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* [[1970]]: Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon and Alan Bean headlined "Family Night with the Astronauts" at [[Municipal Auditorium]]. | * [[1970]]: Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon and Alan Bean headlined "Family Night with the Astronauts" at [[Municipal Auditorium]]. | ||
* [[1967]]: [[McElwain Baptist Church]] held the first service in its new sanctuary. | * [[1967]]: [[McElwain Baptist Church]] held the first service in its new sanctuary. | ||
[[Image:Amber Benson.jpg|right|thumb|Amber Benson, born January 8, 1977]] | [[Image:Amber Benson.jpg|right|thumb|Amber Benson, born January 8, 1977]] | ||
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* [[1937]]: Alabama Senate Minority Leader [[Jabo Waggoner Jr]] was born in Birmingham. | * [[1937]]: Alabama Senate Minority Leader [[Jabo Waggoner Jr]] was born in Birmingham. | ||
* [[1929]]: Pastor [[Harold D. Long]] was born. | * [[1929]]: Pastor [[Harold D. Long]] was born. | ||
* [[1842]]: Real estate executive [[James Going]] was born in [[Pickens County]]. | |||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
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January 8 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2007: Mayor Bernard Kincaid delivered the 2007 State of the City address.
- 2007: Citadel assigned the call letters WJOX to frequency FM 100.5 and started a new sports format at its old frequency, AM 690, with the call letters WSPZ-AM.
- 2007: Students began attending classes at the new Fultondale Elementary School.
- 1970: Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon and Alan Bean headlined "Family Night with the Astronauts" at Municipal Auditorium.
- 1967: McElwain Baptist Church held the first service in its new sanctuary.
Births
- 1977: Actress Amber Benson was born in Birmingham.
- 1972: Minister Alann Johnson was born.
- 1957: Helena Police Chief Doug Jones was born.
- 1937: Alabama Senate Minority Leader Jabo Waggoner Jr was born in Birmingham.
- 1929: Pastor Harold D. Long was born.
- 1842: Real estate executive James Going was born in Pickens County.
Deaths
- 2009: Civil Rights attorney Chuck Morgan died.
- 2008: Alabama Labor Commissioner Asa Trammell died.
- 1985: Writer Wyatt Blassingame died in Bradenton, Florida.
- 1930: Physician Benjamin Wyman died in Birmingham.
Sports
- 2014: Former Auburn and Birmingham Barons star Frank Thomas was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 2011: The Pitt Panthers won the 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl at Legion Field, defeating the Kentucky Wildcats 27-10.