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* [[1969]]: Professional baseball player [[Rusty Greer]] was born at Fort Rucker. | * [[1969]]: Professional baseball player [[Rusty Greer]] was born at Fort Rucker. | ||
* [[1966]]: [[Vestavia Hills High School|Vestavia]], [[UAB Blazers|UAB]] and professional [[baseball player]] [[Chris Hammond]] was born in Atlanta. | * [[1966]]: [[Vestavia Hills High School|Vestavia]], [[UAB Blazers|UAB]] and professional [[baseball player]] [[Chris Hammond]] was born in Atlanta. | ||
* [[1952]]: Actor, communications consultant and former football player [[Thom Gossom Jr]] was born in Birmingham. | |||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
* [[2021]]: Musician and minister [[Marc Phillips]] died from [[2020 Coronavirus pandemic|COVID-19]]. | |||
* [[2020]]: College football star [[De'Runnya Wilson]] died in an apparent [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2020|homicide]] in [[Mason City]]. | * [[2020]]: College football star [[De'Runnya Wilson]] died in an apparent [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2020|homicide]] in [[Mason City]]. | ||
* [[2019]]: Former [[Mayor of Hoover]] [[Gary Ivey]] died at home in [[Clanton]]. | * [[2019]]: Former [[Mayor of Hoover]] [[Gary Ivey]] died at home in [[Clanton]]. | ||
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January 21 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2017: The 2017 Women's March was held to promote women's rights as human rights.
- 2014: Continental Bakery Downtown opened at One Federal Place.
- 2009: E. B. McClain and Samuel Pettagrue were found guilty of bribery, money laundering and mail fraud in Federal court.
- 2007: ChristWay Church's newest building was dedicated in Gardendale.
- 2007: Hugh Cort officially began his campaign for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.
- 1985: Birmingham's record low temperature of -6°F was set.
- 1973: A "buildingwarming" was held to open the Vulcan Life building on Valley Avenue.
- 1965: The Birmingham Area Committee for Development of Economic Opportunity was incorporated.
- 1952: The First Bank of Alabaster opened.
- 1940: John A. Carroll was invested into the Order of St Gregory by Pope Pius XII.
- 1922: The Birmingham Flying Club was recognized as the 135th Observation Squadron of the Alabama National Guard.
- 1832: The city of Centreville was incorporated.
Births
- 1969: Professional baseball player Rusty Greer was born at Fort Rucker.
- 1966: Vestavia, UAB and professional baseball player Chris Hammond was born in Atlanta.
- 1952: Actor, communications consultant and former football player Thom Gossom Jr was born in Birmingham.
Deaths
- 2021: Musician and minister Marc Phillips died from COVID-19.
- 2020: College football star De'Runnya Wilson died in an apparent homicide in Mason City.
- 2019: Former Mayor of Hoover Gary Ivey died at home in Clanton.
- 2010: Baseball player, manager and executive Bobby Bragan died in Fort Worth, Texas.
- 1991: Wrestling promoter Nick Gulas died in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 1964: Jefferson County Personnel Board president Howard Yeilding died in Birmingham.
- 1905: Alderman and Chancellor John Altman died.
Sports
- 2014: Bill Clark was named to succeed Garrick McGee as head coach of the UAB Blazers football team.