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* [[2007]]: [[Johnny Brown]] resigned as chief of [[Columbiana Police Department]]. | * [[2007]]: [[Johnny Brown]] resigned as chief of [[Columbiana Police Department]]. | ||
* [[1986]]: [[George Wallace]] announced his retirement from public office. | * [[1986]]: [[George Wallace]] announced his retirement from public office. | ||
* [[1980]]: [[Loveman's]] department store announced that it was closing. | * [[1980]]: [[Loveman's]] department store announced that it was closing. | ||
* [[1963]]: [[Albert Boutwell]] defeated [[Bull Connor]] in the [[1963 Birmingham mayoral election]]. | * [[1963]]: [[Albert Boutwell]] defeated [[Bull Connor]] in the [[1963 Birmingham mayoral election]]. | ||
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* [[1865]]: [[Wilson's Raid|Wilson's Raiders]] reached Selma. | * [[1865]]: [[Wilson's Raid|Wilson's Raiders]] reached Selma. | ||
==Births | ==Births== | ||
* [[1949]]: State senator [[Hank Erwin]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[1947]]: Singer [[Emmylou Harris]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | |||
==Deaths== | |||
* [[2010]]: Geologist, paleontologist and former [[University of Alabama]] administrator [[Douglas E. Jones]] died. | * [[2010]]: Geologist, paleontologist and former [[University of Alabama]] administrator [[Douglas E. Jones]] died. | ||
* [[2002]]: Singer [[B. J. Baker]] died in Rancho Mirage, California. | * [[2002]]: Singer [[B. J. Baker]] died in Rancho Mirage, California. | ||
* [[1932]]: [[Walker Percy]]'s mother Mattie Sue drove off a bridge. | * [[1932]]: [[Walker Percy]]'s mother Mattie Sue drove off a bridge. | ||
==Sports== | |||
* [[1984]]: [[Birmingham Stallions]] 31, New Orleans Breakers 17 at [[Legion Field]]. | |||
* [[1983]]: Boston Breakers 27, [[Birmingham Stallions]] 16 at Nickerson Field, Boston. | |||
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April 2 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2007: Johnny Brown resigned as chief of Columbiana Police Department.
- 1986: George Wallace announced his retirement from public office.
- 1980: Loveman's department store announced that it was closing.
- 1963: Albert Boutwell defeated Bull Connor in the 1963 Birmingham mayoral election.
- 1951: Theatre in the Round staged its final performance at the Redmont Hotel.
- 1951: Alabama's first doctoral program in biochemistry was approved at the Medical College of Alabama
- 1939: The Apollo Boys' Choir performed on the NBC Radio Network program "Across the Country on a Bus", hosted by Milton Cross.
- 1866: President Andrew Johnson declared an end to war in Alabama.
- 1865: Wilson's Raiders reached Selma.
Births
- 1949: State senator Hank Erwin was born in Birmingham.
- 1947: Singer Emmylou Harris was born in Birmingham.
Deaths
- 2010: Geologist, paleontologist and former University of Alabama administrator Douglas E. Jones died.
- 2002: Singer B. J. Baker died in Rancho Mirage, California.
- 1932: Walker Percy's mother Mattie Sue drove off a bridge.
Sports
- 1984: Birmingham Stallions 31, New Orleans Breakers 17 at Legion Field.
- 1983: Boston Breakers 27, Birmingham Stallions 16 at Nickerson Field, Boston.