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'''April 4''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''April 4''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2011]]: [[David Crenshaw]] died.
* [[2016]]: The [[Alabama Environmental Council]]'s recycling center re-opened in [[Avondale]].
* 2016: All four of the [[Brighton Police Department]]'s cars broke down.
* [[2012]]: [[Regions Bank]] completed repayment of a $3.5 billion loan from the United States' Troubled Asset Relief Program.
* [[2006]]: [[Wes McDonald]]'s ''1:50 in The Furnace'' was released on [[Skybucket Records]].
* [[2006]]: [[Wes McDonald]]'s ''1:50 in The Furnace'' was released on [[Skybucket Records]].
* [[2006]]: [[Victor Mercedes]] was signed by the Chicago White Sox.
* [[1995]]: The Grateful Dead performed at the [[Legacy Arena|BJCC Colisuem]].
* [[2004]]: Casting director [[Shirley Crumley]] died of a heart attack at home in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1977]]: An [[1977 North Smithfield tornado|F5 tornado]] killed 22 and injured 125 in [[North Smithfield]].
* [[2003]]: [[Birmingham Steeldogs]] 63, Cincinnati Swarm 33 at the [[BJCC]].
* [[1968]]: [[Martin Luther King Jr]] was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee by [[James Earl Ray]].
* [[1977]]: An [[1977 Smithfield tornado|F5 tornado]] killed 22 and injured 125 in [[Smithfield]].
* [[1968]]: [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee by [[James Earl Ray]].
* [[1966]]: [[State Vocational-Technical School]] opened in [[Bessemer]].
* [[1966]]: [[State Vocational-Technical School]] opened in [[Bessemer]].
* [[1960]]: Ground was broken for [[Weibel Drive]] between [[Fairfield]] and [[Midfield]].
* [[1957]]: Ground was broken for the [[Reynolds Historical Library|Lawrence Reynolds Library]].
* [[1920]]: [[Franklin Glass]] stepped down as editor of ''[[The Birmingham News]]''.
* [[1909]]: [[Sterling Foster]] preached his last Sunday sermon at [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]].
* [[1865]]: The [[University of Alabama]] and its library were burned by Union troops under the command of [[Thomas M. Johnston]].<!--The only book rescued from the flames was a copy of the Qur'an-->
[[Image:John Porter.jpg|right|thumb|John Porter, born April 4, 1931]]
==Births==
* [[1980]]: Engineer [[Bolaji Kukoyi]] was born in Lagos, Nigeria.
* [[1961]]: Blogger and [[Paul Finebaum Radio Network]] regular [[Shane Corn]] was born in Oahu, Hawaii.
* [[1961]]: Blogger and [[Paul Finebaum Radio Network]] regular [[Shane Corn]] was born in Oahu, Hawaii.
* [[1960]]: Ground was broken for [[Weibel Drive]] between [[Fairfield]] and [[Midfield]].
* [[1958]]: Former [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] battalion chief [[Beverly Thedford-McGinnis]] was born.
* [[1955]]: [[New Era Baptist Church]] pastor [[Michael R. Jordan]] was born.
* [[1955]]: [[New Era Baptist Church]] pastor [[Michael R. Jordan]] was born.
* [[1951]]: Offensive lineman [[John Hannah]] was born in Canton, Georgia.
* [[1951]]: Offensive lineman [[John Hannah]] was born in Canton, Georgia.
* [[1926]]: Restauranteur [[Pearl Carlile|Pearl Overby Carlile]] was born.
* [[1931]]: [[John Porter]], pastor of [[6th Avenue Baptist Church]], was born in [[Birmingham]]
* [[1920]]: [[Franklin Glass]] stepped down as editor of ''[[The Birmingham News]]''.  
* [[1926]]: Restaurateur [[Pearl Carlile|Pearl Overby Carlile]] was born.
* [[1912]]: [[Brownell Travel]] president [[George Brownell, Jr]] was born in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[1912]]: [[Brownell Travel]] president [[George Brownell Jr]] was born in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[1909]]: [[Sterling Foster]] preached his last Sunday sermon at [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]].
 
==Deaths==
* [[2021]]: Accountant [[Areyelle Yarbrough]] was [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2021|shot to death]] at [[W. C. Patton Park]].
* [[2016]]: Journalist, educator and historian [[Virginia Hamilton|Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton]] died.
* [[2011]]: [[U.S. Steel]] worker and entrepreneur [[David Crenshaw Jr]] died.
* [[2007]]: Filmmaker [[Bob Clark]] died in a head-on collision on the Pacific Coast Highway.
* [[2004]]: Casting director [[Shirley Crumley]] died of a heart attack at home in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1977]]: An [[1977 Smithfield tornado|F5 tornado]] killed 22 and injured 125 in [[Smithfield]].
* 1977: Transgendered hair stylist [[Jody Ford]] was [[List of homicides in 1977|shot to death]] in the parking lot of the [[Vestavia Motor Lodge]].
* [[1968]]: [[Martin Luther King Jr]] was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee by [[James Earl Ray]].
* [[1936]]: Former [[Mayor of Birmingham]] [[James Van Hoose]] died at home in [[Forest Park]].
* [[1845]]: Revolutionary War veteran [[William Pullen]] died on his farm near what was later [[Avondale]].
* [[1845]]: Revolutionary War veteran [[William Pullen]] died on his farm near what was later [[Avondale]].
==Sports==
* [[2016]]: [[Rob Ehsan]] was named to succeed [[Jerod Haase]] as head coach of the [[UAB Blazers men's basketball team]].
* [[2006]]: [[Victor Mercedes]] was signed by the Chicago White Sox.
* [[2003]]: [[Birmingham Steeldogs]] 63, Cincinnati Swarm 33 at the [[BJCC]].


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April 4 in the history of the Birmingham District:

John Porter, born April 4, 1931

Births

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Sports

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