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* [[1909]]: The [[Birmingham Terminal Station]] was dedicated during a day of festivities. | * [[1909]]: The [[Birmingham Terminal Station]] was dedicated during a day of festivities. | ||
* [[1893]]: The [[Avondale Town Hall]] was destroyed by fire. | * [[1893]]: The [[Avondale Town Hall]] was destroyed by fire. | ||
[[Image:Michael Rooker.jpg|right|thumb|Michael Rooker, born April 6, 1955]] | [[Image:Michael Rooker.jpg|right|thumb|Michael Rooker, born April 6, 1955]] | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
* [[1993]]: [[UAB Blazers football|UAB Blazers]]/NFL kicker [[Ty Long]] was born in Roswell, Georgia. | |||
* [[1977]]: Baseball player [[Andy Phillips]] was born in [[Tuscaloosa]]. | * [[1977]]: Baseball player [[Andy Phillips]] was born in [[Tuscaloosa]]. | ||
* [[1973]]: [[UAB Blazers football]] coach [[Garrick McGee]] was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. | * [[1973]]: [[UAB Blazers football]] coach [[Garrick McGee]] was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. | ||
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April 6 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2016: The Rotary Trail on 1st Avenue South opened to the public.
- 1984: Wayne Newton headlined a concert at Boutwell Auditorium.
- 1963: Fred Shuttlesworth was arrested during a peaceful march to Birmingham City Hall.
- 1909: The Birmingham Terminal Station was dedicated during a day of festivities.
- 1893: The Avondale Town Hall was destroyed by fire.
Births
- 1993: UAB Blazers/NFL kicker Ty Long was born in Roswell, Georgia.
- 1977: Baseball player Andy Phillips was born in Tuscaloosa.
- 1973: UAB Blazers football coach Garrick McGee was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- 1972: Actor and former HealthSouth executive Jason Hervey was born in Los Angeles, California.
- 1968: Political activist Ron Crumpton was born in Alabaster.
- 1955: Actor Michael Rooker was born in Jasper.
- 1876: Engineer and mycologist Joens Fries was born in Sweden.
Deaths
- 2014: Architect Jim Pfaffman died in Birmingham.
- 1998: Country singer Tammy Wynette died of cardiac arrythmia in Nashville, Tennessee.
Sports
- 2006: West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx 6, Birmingham Barons 3 on opening night at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.
- 2002: Tulsa Talons 55, Birmingham Steeldogs 42 at Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- 1909: Carlton Molesworth took his 1909 Birmingham Barons to Tuscaloosa for an exhibition game against the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team.