April 30: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
* [[1987]]: Bill Elliott set a record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car at 212.809 mph during qualifying at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]]. | * [[1987]]: Bill Elliott set a record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car at 212.809 mph during qualifying at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]]. | ||
* [[1961]]: [[Children's Hospital]] opened the doors to a new 4-story building on [[Southside]]. | * [[1961]]: [[Children's Hospital]] opened the doors to a new 4-story building on [[Southside]]. | ||
* [[1919]]: [[Elizabeth Pearson|Elizabeth Price Jones]] married [[John Pearson]]. | |||
* [[1863]]: The [[Battle of Day's Gap]], along with skirmishes at [[Crooked Creek]] and [[Hog Mountain]], between the Union and Confederacy took place. | * [[1863]]: The [[Battle of Day's Gap]], along with skirmishes at [[Crooked Creek]] and [[Hog Mountain]], between the Union and Confederacy took place. | ||
Revision as of 22:33, 30 June 2014
| << | April | >> | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | |||||
April 30 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2012: Trussville's Mabe Power Equipment closed after 91 years in business.
- 2005: Louisville Fire 48 - Birmingham Steeldogs 46 at Louisville, Kentucky.
- 1987: Bill Elliott set a record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car at 212.809 mph during qualifying at the Talladega Superspeedway.
- 1961: Children's Hospital opened the doors to a new 4-story building on Southside.
- 1919: Elizabeth Price Jones married John Pearson.
- 1863: The Battle of Day's Gap, along with skirmishes at Crooked Creek and Hog Mountain, between the Union and Confederacy took place.
Births and deaths
- 2011: Judge Tennant Smallwood died.
- 2005: The Rev. Harold D. Long, former pastor of First Congregational Christian Church, died.
- 1968: The Hard Times guitarist Ron Parr was killed in action in the Vietnam War.
- 1949: 16th Street Baptist Church bombing victim Cynthia Wesley was born in Smithfield.
- 1940: Attorney Pat Moore was born in Pinson.
- 1919: Lieutenant Governor Henry Gray died.
- 1862: Joseph Stroup died in service to the Confederate Army at Atlanta.