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'''February 5''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''February 5''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2023]]: The [[Birmingham Air Freight]] building on [[Messer Airport Highway]] was destroyed by fire.
* [[2014]]: The [[Birmingham City Council]] updated its land-use maps in accordance with the [[Birmingham Comprehensive Plan]].
* [[2011]]: The [[Year of Alabama Music]] kicked off with the "[[Abalalip!]]" concert at the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* [[2010]]: [[Chuck Faush]]'s documentary "[[On Air: 1960s Black Radio in Birmingham]]" premiered at the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* [[2008]]: [[William Bell]] won [[2008 Jefferson County Commission special election|a special election]] for [[Larry Langford]]'s former [[Jefferson County Commission]] seat.
* [[2008]]: [[William Bell]] won [[2008 Jefferson County Commission special election|a special election]] for [[Larry Langford]]'s former [[Jefferson County Commission]] seat.
* [[2005]]: Business magnate [[Elton B. Stephens]] died.
* 2008: [[Responsible Media, LLC]] record label was founded.
* 2005: [[UAB Blazers|UAB]] set a record attendance of 9,354 for the [[Bartow Arena]] during a basketball game against Louisville.
* [[1998]]: [[WBMG 42]] was replaced by [[WIAT 42]] as the local CBS affiliate.
*[[1998]]: [[WBMG 42]] was replaced by [[WIAT 42]] as the local CBS affiliate.
* [[1975]]: Hal Holbrook performed his "Mark Twain Tonight!" one-man show at the [[BJCC Concert Hall]].
* [[1962]]: [[Walter Gewin]]'s appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
* [[1959]]: [[Asbury Howard]] was assaulted by forty white men after a bond hearing at the [[Jefferson County Courthouse Bessemer Division|Bessemer Courthouse]].
* 1959: [[New Williams]] opened its [[Five Points West]] location.
* [[1923]]: A major sleet storm left the city bound in ice.
* [[1920]]: A scaffold collapse in [[Eureka No. 4 mine]] killed miner [[J. T. Banks]].
* [[1916]]: [[Central State Bank of Calera]] was chartered.
* [[1879]]: The City of [[Anniston]] was incorporated.
* [[1867]]: [[William Nabers]] married [[Betty Nabers|Betty Worthington]].
 
[[Image:Peyton King portrait.jpg|right|thumb|Peyton King, born February 5, 1826]]
==Births==
* [[1979]]: [[Birmingham City Council]] president [[Johnathan Austin]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1971]]: Country singer [[Sara Evans]] was born in Missouri.
* [[1971]]: Country singer [[Sara Evans]] was born in Missouri.
* [[1950]]: [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] receiver [[Terry Beasley]] was born in Montgomery.
* [[1948]]: [[Mary Anne Blake]] was born.
* [[1948]]: [[Mary Anne Blake]] was born.
* [[1943]]: ''New York Times'' editor-in-chief [[Howell Raines]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1943]]: ''New York Times'' editor-in-chief [[Howell Raines]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1916]]: [[Central State Bank of Calera]] was chartered.
* [[1939]]: Former [[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)|Birmingham Bulls]] owner [[John Bassett]] was born in Ontario, Canada.
* [[1936]]: [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] and NFL receiver [[Jim Phillips]] was born in [[Alexander City]].
* [[1929]]: Baseball pitcher [[Al Worthington]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1902]]: [[Governor of Alabama]] [[Gordon Persons]] was born in Montgomery.
* [[1826]]: Attorney [[Peyton King]] was born in [[Montevallo|Wilson's Hill]].
 
==Deaths==
* [[2016]]: [[Luvenia Little]], mother of Mayor [[William Bell]], died.
* [[2010]]: Former [[Shelby County Sheriff]] [[Buddy Glasgow]] died.
* 2010: Educational consultant [[Diane Rivers]] died at her home in [[Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club|Shoal Creek]].
* [[2005]]: Business magnate [[Elton B. Stephens]] died.
* [[1970]]: Baseball player [[Rudy York]] died.
* [[1955]]: Industrial chemist [[Theodore Swann]] died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1948]]: Woodlawn character [[Bernie Cain]] died.
* [[1940]]: Architect [[Harry Wheelock]] died at home in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1920]]: A scaffold collapse in [[Eureka No. 4 mine]] killed miner [[J. T. Banks]].
* [[1889]]: Physician [[Mortimer Jordan Jr]] died.
 
==Sports==
* [[2005]]: [[UAB Blazers|UAB]] set a record attendance of 9,354 for the [[Bartow Arena]] during a basketball game against Louisville.


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February 5 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Peyton King, born February 5, 1826

Births

Deaths

Sports

  • 2005: UAB set a record attendance of 9,354 for the Bartow Arena during a basketball game against Louisville.
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