April 20

April 20 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2009: Ezell's Catfish Cabin opened in Trussville.
2006: The restored Avondale Villa reopened.
2005: Jubilee Joe's seafood restaurant opened in Hoover.
2005: Canaan Missionary Baptist Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
2005: St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Montevallo dedicated new worship and education buildings.
1990: President George Bush proclaimed National Recycling Month during a speech at Birmingham-Southern College.
1963: Martin Luther King Jr was released from the Birmingham City Jail after his arrest on April 12.
1958: The 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing hosted an open house and air show at Municipal Airport.
1910: 40 miners were killed in the 1910 Mulga Mine explosion.
1865: Wilson's Raid concluded with the capture of Macon, Georgia.

Mother Angelica, born April 20, 1923

Births

1999: Kumar, a Malayan tiger, was born at the Cincinnati Zoo.
1978: Actor Clayne Crawford was born in Clay.
1974: Chef John Rolen was born.
1968: Heptathlete DeDee Nathan was born in Birmingham.
1954: Catcher Mike O'Berry was born in Birmingham.
1923: EWTN founder Mother Angelica was born Rita Antoinette Rizzo in Canton, Ohio.
1917: Actress Virginia Mae Schmitt was born.
1914: Radio actress Betty Lou Gerson was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
1912: Architect Helen Davis was born in Mobile.
1908: Jazz vibraphonist Lionel Hampton was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
1902: Educator and Birmingham City Council member Bessie Estell was born in Greene County.
1862: Building contractor Charles Allen was born in Louisville, Kentucky.

2015: Businessman and former Vestavia Hills City Council president Fred McCrory died.
2009: English teacher Delores Manyama died.
2008: Salesian monk Charles Todel died.
2006: Tuscaloosa radio newscaster Cy Bahakel died.
1969: Motown drummer Benny Benjamin died of a stroke.
1925: Sloss Iron & Steel Company president and former Birmingham Barons owner William McQueen died at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.
1923: Continental Gin Co. president and philanthropist Robert Munger died from pneumonia.
1910: 40 miners were killed in the 1910 Mulga Mine explosion.

2013: Hitachi, Japan mayor Akira Yoshinari threw out the first pitch for the Birmingham Barons at Regions Field.
2002: Birmingham Steeldogs 70, Pensacola Barracudas 40 at Pensacola.
2001: Birmingham Steeldogs 73, Arkansas Twisters 46 at the BJCC.
1999: The formation of the Xtreme Football League, with Birmingham as a member, was announced.
1996: Terrell Owens was selected by the San Francisco 49ers as the 89th overall pick in the NFL draft.
1983: The Birmingham South Stars players staged a walk-out prior to the start of the CHL championship.