February 8: Difference between revisions

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February 8 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2013: Ray Watts was named President of UAB.
2008: GreencupBooks held its grand opening.
1892: The town of Highland was annexed into Birmingham.
1862: A group of Federal gunboats under the command of Lieutenant Seth Phelps landed at Florence and destroyed stores and steamboats there.

1979: Television reporter Tara Gray was born in Birmingham.
1977: Former radio and television reporter Cyrondys Jackson was born in Birmingham.
1967: Basketball player Michael Ansley was born in Birmingham.
1958: Wrestler Sherri Martel was born in Birmingham.
1952: Protective Life CEO Johnny Johns was born in Gadsden.
1932: Bishop of Birmingham Raymond Boland was born in Ireland.
1926: Army aviator, police officer and computer programmer Rosamond McDuff was born in Birmingham.
1886: Birmingham Barons shortstop Roy "Slippery" Ellam was born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
1867: Lieutenant Governor Henry Gray was born in Georgia.

2000: Linebacker Derrick Thomas died from injuries suffered in an auto accident a month earlier.

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 * [[1967]]: Basketball player [[Michael Ansley]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1958]]: Wrestler [[Sherri Martel]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
+* [[1952]]: [[Protective Life]] CEO [[Johnny Johns]] was born in [[Gadsden]].
 * [[1932]]: [[Bishop of Birmingham]] [[Raymond Boland]] was born in Ireland.
 * [[1926]]: Army aviator, police officer and computer programmer [[Rosamond McDuff]] was born in [[Birmingham]].