]] was born in [[Bessemer]].
* [[1958]]: [[Lawrence Reynolds]] donated a valuable [[Reynolds Historic Library|library]] of over 6,000 medical books to [[UAB]].
* 1980: Educator and activist [[Susan Diane Mitchell]] was born in Washington D.C.
* [[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.
* [[1844]]: [[Thomas Hillman]], partner in the [[Alice Furnaces]]
 
==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]].
* [[1922]]: 9 miners were killed in the [[1922 Belle Ellen No. 2 Mine explosion]].
* [[1917]]: The ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-2)|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]].
* [[1909]]: 18 miners were killed in the [[1909 Short Creek Mine explosion]].


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February 2, ("Groundhog Day") in the history of the Birmingham District:

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