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'''January 16''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''January 16''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2012]]: Publisher [[Kim Price]] died at home in [[Alexander City]].
* [[2008]]: The [[Birmingham City Council]] approved the sole bid for remote-controlled surveillance cameras to be used in [[Operation Vulcan's Thunder]].
* [[2008]]: The [[Birmingham City Council]] approved the sole bid for remote-controlled surveillance cameras to be used in [[Operation Vulcan's Thunder]].
* [[2007]]: The [[American Gospel Quartet Convention]] was held at the [[East Birmingham Church of God in Christ]].
* [[2007]]: The [[American Gospel Quartet Convention]] was held at the [[East Birmingham Church of God in Christ]].
* [[2006]]: Federal judge [[U. W. Clemon]] delivered an address at the [[Martin Luther King, Jr Unity Breakfast]].
* [[2006]]: Federal judge [[U. W. Clemon]] delivered an address at the [[Martin Luther King, Jr Unity Breakfast]].
* [[2004]]: The [[American Gospel Quartet Convention]] was held at the [[East Birmingham Church of God in Christ]].
* [[2004]]: The [[American Gospel Quartet Convention]] was held at the [[East Birmingham Church of God in Christ]].
* [[1963]]: [[An Appeal for Law and Order and Common Sense]] was published in newspapers across the state.
* [[1962]]: [[New Bethel Baptist Church]],  [[St Luke's AME Zion Church]], and [[Trinity Church and Kingdom of God in Christ]] were each damaged by [[Bombingham|bombs]].
* [[1934]]: The 200 acres which is now known as [[Lane Park]] was dedicated as a public park.
* [[1926]]: The bodies of [[Auburn Moore|A. B. Moore]] and [[Ruby Thornton]] were found near [[Roebuck]].
* [[1883]]: The post office for what would become [[Irondale]] was established.
==Births and deaths==
* [[2012]]: Publisher [[Kim Price]] died at home in [[Alexander City]].
* [[1997]]: Former NAACP leader [[W. C. Patton]] died at [[UAB Hospital]].  
* [[1997]]: Former NAACP leader [[W. C. Patton]] died at [[UAB Hospital]].  
* 1997: [[Birmingham Zoo]] black rhinoceros [[Ricko]] was born.
* 1997: [[Birmingham Zoo]] black rhinoceros [[Ricko]] was born.
* [[1967]]: Physicist [[Robert Van de Graaff]] died in Boston, Massachusetts.
* [[1967]]: Physicist [[Robert Van de Graaff]] died in Boston, Massachusetts.
* [[1963]]: [[An Appeal for Law and Order and Common Sense]] was published in newspapers across the state.
* [[1962]]: [[New Bethel Baptist Church]],  [[St Luke's AME Zion Church]], and [[Trinity Church and Kingdom of God in Christ]] were each damaged by [[Bombingham|bombs]].
* [[1936]]: [[James Meissner]], commander of the [[106th Observation Squadron]], died from pneumonia at age 39.
* [[1936]]: [[James Meissner]], commander of the [[106th Observation Squadron]], died from pneumonia at age 39.
* [[1934]]: The 200 acres which is now known as [[Lane Park]] was dedicated as a public park.
* [[1928]]: Composer [[Ezra Sims]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1928]]: Composer [[Ezra Sims]] was born in Birmingham.
* 1928: Miner [[Henry Higginbotham]] was fatally injured in a rock fall.
* 1928: Miner [[Henry Higginbotham]] was fatally injured in a rock fall.
* [[1926]]: The bodies of [[Auburn Moore|A. B. Moore]] and [[Ruby Thornton]] were found near [[Roebuck]].
* [[1883]]: The post office for what would become [[Irondale]] was established.
* [[1876]]: ''[[Birmingham News]]'' publisher [[Victor Hanson]] was born in Pike County, Georgia.
* [[1876]]: ''[[Birmingham News]]'' publisher [[Victor Hanson]] was born in Pike County, Georgia.


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