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==Events==
==Events==
* [[January 27]]: The [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|original Tutwiler Hotel]] was imploded.
* [[January 27]]: The [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|original Tutwiler Hotel]] was imploded.
* [[April 3]]: The [[1974 Jasper tornado]] damaged [[Jasper First United Methodist Church]].
* [[April 4]]: [[Emmylou Harris]] headlined a concert at the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* [[April 7]]:  [[New Hope Baptist Church]] held their first services in their current sanctuary on [[Cleburn Avenue Southwest]].
* [[July 12]]: Lynyrd Skynyrd played a concert at [[Rickwood Field]].
* [[July 14]]: [[KISS]] played their first show in Birmingham at [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]].
* [[July 29]]: Eric Clapton and the Charlie Daniels Band [[List of concerts at Legion Field|played at Legion Field]].
* [[August 5]]: The [[BJCC Concert Hall]] opened with a performance of "The Odd Couple" starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman.
* [[August 19]]-[[August 21|21]]: [[1974 Fashion Fair]] was held at [[Municipal Auditorium]].
* The [[Alabaster Fire and Rescue Service|Alabaster Fire Department]] began as a volunteer unit.
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] held a [[Salute to the Federal Republic of Germany]].
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] held a [[Salute to the Federal Republic of Germany]].
* The [[Greater Birmingham Humane Society]] held the first Christmas Giving Tree.
* The [[Homewood City Council]] named the [[Homewood National Guard Armory]] as Fort William C. Mulkey in honor of [[Clem Mulkey]], a soldier from Homewood killed in [[World War II]].
* The [[Homewood City Council]] named the [[Homewood National Guard Armory]] as Fort William C. Mulkey in honor of [[Clem Mulkey]], a soldier from Homewood killed in [[World War II]].
* [[Rickwood Caverns]] became a state park.
* [[Joe Tucker Park|Joe Tucker Park Lake]] was created by damming [[Lee Brook]].
* The [[Shelby County Historical Society]] was founded.
* The [[Shelby County Historical Society]] was founded.


===Business===
===Business===
* [[Angry Revolt]] and [[Gene Crutcher Books]] closed.
* [[September 1]]: [[Diamond Jim's]] opened for business on [[Morris Avenue]].
* [[Angry Revolt]] closed.
* [[Argo Building Company]] was founded.
* [[Susan Schein Chevrolet|Bill Strickland Chevrolet]] opened.
* The first [[Birmingham Home & Garden Show]] was held.
* The first [[Birmingham Home & Garden Show]] was held.
* [[The Briary|Tinder Box]] opened at [[Brookwood Village]].
* [[The Briary|Tinder Box]] opened at [[Brookwood Village]].
* [[Bromberg's]] acquired the Underwood Jewelers Corporation of Jacksonville, Florida.
* [[Bromberg's]] acquired the Underwood Jewelers Corporation of Jacksonville, Florida.
* [[September 1]]: [[Diamond Jim's]] opened for business on [[Morris Avenue]].
* [[Ronald Bruno]] joined the [[Bruno's|family business]].
* [[Ed's Pet World]] and [[La Cocina]] opened for business.
* [[Tad Cairns]] became owner of the [[Alabaster Dairy Queen]].
* [[Bob Callahan]] and [[Lewis Fitts]] bought [[The Chukker]].
* [[La Cocina]] and [[Ed's Pet World]] opened for business.
* [[Anita Evans]] bought [[Carlile's Barbecue]].
* [[Anita Evans]] bought [[Carlile's Barbecue]].
* [[Folmar Architectural Millwork]] was established.
* [[Folmar Architectural Millwork]] was established.
* [[Gene Crutcher Books]] closed.
* [[T. Morris Hackney]] purchased the [[Jones Foundry Company]].
* [[Lehman DeShazo]] founded the [[DeShazo Crane Co.]]
* [[Cliff Holman]] became manager of the [[Parliament House]] for nine months.
* [[Cliff Holman]] became manager of the [[Parliament House]] for nine months.
* [[Jim Skinner Ford]] moved from [[Ensley]] to [[Parkway East]].
* [[Jim Skinner Ford]] moved from [[Ensley]] to [[Parkway East]].
* [[Bob Moody|Moody & Associates]] interior designers opened.
* [[Charles Yeates|Charles]] and [[Rutherford Yeates]] founded [[International Wines & Craft Beer|International Wines]].
* [[Oaks Street]] opened.
* [[Owens & Woods Partnership]] architecture firm was founded.
* ''[[The Paperman]]'' ceased publication.
* ''[[The Paperman]]'' ceased publication.
* [[Charles Ridley]], the Peanut Man, began reselling peanuts from the [[Peanut Depot]].
* [[Charles Ridley]], the Peanut Man, began reselling peanuts from the [[Peanut Depot]].
* [[Rosenberger's Birmingham Trunk]] opened its [[Brookwood Village]] location.
* [[Sterne Agee|Sterne, Agee & Leach]] acquired Shropshire, Frazer & Company of Mobile.
* [[Taylor & Taylor]] law firm was founded.
* Tuscaloosa Title Company was founded by [[Richard Shelby]].
* [[Bailey's Corner]] was opened on [[1st Avenue North]].
* [[Joe Simpson]] opened his [[Joe (bookstore)|Joe]] book store in [[Five Points South]].
* [[Walpar]] opened.
* [[Jack Prewitt Jr]] founded [[Prewitt Group|J. R. Prewitt & Associates]]
* ''[[Birmingham Independent|The Alabama Independent]]'' ceased publication.
* [[George Tobia]] and his cousin founded [[Bresco]].
* [[Herb Trotman]] and [[Ricky Stone]] opened [[Fretted Instruments]] in [[Homewood]].


===Government===
===Government===
* The [[Birmingham Community Participation Program]] was established.
* [[October 15]]: The [[Birmingham City Council]] created the city's [[Birmingham Community Participation Program|Community Participation Program]].
* [[December 1]]: [[Jessie Mack]] was hired as the first Black officer in the [[Homewood Police Department]].
* [[U. W. Clemon]] and [[George McMillan]] were elected to the [[Alabama State Senate]].
* [[Chriss Doss]] and [[Ben Erdreich]] were elected to the [[Jefferson County Commission]].
* [[Earl Hilliard]] was elected to the [[Alabama House of Representatives]].
* [[Earl Hilliard]] was elected to the [[Alabama House of Representatives]].
* [[Roy W. Johnson]] was elected Speaker Pro Tem of the Alabama House of Representatives.
* [[George Wallace]] was elected [[Governor of Alabama]] for the third time.
* The [[Jefferson County Public Librarians Association]] was founded.


===Religion===
===Religion===
* [[S. Lawrence Johnson]] retired as pastor of [[Pilgrim Church|Pilgrim Congregational Church]]; [[Arnold Slater]] became interim pastor.
* [[Monroe Lewis]] became pastor of [[Highlands United Methodist Church]].
* [[Brinkley Morton]] became rector of [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]].
* [[Brinkley Morton]] became rector of [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]].
* [[Nelson Smith Jr]] became president of the [[Progressive National Baptist Convention]].
* [[Blessed Sacrament Academy]] closed.


===Sports===
[[Image:Birmingham Americans logo.gif|right|250px|thumb|[[Birmingham Americans]] logo]]
[[Image:Birmingham Americans logo.gif|right|250px|thumb|[[Birmingham Americans]] logo]]
===Sports===
* [[December 21]]: The "Sea of Hands" play involving [[Kenny Stabler]], [[Mike Kolen]], and [[Clarence Davis]], saw the Raiders defeat the Dolphins.
* The [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] won the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] championship.
* The [[Birmingham Americans]] played their only season, earning a 17-5 record and becoming World Bowl champions.
* The [[Birmingham Americans]] played their only season, earning a 17-5 record and becoming World Bowl champions.
* [[Neil Bonnett]] became a NASCAR driver.
* [[Neil Bonnett]] became a NASCAR driver.
* The first [[Charley Boswell Celebrity Golf Classic]] was hosted at [[Port Aquarius Golf Course]].
* The first [[Charley Boswell Celebrity Golf Classic]] was hosted at [[Port Aquarius Golf Course]].
* The [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] defeated the [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] at the [[1974 Iron Bowl]].
* [[Reita Clanton]] joined the U. S. women's national handball team.
* [[Homewood High School]] won the [[AHSAA]] 4A football championship, the highest class at the time.
* The [[1974 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] saw [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] defeat the [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]], 17-13.
* [[Paul Crane]] became an assistant coach for [[Bear Bryant]].
* [[Lamar Green]] began a single season with the New Orleans Jazz.
* [[Hayes High School]] won the class 4A [[AHSAA]] boys basketball championship.
* [[Homewood High School]] won their first [[AHSAA]] football championship in class 4A, the highest class at the time.
* [[Wilbur Jackson]] began playing for the San Francisco 49ers.
* [[Lamar Johnson]] made his major-league debut with the Chicago White Sox.
* [[Lamar Johnson]] made his major-league debut with the Chicago White Sox.
* [[Jerry Pate]] won the U.S. Amateur Championship.
* [[Al Worthington]] began creating a baseball program at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University.


==Works==
==Works==
<!-- ===Books=== -->
* ''[[The Sistine Chukker]]'', painting by [[Tom Bradford (artist)|Tom Bradford]]
 
===Books===
* ''13 Mississippi Ghosts and Jeffrey'' by [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]]
* ''Jeffrey Introduces 13 More Southern Ghosts'' by Kathryn Tucker Windham
* "[[Pumping Iron|Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding]]", book by [[Charles Gaines]]
* ''Treasured Georgia Recipes'' by Kathryn Tucker Windham
* ''[[Bear: The Hard Life and Good Times of Alabama’s Coach Bryant]]'' by [[Bear Bryant|Paul "Bear" Bryant]] and John Underwood
 
===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[May 8]]: [[Sea Lion Pool]]
* [[May 8]]: [[Sea Lion Pool]]
* [[May 26]]: [[St John African Methodist Episcopal Church]]
* September: [[Brookwood Village]]
* September: [[Brookwood Village]]
* [[Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex#Theater|BJCC Theater]]
* [[Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex#Theater|BJCC Theater]]
* [[Brookwood Metroplex]] phase I
* [[Cooper Green Deck]]
* [[Cooper Green Deck]]
* [[Horton Mill Bridge]] (restored)
* [[Horton Mill Bridge]] (restored)
* [[Metropolitan Gardens]] (complete renovation)
* [[New Hope Baptist Church]]
* [[Porter Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church]]
* [[Porter Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church]]
* Sears portion of [[Century Plaza]]
* [[St Vincent's Birmingham|St Vincent's Hospital]] addition
* September: [[Mountain Brook Inn]]
* [[September 25]]: [[Sears Century Plaza]]
* [[Social Security Building (1974)]]
* [[Social Security Building (1974)]]
* [[WIAT Tower]]
* [[WIAT Tower]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places]] additions: [[Steiner Building]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places]] additions: [[Brierfield Ironworks|Brierfield Furnace]], [[Clarkson Bridge]], [[John Looney House and Pioneer Museum]], [[Old Shelby County Courthouse]]/[[Columbiana City Hall]], and [[Steiner Building]]
* [[Serenity Apartments at Fairfield|Wellington Place]] apartments in [[Fairfield]]
* [[UAB Basketball Practice Facility|UAB Physical Fitness Complex]]


===Films and TV===
===Films and TV===
* ''A Day With Dana'' starring [[Dana Rosemary Scallon]]
* ''The Godfather, Part II'' featuring [[Al Gallodoro]]
* ''Thieves Like Us'' featuring [[Louise Fletcher]]
* ''Thieves Like Us'' featuring [[Louise Fletcher]]
* ''The [[Virginia Hill]] Story'' starring Dyan Cannon
* [[Jim Nabors]] hosted a television special.


===Music===
===Music===
* "[[Birmingham (Randy Newman song)|Birmingham]]" by Randy Newman
* Oldies rock band [[Chevy 6]] formed.
* Oldies rock band [[Chevy 6]] formed.
* "[[Birmingham (Randy Newman song)|Birmingham]]" by Randy Newman
* "Rock the Boat" album by Hues Corporation (featuring [[Ann Kelley]])
* The [[Locust Fork Band]] formed in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* ''Pickin' Up'' album by [[Red, White and Blue(grass)]]
* [[April 7]]: [[LaDonna Smith]] and [[Davey Williams]] held a first public performance as a duo at the [[Ferguson Center]].


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[Gene Bartow]] became head basketball coach at the University of Illinois.
* [[Gene Bartow]] became head basketball coach at the University of Illinois.
* [[Buford Boone]] retired from the chairmanship of [[Tuscaloosa Newspapers Inc.]]
* [[Tommy Charles]] became sports anchor at [[WBMG 42]].
* [[Tommy Charles]] became sports anchor at [[WBMG 42]].
* [[William Christenberry]] began sculpting the dilapidated buildings he'd been photographing annually in [[Hale County]].
* [[Bettye Fine Collins]] was appointed to the [[Birmingham Board of Education]].
* [[Ralph Cook]] became an assistant district attorney in the [[Jefferson County Courthouse Bessemer Division|Bessemer Division]].
* [[Thomas Corts]] became president of Wingate College.
* [[Frank Moore Cross]] became director of the Harvard Semitic Museum.
* [[John Dedrick]] became a science teacher at [[Homewood High School]].
* [[Michael Fazio]] became a founding member of Mississippi State's architecture faculty.
* [[Charles Ghigna]] became poet-in-residence for the [[Alabama School of Fine Arts]].
* [[Charles Ghigna]] became poet-in-residence for the [[Alabama School of Fine Arts]].
* [[Joe Giattina]] retired as a vice-president of [[Liberty National Life Insurance Company]].
* [[Joe Giattina]] retired as a vice-president of [[Liberty National Life Insurance Company]].
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* [[James Jones]] joined the [[Shelby County Sheriff's Office]] as a deputy.
* [[James Jones]] joined the [[Shelby County Sheriff's Office]] as a deputy.
* [[Jessie Mack]] became the [[Homewood Police Department]]'s first African American officer.
* [[Jessie Mack]] became the [[Homewood Police Department]]'s first African American officer.
* [[Roy Moore]] was discharged from the Army as a Captain.
* [[Johnny O'Neal]] moved to Birmingham.
* [[Johnny O'Neal]] moved to Birmingham.
* [[Henry Parsley]] became a priest.
* [[Henry Parsley]] became a priest.
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* [[July 13]]: [[Joseph Raya]] resigned his archbishopric.
* [[July 13]]: [[Joseph Raya]] resigned his archbishopric.
* [[Carole Robertson]]'s remains were moved from [[Shadow Lawn Cemetery]] to [[Greenwood Cemetery]].
* [[Carole Robertson]]'s remains were moved from [[Shadow Lawn Cemetery]] to [[Greenwood Cemetery]].
* [[Jack Trotter]] became [[Walker County Sheriff]].
* [[Virgil Trucks]] retired.
* [[Virgil Trucks]] retired.
* [[Margaret Tutwiler]] was hired by [[First National Bank of Birmingham]].
* [[Richard Vigneulle]] became pastor of [[Shades Mountain Independent Church]].


===Births===
===Births===
[[Image:Loretta nall.jpg|200px|right|thumb|[[Loretta Nall]] with 2006 campaign sign]]
* [[January 31]]: [[Hiro Koda]], professional stunt performer and coordinator
* [[January 31]]: [[Hiro Koda]], professional stunt performer and coordinator
* [[March 25]]: [[Michelle Clemon]], business executive
* [[March 25]]: [[Michelle Clemon]], business executive
* [[April 1]]: [[Jerod Haase]], UAB Blazers basketball coach
* [[April 18]]: [[Les Nuby]], musician
* [[April 18]]: [[Les Nuby]], musician
* [[April 20]]: [[John Rolen]], chef
* [[April 25]]: [[Keith Williams]], pastor and community activist
* [[May 17]]: [[Randy Davis (supervisor)]], production supervisor and former law enforcement officer
* June: [[Jimmy DeButts]], newspaper reporter and editor
* [[July 23]]: [[Kyle Mabrey]], respiratory therapist and professional bass fisherman
* [[August 1]]: [[Rodney Franklin]], minister
* August 1: [[Chase Lexi]], musician
* [[August 4]]: [[Eyrika Parker]], politician
* [[August 9]]: [[Michael Saab]], entertainer
* [[August 9]]: [[Michael Saab]], entertainer
* [[August 10]]: [[Loretta Nall]], marijuana legalization advocate
* [[August 10]]: [[Loretta Nall]], marijuana legalization advocate
* [[August 12]]: [[Jon Vickers]], attorney
* [[August 12]]: [[Jon Vickers]], attorney
* [[August 24]]: [[Aaron Martens]], professional bass fisherman
* [[August 24]]: [[Aaron Martens]], professional bass fisherman
* [[September 1]]: [[Jason McIntosh]], former police officer
* [[October 8]]: [[Beth Shelburne]], television news anchor
* [[October 18]]: [[Michael Pickens]], [[Hueytown]] city councilor
* [[October 18]]: [[Michael Pickens]], [[Hueytown]] city councilor
* [[October 31]]: [[Byron Sonnier]], artist and musician
* [[December 19]]: [[Kimberly Jeanty]], community activist
* [[December 27]]: [[Nate Bland]], professional baseball player
* [[December 27]]: [[Nate Bland]], professional baseball player
* [[December 28]]: [[Lee McKee]], metal artist
* [[Travis Bryant]], blogger and businessman
* [[Travis Bryant]], blogger and businessman
* [[Wyt Carter]], Birmingham Police Department sergeant
* [[Robert Council Jr]], prison activist
* [[Onur Genç]], CEO of [[BBVA Compass]]
* [[Gus Heard-Hughes]], senior program officer, [[Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham]]
* [[Brent Hinds]], musician
* [[Brent Hinds]], musician
* [[Carma Jude]], director of the [[Jefferson County Economic and Industrial Development Authority]]
* [[Craig Krawczyk]], architect
* [[Craig Krawczyk]], architect
* [[Chip Lindsey]], high school football coach
* [[Chip Lindsey]], high school football coach
* [[Chris MacNicol]], Talladega Tire Man
* [[Chris MacNicol]], Talladega Tire Man
* [[Haller Magee]], chef
* [[Jason Malone]], brewmaster
* [[Jason Malone]], brewmaster
* [[George McMillan III]], chef and restaurateur
* [[Lloyd Peeples]], attorney
* [[Lloyd Peeples]], attorney
* [[Rumplesealskin]], zoo sea lion
* [[Rumplesealskin]], zoo sea lion
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===Awards===
===Awards===
* [[Alabama Business Hall of Fame]]: [[B. B. Comer]] ([[Avondale Mills]]), [[Thomas Martin]] ([[Alabama Power Company]]), Edward Roberts (Waterman Steamship Corporation), [[Benjamin Russell]] ([[Russell Mills]]), [[Mildred Westervelt Warner]] ([[Gulf States Paper Company]]), [[Frank Samford, Sr]] ([[Liberty National Life Insurance Company]])
* Alabama Teacher of the Year: [[Eugenia Corina]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Pam Long]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Pam Long]]
* [[Miss Samford]]: [[Nell Wilks Farrar]]
* [[Tuscaloosa County Citizen of the Year]]: [[Marvin Harper]]


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
[[Image:Bruce Irwin.jpg|right|thumb|[[Bruce Irwin]]]]
* [[Otis Agee]] from [[Minor High School]]
* [[Emory Anthony]] from [[Alabama A&M University]], bachelor's
* [[Emory Anthony]] from [[Alabama A&M University]], bachelor's
* [[Leah Rawls Atkins]] earned the first PhD in history granted by [[Auburn University]]
* [[William G. Barnes]] from George Washington University, associates
* [[Cynthia Bathurst]] from the [[University of Alabama]], bachelor's in mathematics and computer science
* [[Tommy Brigham]] from Emory and Henry College, bachelor of arts
* [[John L. Carroll]] from [[Cumberland School of Law]]
* [[John L. Carroll]] from [[Cumberland School of Law]]
* [[Charles Cooper]] from the [[University of Alabama]], bachelor's in business administration
* [[Charles Cooper]] from the [[University of Alabama]], bachelor's in business administration
* [[Hugh Cort]] from [[UAB]], bachelor of arts in sociology
* [[Hugh Cort]] from [[UAB]], bachelor of arts in sociology
* [[Bill Elder]] from Baylor, PhD in biblical studies
* [[Hank Erwin]] from Southwestern Bible College, bachelor of arts
* [[Jim Folsom, Jr]] from Jacksonville State University, bachelor's
* [[Mark Gaines]] from [[Vestavia Hills High School]]
* [[Mark Gaines]] from [[Vestavia Hills High School]]
* [[Billy Gamble]] from [[Samford University]], master's in education
* [[Carol Garrison]] from the University of North Carolina, bachelor's
* [[Don Hawkins (educator)|Don Hawkins]] from Dallas Theological Seminary, Master of Theology
* [[Ron Ingram]] from the [[University of Alabama]]
* [[Bruce Irwin]] from [[UAB]], M.D.
* [[Alan King]] from the [[University of Alabama]], bachelor's in finance
* [[Alan King]] from the [[University of Alabama]], bachelor's in finance
* [[Jo Kittinger]] from [[Vestavia Hills High School]]
* [[Sammy Lee]] from [[Tuscaloosa High School]]
* [[Melvin Miller]] from Benedict College, bachelor of science in physical education
* [[Jim Parkman]] from the [[University of Alabama]], bachelor of science in business administration  
* [[Jim Parkman]] from the [[University of Alabama]], bachelor of science in business administration  
* [[Jim Porter]] from the [[Cumberland School of Law]]
* [[Stephen Rolfe Powell]] from Centre College, bachelor of arts in painting
* [[Stephen Rolfe Powell]] from Centre College, bachelor of arts in painting
* [[Douglas Ragland]] from [[Ensley High School]]
* [[Douglas Ragland]] from [[Ensley High School]]
* [[Jeff Rutledge]] from [[Banks High School]]
* [[Jeff Rutledge]] from [[Banks High School]]
* [[Wallace Sears]] from the [[University of Alabama]], bachelor of arts in mass communications
* [[Richard Scrushy]] from [[UAB]], respiratory therapy
* [[Richard Scrushy]] from [[UAB]], respiratory therapy
* [[James Spann]] from Tuscaloosa High School
* [[James Spann]] from Tuscaloosa High School
* [[Eric Wieschaus]] from Yale, Ph.D. in biology
* [[Glennon Threatt]] from [[Indian Springs School]].
* [[Eric Wieschaus]] from Yale, PhD in biology
* [[Evan Zeiger, Jr]] from the [[University of Alabama]], M.D.


===Weddings===
===Weddings===
* [[Gail Patrick]] married John E. Velde, Jr.
* Actress [[Gail Patrick]] married John E. Velde, Jr.
* Writer [[Fred Bonnie]] married Ellen Sullivan.


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
[[Image:Eddie Dent.jpg|right|thumb|[[Eddie Dent]]]]
* [[February 25]]: [[Lucius Pitts]], former [[Miles College]] president
* [[March 12]]: [[Guy Snavely]], former [[Birmingham-Southern College]] president
* [[April 1]]: [[Arthur Bairnsfather]], artist
* [[April 29]]: One-time White Sox pitcher [[Ernie Cox]].
* [[May 9]]: Real estate developer and civic leader [[Robert Jemison Jr]]
* [[May 31]]: [[Blanche Dean]], naturalist, author and educator
* [[May 31]]: [[Blanche Dean]], naturalist, author and educator
* [[July 2]]: [[Leo E. Bashinsky]], industrialist, investor and civic leader
* [[July 23]]: [[Jack B. Smith]], architect
* [[July 29]]: [[Bobby Duke Jr]], halfback and murder victim
* [[November 14]]: [[Johnny Mack Brown]], college football player and actor
* [[November 14]]: [[Johnny Mack Brown]], college football player and actor
* [[November 25]]: [[Eddie Dent]], professional baseball player
* [[November 25]]: [[Eddie Dent]], professional baseball player
* [[Leo E. Bashinsky]], industrialist, investor and civic leader
* [[December 22]]: [[John Persons]], U.S. Army Lieutenant General
* [[Fred Buettiker]], last surviving man who helped cast [[Vulcan]]
* [[Liston Corcoran]], Birmingham city councilor
* [[Liston Corcoran]], Birmingham city councilor


Latest revision as of 11:02, 8 May 2024

Photos from a 1975 Brookwood Village brochure

1974 was the 103rd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Government

Religion

Sports

Birmingham Americans logo

Works

Books

Buildings

Films and TV

Music

Individuals

Births

Loretta Nall with 2006 campaign sign

Awards

Graduations

Bruce Irwin

Weddings

Deaths

Eddie Dent
See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1974

Context

In 1974 the crew of Skylab 4 completed a then-record 84 days in orbit. Charles de Gaulle Airport opened in Paris. OPEC ended their oil embargo. The Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang was discovered at Xi'an, China. India successfully detonated its first nuclear weapon. The first product was sold by scanning its Universal Product Code (UPC). President Richard Nixon resigned as a result of the Watergate scandal. The Rumble in the Jungle saw Muhammad Ali knock out George Foreman in 8 rounds to regain the Heavyweight title. A skeleton from the hominid species Australopithecus afarensis was discovered and named Lucy.

Notable births in 1974 included model Kate Moss, actor Christian Bale, actor Seth Green, singer James Blunt, acress Eva Mendes, singer Victoria Beckham, acress Penélope Cruz, singer Jewel, singer Alanis Morissette, baseball player Derek Jeter, basketball player Rasheed Wallace, comedian Jimmy Fallon, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr, actor Leonardo DiCaprio, Mythbuster Kari Byron, and television and radio host Ryan Seacrest.

Notable deaths included movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn, comedian Bud Abbott, musician Duke Ellington, Chief Justice Earl Warren, aviator Charles Lindbergh, television host Ed Sullivan, U. N. Secretary-General U Thant, boxer James J. Braddock, and comedian Jack Benny.

Notable novels of 1974 included Stephen King's Carrie, Peter Benchley's Jaws, John le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, and Madeleine L'Engle's A Wind in the Door. Non-fiction works included Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward' All the President's Men, Vincent Bugliosi's Helter Skelter, and Piers Paul Read's Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors.

Top box office hits included The Towering Inferno, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and Earthquake. The Godfather, Part II took Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola), and Best Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro).

Albums released in 1974 included self-titled debut albums by Bad Company, Kansas, and Kiss, Court and Spark by Joni Mitchell, Good Times by Elvis Presley, and Walls and Bridges by John Lennon. The Grammy Award for Album of the Year went to Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder. Hit singles included Carl Douglas' "Kung Fu Fighting", Terry Jacks' "Seasons in the Sun", The Steve Miller Band's "The Joker", and George McCrae's "Rock Your Baby".

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