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'''February 3''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''February 3''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


*[[2006]]: [[Rehobeth Baptist Church of Lawley]] and four other rural churches were destroyed by fires set by 3 Birmingham college students.
* [[2020]]: [[Cory Moon]] was sworn in as Chief of the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]].
*[[2000]]: [[Birmingham Thunderbolts|The XFL]] was formally announced.
* [[2011]]: The [[Hood-McPherson building]] was sold at auction.
*[[1995]]: [[List of ballooning events|Skyquest 5]] passes over Birmingham on the way from Chanute, Kansas to Savannah, Georgia, claiming several distance records for the AX-6 size balloon.
* [[2009]]: [[Alabama Public Television|APT]] aired the final ''[[For the Record]]'' public affairs program.
*[[1994]]: [[Simon Speights]] pleaded guilty to felony burglary in [[Birmingham]].
* [[2006]]: [[Rehobeth Baptist Church of Lawley|Rehobeth Baptist]], [[Pleasant Sabine Baptist Church|Pleasant Sabine Baptist]], [[Ashby Baptist Church|Ashby Baptist]] and two other rural churches were destroyed by [[2006 church arsons|fires]] set by 3 Birmingham college students.  
*[[1978]]: Lieutenant Governor and [[Mayor of Birmingham|Mayor]] [[Albert Boutwell]] died.
* [[1995]]: [[List of ballooning events|Skyquest 5]] passed over Birmingham on the way from Chanute, Kansas to Savannah, claiming several distance records for the AX-6 size balloon.
* [[1994]]: [[Simon Speights]] pleaded guilty to felony burglary in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1971]]: Students briefly took over the auditorium and principal's office at [[Phillips High School]] to demand more student assemblies and fewer hall marshals.
* [[1956]]: [[Autherine Lucy]] became the first black student to enroll at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[1956]]: [[Autherine Lucy]] became the first black student to enroll at the [[University of Alabama]].
*[[1943]]: Singer [[Dennis Edwards]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1945]]: The B17 "[[Birmingham Jewel]]" was shot down during a bombing mission to Berlin.
*[[1930]]: The third [[Bishop of Birmingham]] [[David Foley]] was born.  
* [[1926]]: [[WKBC-AM]] went on the air.
*[[1926]]: Writer and educator [[Richard Yates]] was born in New York.
* [[1912]]: [[William H. Sims]] gave his address, "Why Not Woman's Suffrage in Alabama?" to the [[Quid pro Quo Club]].
*[[1912]]: [[William H. Sims]] gave his address, "Why Not Woman's Suffrage in Alabama?" to the [[Quid pro Quo Club]].
* [[1897]]: Meeting at [[First Methodist Church]] the [[North Alabama Conference of the Methodist Church|North Alabama Conference]] decided to establish its new [[Birmingham-Southern College|college]] in [[Birmingham]].
*[[1818]]: [[Jefferson County Sheriff|Sheriff]] [[William C. Eubank]] was the third white settler born in Jefferson County.
* [[1866]]: The [[Canebrake Company]] purchased the remains of the [[Brierfield Ironworks]] from the Freedman's Bureau for $45,000.
* [[1852]]: The [[Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad|Wills Valley Railroad]] from DeKalb County to Georgia was chartered.
 
[[Image:Dennis Edwards.jpg|right|thumb|Dennis Edwards, born February 3, 1943]]
==Births==
* [[1943]]: Singer [[Dennis Edwards]] was born in Birmingham.
* 1943: Dermatologist and [[Governor of Alabama]] [[Robert Bentley]] was born in [[Columbiana]].
* [[1935]]: Radio host and [[Rossi's]] owner [[John Ed Willoughby]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1930]]: The third [[Bishop of Birmingham]] [[David Foley]] was born.  
* [[1926]]: Writer and educator [[Richard Yates]] was born in New York.
* [[1917]]: Publisher, radio executive and entrepreneur [[Pat Courington Sr]] was born in [[Saragossa]].
* [[1861]]: Educator [[George Macon]] was born in [[Talladega]].
* [[1818]]: [[Jefferson County Sheriff|Sheriff]] [[William C. Eubank]] was the third white settler born in Jefferson County.
 
==Deaths==
* [[2014]]: Businessman and real estate developer [[Bud Coleman]] died in [[McCalla]].
* [[2009]]: Author [[Michael Dubruiel]] died.
* [[1978]]: Lieutenant Governor and [[Mayor of Birmingham|Mayor]] [[Albert Boutwell]] died.
* [[1924]]: Judge and attorney [[Basil Allen]] died.
 
==Sports==
* [[2000]]: [[Birmingham Thunderbolts|The XFL]] was formally announced.


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February 3 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Dennis Edwards, born February 3, 1943

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