January 30: Difference between revisions

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January 30 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2008: The Birmingham Police Department's ShotSpotter gunfire location technology produced its first arrest.
2007: Daniel Alarcón's novel Lost City Radio was published.
2007: Two-A-Days season 2 premiered on MTV.
1968: Tuscaloosa's Memorial Coliseum opened its doors for a performance of "The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd".
1922: Construction of Woodlawn High School was completed.
1917: Harry "The Human Fly" Gardiner climbed the exterior of the Empire Building.
1831: Furnace master Moses Stroup married Permelia Richards.

Dorothy Love Coates, born January 30, 1928

1972: Actor Jennifer Hale was born.
1937: Mechanic and blues performer G. B. Burt was born in Birmingham.
1928: Gospel singer Dorothy Love Coates was born.
1923: 1948 Birmingham Barons first baseman Walt Dropo was born in Moosup, Connecticut.
1877: Banker Walter Henley was born in Birmingham.

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 ==Births==
 * [[1972]]: Actor [[Jennifer Hale]] was born.
-* [[1937]]: Mechanic and bluesman [[G. B. Burt]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
+* [[1937]]: Mechanic and blues performer [[G. B. Burt]] was born in Birmingham.
 * [[1928]]: Gospel singer [[Dorothy Love Coates]] was born.
 * [[1923]]: [[1948 Birmingham Barons]] first baseman [[Walt Dropo]] was born in Moosup, Connecticut.
+* [[1877]]: Banker [[Walter Henley]] was born in Birmingham.
 ==Deaths==