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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* [[March 27]]: A [[1994 Shelby County tornado|Palm Sunday tornado]] injured 53 people and damaged businesses along [[U. S. Highway 31]] in [[Shelby County]]. | * [[March 27]]: A [[1994 Shelby County tornado|Palm Sunday tornado]] injured 53 people and damaged businesses along [[U.S. Highway 31]] in [[Shelby County]]. | ||
* March: Scenes for the feature film ''[[Cobb]]'' were shot at [[Rickwood Field]]. | |||
* [[May 1]]: Pink Floyd's "Division Bell" tour [[List of concerts at Legion Field|played at Legion Field]]. | |||
* [[July 15]]: Birmingham signed a [[Birmingham Sister Cities|Sister City]] agreement with [[Székesfehérvár, Hungary]]. | |||
* [[August 6]]: The Rolling Stones' "Voodoo Lounge" tour [[List of concerts at Legion Field|played at Legion Field]]. | |||
* [[September 17]]: The [[UAB Marching Blazers]] debuted at [[Legion Field]]. | |||
* [[October 18]]: Groundbreaking for the new [[Shades Valley High School]] in [[Irondale]] took place. | * [[October 18]]: Groundbreaking for the new [[Shades Valley High School]] in [[Irondale]] took place. | ||
* The graves of [[Ellard Cemetery]] were moved to [[Trussville]] due to the expansion of the North-South runway at the [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]]. | * The graves of [[Ellard Cemetery]] were moved to [[Trussville]] due to the expansion of the North-South runway at the [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]]. | ||
* [[Jamie]], a Western lowland gorilla, came to the [[Birmingham Zoo]] from Albuquerque, New Mexico. | * [[Jamie]], a Western lowland gorilla, came to the [[Birmingham Zoo]] from Albuquerque, New Mexico. | ||
* [[Cleveland Hammonds]] was forced out as [[Birmingham City Schools]] superintendent. | * [[Cleveland Hammonds]] was forced out as [[Birmingham City Schools]] superintendent. | ||
* [[Magic City Harvest]] was founded. | * [[Magic City Harvest]] was founded. | ||
* Plans for a 300-acre "[[Ecoplex]]" near [[Liberty Park]] to replace the [[Birmingham Zoo]] were shelved for lack of public funding. | * Plans for a 300-acre "[[Ecoplex]]" near [[Liberty Park]] to replace the [[Birmingham Zoo]] were shelved for lack of public funding. | ||
* [[Hoover]] annexed 2,400 acres of mostly vacant land. | |||
* [[Dan Lord]], [[Mark Milewicz|Mark "Pose" Milewicz]] and [[Adam Guthrie]] founded the pop-punk band [[Pain]]. | |||
* The North Shades Creek Greenway was renamed [[Flora Johnston Nature Park]] in honor of [[Flora Johnston]]. | |||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
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* The [[Garage Café]] opened on [[10th Terrace South]]. | * The [[Garage Café]] opened on [[10th Terrace South]]. | ||
* [[Jeff Pierce|Jeff]] and [[Patti Pierce]] opened a franchised [[Big Sky Bread Company]] bakery in [[Mountain Brook Village]]. | * [[Jeff Pierce|Jeff]] and [[Patti Pierce]] opened a franchised [[Big Sky Bread Company]] bakery in [[Mountain Brook Village]]. | ||
* [[Bruce Herrington]] founded [[Line Scale Form|Herrington Architects]]. | |||
* [[Stephen Brossette]], [[G. T. LaBorde]] and [[Patrick Hymel]] founded [[MedMined]] through [[UAB]]'s [[Office for the Advancement of Developing Industries]]. | |||
* [[Steiner Bank]] was acquired by [[Highland Bank]]. | * [[Steiner Bank]] was acquired by [[Highland Bank]]. | ||
* The [[Griffin Wheel Co.]] plant near [[Bessemer]] produced its 3,000,000th rail car wheel. | |||
* [[Randy Newell]] opened [[City Meats]] in [[Woodlawn]]. | |||
* Ki Chon Choi opened [[Shogun Japanese Steakhouse]] on [[U.S. Highway 280 (Inverness)|U.S. Highway 280]]. | |||
* [[November 1]]: [[Video Xpress]] was acquired by [[Movie Gallery]]. | |||
===Media=== | ===Media=== | ||
* [[Courteney Cox]] starred in the motion picture ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' and began her role as Monica on the television series ''Friends''. | * [[Courteney Cox]] starred in the motion picture ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' and began her role as Monica on the television series ''Friends''. | ||
* ''[[Cobb]]'', filmed at [[Rickwood Field]]. | * ''[[Cobb]]'', filmed at [[Rickwood Field]]. | ||
===Religion=== | |||
* The [[Church of the Reconciler]] moved to a building on [[18th Street North]]. | |||
* [[Woodlawn Baptist Church]] relocated to [[Vestavia Hills]] as [[Liberty Park Baptist Church]]. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
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* [[Vestavia Hills High School|Vestavia Hills Rebels]] won the first of seven straight state baseball titles under coach [[Sammy Dunn]]. | * [[Vestavia Hills High School|Vestavia Hills Rebels]] won the first of seven straight state baseball titles under coach [[Sammy Dunn]]. | ||
* [[Mark's Outdoor Sports]] hosted the 1st annual [[Lay Lake Open]] bass tournament at [[Paradise Point Marina]] on [[Lay Lake]]. | * [[Mark's Outdoor Sports]] hosted the 1st annual [[Lay Lake Open]] bass tournament at [[Paradise Point Marina]] on [[Lay Lake]]. | ||
==Individuals== | |||
* Actor [[Kate Jackson]] underwent open heart surgery. | |||
* Methodist minister [[Willie Spencer]] retired after 36 years of service. | |||
* [[Mac Underwood]] was named City of Birmingham's Director of the Finance Department. | |||
* Coach [[Iola Baylor]] retired after 30 years in teaching. | |||
* [[Buck Brock]] left [[Compass Bank]] to head the [[Express Oil Development Company]]. | |||
* Reverend [[James Naughton]] came to [[Birmingham]] to be assistant pastor at [[Holy Rosary Catholic Church]]. | |||
* [[Paul Zahl]] succeeded [[Larry Gipson]] as Dean of the [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]]. | |||
===Births=== | |||
* [[January 6]]: [[Jameis Winston]], Heisman Trophy winning quarterback | |||
* [[April 24]]: [[Jordan Fisher]], actor and singer | |||
* [[July 17]]: [[Derrick Henry]], Alabama Crimson Tide running back | |||
* [[August 29]]: [[Moti]], white tiger | |||
* [[August 28]]: [[Scooby Wright]], [[Birmingham Stallions (2020s USFL)|Birmingham Stallions]] linebacker | |||
* [[September 14]]: [[De'Runnya Wilson]], college football player | |||
* [[October 28]]: [[Hoda Muthana]], Expatriate former ISIS member | |||
* [[Jessi]], police dog | |||
* [[Sugar]], female mute swan | |||
* [[Showdown]], [[Birmingham Police Mounted Patrol]] horse | |||
===Awards=== | |||
* [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]]: [[Cholly Atkins]], [[Mary Ogletree]], and [[Willie Ruff]]. | |||
* [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]]: [[Paul Crane]], [[Luman Harris]], [[Kirk Newell]], [[Lloyd Nix]], [[Jerry Pate]], and [[Dwight Stephenson]]. | |||
* [[Alabama Women's Hall of Fame]]: [[Lottice Howell]] | |||
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Heather Whitestone]] | |||
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Bethany Pearson Ivey]] | |||
* Associated Press "Best Anchor in Alabama": [[Janet Hall]] | |||
===Graduations=== | |||
* [[Merrilee Challiss]] earned her bachelor of arts at [[UAB]]. | |||
* [[Lawrence Conaway]] earned his MBA from UAB. | |||
* [[Bernard Kincaid]] earned his J.D. from the [[Birmingham School of Law]]. | |||
* [[Walt Maddox]] earned his bachelor's degree in political science from UAB. | |||
===Deaths=== | |||
* [[February 7]]: [[Herman Frank Cash]], suspect in the [[1963 church bombing|1963 bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]] | |||
* [[February 10]]: [[Henry Blankenship]], jazz musician | |||
* [[February 11]]: [[Neil Bonnett]], while practicing for the Daytona 500 | |||
* [[February 20]]: [[Carl Morton]], [[Hardy Corp.]] executive and Poet Laureate of Alabama | |||
* [[April 10]]: [[Alvin Vogtle]], [[Southern Company]] CEO | |||
* [[May 3]]: [[Mary Elizabeth Counselman]], short story writer | |||
* [[June 26]]: [[Joseph Durick]], Civil Rights activist | |||
* [[July 3]]: [[Petey Sarron]], boxer | |||
* [[July 13]]: [[Charlie Fonville]], attorney and former shotputter | |||
* [[July 31]]: [[Bob Finley]], [[Berry High School]] football coach | |||
* [[September 15]]: [[Haywood Henry]], jazz saxophonist | |||
* [[October 2]]: U.S. Attorney and former U.S. Representative [[Claude Harris]] | |||
* [[October 16]]: Five people were shot to death by Stephen Pilley and Anthony Apicella during a robbery of the [[Changing Times Lounge]]. | |||
* [[November 23]]: [[Bettie Crutcher]], pediatric nurse and bookstore clerk | |||
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1994]] and [[List of Jefferson County homicides in 1994]]'' | |||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
* December: The feature film ''[[Cobb]]'', partially shot at [[Rickwood Field]], was released. | |||
===Art=== | ===Art=== | ||
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===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
* [[Brook Highland Cinema]] | * [[Brook Highland Cinema]] | ||
* [[Central Park Elementary School]] | |||
* [[Children's Park Place]] | * [[Children's Park Place]] | ||
* [[Hoover High School]] | * [[Hoover High School]] | ||
* [[Southside Station]] | * [[Southside Station]] | ||
* Expansion of [[Festival 18|Cobb Festival 12]] to 18 screens | * Expansion of [[Festival 18|Cobb Festival 12]] to 18 screens | ||
* [[Robert & Betty Slaughter residence]] in [[Indian Springs Village]] | |||
==Music== | ===Music=== | ||
* The [[1994 City Stages|6th annual City Stages]] music festival was held downtown. | * The [[1994 City Stages|6th annual City Stages]] music festival was held downtown. | ||
* [[Little Red Rocket]] was formed. | * [[Little Red Rocket]] was formed. | ||
* Document records released a compilation of [[Walter Roland]]'s 1930s recordings. | * Document records released a compilation of [[Walter Roland]]'s 1930s recordings. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
Latest revision as of 16:06, 29 April 2024
1994 was the 123rd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- March 27: A Palm Sunday tornado injured 53 people and damaged businesses along U.S. Highway 31 in Shelby County.
- March: Scenes for the feature film Cobb were shot at Rickwood Field.
- May 1: Pink Floyd's "Division Bell" tour played at Legion Field.
- July 15: Birmingham signed a Sister City agreement with Székesfehérvár, Hungary.
- August 6: The Rolling Stones' "Voodoo Lounge" tour played at Legion Field.
- September 17: The UAB Marching Blazers debuted at Legion Field.
- October 18: Groundbreaking for the new Shades Valley High School in Irondale took place.
- The graves of Ellard Cemetery were moved to Trussville due to the expansion of the North-South runway at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.
- Jamie, a Western lowland gorilla, came to the Birmingham Zoo from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Cleveland Hammonds was forced out as Birmingham City Schools superintendent.
- Magic City Harvest was founded.
- Plans for a 300-acre "Ecoplex" near Liberty Park to replace the Birmingham Zoo were shelved for lack of public funding.
- Hoover annexed 2,400 acres of mostly vacant land.
- Dan Lord, Mark "Pose" Milewicz and Adam Guthrie founded the pop-punk band Pain.
- The North Shades Creek Greenway was renamed Flora Johnston Nature Park in honor of Flora Johnston.
Business
- Abanks Mortuary opened.
- WBRC 6 was sold to New World Inc.
- Watkins Book Shop closed.
- Lazlo's Pizza opened in Lakeview.
- The Garage Café opened on 10th Terrace South.
- Jeff and Patti Pierce opened a franchised Big Sky Bread Company bakery in Mountain Brook Village.
- Bruce Herrington founded Herrington Architects.
- Stephen Brossette, G. T. LaBorde and Patrick Hymel founded MedMined through UAB's Office for the Advancement of Developing Industries.
- Steiner Bank was acquired by Highland Bank.
- The Griffin Wheel Co. plant near Bessemer produced its 3,000,000th rail car wheel.
- Randy Newell opened City Meats in Woodlawn.
- Ki Chon Choi opened Shogun Japanese Steakhouse on U.S. Highway 280.
- November 1: Video Xpress was acquired by Movie Gallery.
Media
- Courteney Cox starred in the motion picture Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and began her role as Monica on the television series Friends.
- Cobb, filmed at Rickwood Field.
Religion
- The Church of the Reconciler moved to a building on 18th Street North.
- Woodlawn Baptist Church relocated to Vestavia Hills as Liberty Park Baptist Church.
Sports
- Mike Davis returned to Alabama as an assistant coach for the men's basketball team.
- Vestavia Hills Rebels won the first of seven straight state baseball titles under coach Sammy Dunn.
- Mark's Outdoor Sports hosted the 1st annual Lay Lake Open bass tournament at Paradise Point Marina on Lay Lake.
Individuals
- Actor Kate Jackson underwent open heart surgery.
- Methodist minister Willie Spencer retired after 36 years of service.
- Mac Underwood was named City of Birmingham's Director of the Finance Department.
- Coach Iola Baylor retired after 30 years in teaching.
- Buck Brock left Compass Bank to head the Express Oil Development Company.
- Reverend James Naughton came to Birmingham to be assistant pastor at Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
- Paul Zahl succeeded Larry Gipson as Dean of the Cathedral Church of the Advent.
Births
- January 6: Jameis Winston, Heisman Trophy winning quarterback
- April 24: Jordan Fisher, actor and singer
- July 17: Derrick Henry, Alabama Crimson Tide running back
- August 29: Moti, white tiger
- August 28: Scooby Wright, Birmingham Stallions linebacker
- September 14: De'Runnya Wilson, college football player
- October 28: Hoda Muthana, Expatriate former ISIS member
- Jessi, police dog
- Sugar, female mute swan
- Showdown, Birmingham Police Mounted Patrol horse
Awards
- Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame: Cholly Atkins, Mary Ogletree, and Willie Ruff.
- Alabama Sports Hall of Fame: Paul Crane, Luman Harris, Kirk Newell, Lloyd Nix, Jerry Pate, and Dwight Stephenson.
- Alabama Women's Hall of Fame: Lottice Howell
- Miss Alabama: Heather Whitestone
- Miss Shelby County: Bethany Pearson Ivey
- Associated Press "Best Anchor in Alabama": Janet Hall
Graduations
- Merrilee Challiss earned her bachelor of arts at UAB.
- Lawrence Conaway earned his MBA from UAB.
- Bernard Kincaid earned his J.D. from the Birmingham School of Law.
- Walt Maddox earned his bachelor's degree in political science from UAB.
Deaths
- February 7: Herman Frank Cash, suspect in the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church
- February 10: Henry Blankenship, jazz musician
- February 11: Neil Bonnett, while practicing for the Daytona 500
- February 20: Carl Morton, Hardy Corp. executive and Poet Laureate of Alabama
- April 10: Alvin Vogtle, Southern Company CEO
- May 3: Mary Elizabeth Counselman, short story writer
- June 26: Joseph Durick, Civil Rights activist
- July 3: Petey Sarron, boxer
- July 13: Charlie Fonville, attorney and former shotputter
- July 31: Bob Finley, Berry High School football coach
- September 15: Haywood Henry, jazz saxophonist
- October 2: U.S. Attorney and former U.S. Representative Claude Harris
- October 16: Five people were shot to death by Stephen Pilley and Anthony Apicella during a robbery of the Changing Times Lounge.
- November 23: Bettie Crutcher, pediatric nurse and bookstore clerk
Works
- December: The feature film Cobb, partially shot at Rickwood Field, was released.
Art
- Lonnie Holley, "Obstacles Before the Goal", showing at High Museeum of Art, Atlanta.
Books
- Best American Short Stories, Tobias Wolff, editor.
- Don't Look Back : Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball, by Mark Ribowsky.
- In Pharaoh's Army, a memoir about Tobias Wolff's experiences as a soldier in the Vietnam War.
- Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration, by E. O. Wilson.
- Naturalist, by E. O. Wilson.
- The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories, Tobias Wolff, editor.
Buildings
- Brook Highland Cinema
- Central Park Elementary School
- Children's Park Place
- Hoover High School
- Southside Station
- Expansion of Cobb Festival 12 to 18 screens
- Robert & Betty Slaughter residence in Indian Springs Village
Music
- The 6th annual City Stages music festival was held downtown.
- Little Red Rocket was formed.
- Document records released a compilation of Walter Roland's 1930s recordings.
See also
Context
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