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* [[April 18]]: The [[1953 Siluria tornado]] killed eight people and caused damage to the [[Buck Creek Mill]].
* [[April 18]]: The [[1953 Siluria tornado]] killed eight people and caused damage to the [[Buck Creek Mill]].
* [[April 19]]: The [[Birmingham Transit Company]]'s last streetcar trip was completed on the [[No. 27 Ensley No. 38 South East Lake streetcar line]].
* [[April 19]]: The [[Birmingham Transit Company]]'s last streetcar trip was completed on the [[No. 27 Ensley No. 38 South East Lake streetcar line]].
* [[Birmingham Transit Company]] sold its remaining fleet of nearly-new streetcars to the Toronto Transit Commission and replaced all lines with buses.
* [[September 17]]: Actress Gloria Swanson made special appearances at the downtown [[Loveman's]] store.
* [[September 17]]: Actress Gloria Swanson made special appearances at the downtown [[Loveman's]] store.
* September 17: The [[Crestwood Civic Club]] was organized.
* September 17: The [[Crestwood Civic Club]] was organized.
* [[October 5]]-[[October 10|10]]: The [[1953 Alabama State Fair]] was held.
* [[October 5]]-[[October 10|10]]: The [[1953 Alabama State Fair]] was held.
* The [[Red Gap Branch]] of the [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]] between [[Hedona]] and [[Irondale]] was abandoned.
* The [[Red Gap Branch]] of the [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]] between [[Hedona]] and [[Irondale]] was abandoned.
* [[Richard Howard]] donated his collection of Japanese prints to the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
* "[[Birmingham Bop]]" swept across the city's dance floors.
* [[Mel Torme]] performed at the [[Lotus Supper Club]].


===Business===
===Business===
[[File:Woodward No 3 tipple postcard.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Woodward Mine No. 3 closed in 1953]]
* January: The Federal Communications Commission granted [[WAFM-TV]] a permit to increase its transmitter power for around-the-clock broadcasting.
* [[Alagasco|Alabama Gas Corporation]] was spun off from [[Southern Natural|Southern Natural Gas Company]].
* [[Floyd & Beasley Transfer]] was incorporated.
* [[Robert Luckie Jr]] founded [[Luckie & Co.]]
* [[Robert Luckie Jr]] founded [[Luckie & Co.]]
* [[Michael Matsos]] opened a second location of [[La Paree]] restaurant in the [[Holiday Inn]] on [[Bessemer Super Highway]].
* [[Michael Matsos]] opened a second location of [[La Paree]] restaurant in the [[Holiday Inn]] on [[Bessemer Super Highway]].
* [[Bert Bank]] founded the [[Alabama Football Network]].
* [[Bert Bank]] founded the [[Alabama Football Network]].
* [[Jimmy Pappas|Jimmy]] and [[Inez Pappas]] founded [[Jimez's]] restaurant in [[Hueytown]].
* Storer Broadcasting of Toledo, Ohio purchased [[WBRC 6|WBRC-TV]] for $2.3 million and switched it from Channel 4 to Channel 6.
* Storer Broadcasting of Toledo, Ohio purchased [[WBRC 6|WBRC-TV]] for $2.3 million and switched it from Channel 4 to Channel 6.
* The [[Birmingham News|Birmingham News Company]] purchased [[WVTM|WAFM-TV]], [[WAPI-AM]] and [[WAPI-FM]] and moved their studios to [[Red Mountain]].
* The [[Birmingham News|Birmingham News Company]] purchased [[WVTM|WAFM-TV]], [[WAPI-AM]] and [[WAPI-FM]] and moved their studios to [[Red Mountain]].
* Pasquale and Vincent Gramaglia founded [[Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta]] in Cincinnati, Ohio.
* Pasquale and Vincent Gramaglia founded [[Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta]] in Cincinnati, Ohio.
* [[Wright Dairy|Riverbend Farm]] in [[Ragland]] ceased bottling and distribution of its dairy products.
* [[Wright Dairy|Riverbend Farm]] in [[Ragland]] ceased bottling and distribution of its dairy products.
* Development of the [[Shoppes of Crestwood|Crestwood Shopping Center]] was first announced, but delayed due to opposition.
* The [[Vulcan Motor Lodge]] was purchased by [[Mac McGrady]] and renamed the [[Vulcan Motor Lodge|St Francis Hotel Courts]].
* [[Woodward Iron Company]] closed its [[Woodward Mine No. 3|Mine No. 3]], the last iron ore mine on [[Red Mountain]].


===Government===
===Government===
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* [[October 6]]: The city of [[Midfield]] was incorporated.
* [[October 6]]: The city of [[Midfield]] was incorporated.
* [[October 13]]: The city of [[Adamsville]] was re-incorporated.
* [[October 13]]: The city of [[Adamsville]] was re-incorporated.
* [[Douglas Arant]] was appointed to the United States Department of Justice's National Committee To Study The Antitrust Laws.
* [[Hobart Grooms]] was appointed to the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]] by President Dwight Eisenhower.
* [[Hal McCall]] succeeded [[James Robertson]] as [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]].
* [[Hal McCall]] succeeded [[James Robertson]] as [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]].
* [[George Wallace]] was elected to the Third Judicial Circuit Court.
* [[George Wallace]] was elected to the Third Judicial Circuit Court.
* [[Robert Glasgow Jr]] began a two-year term as [[Mayor of Adamsville]].


===Education===
===Education===
* [[Jones Valley High School]], [[McElwain Elementary School]], and [[Powderly Elementary School]] were absorbed into [[Birmingham City Schools]].
* [[Birmingham City Schools|Birmingham]]'s [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western High School]] was renamed [[Western Olin High School]].
* [[Birmingham City Schools|Birmingham]]'s [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western High School]] was renamed [[Western Olin High School]].
* [[A. H. Parker High School]] was first accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges.
* [[A. H. Parker High School]] was first accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges.
* The [[Birmingham Conservatory of Music]] merged with [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* The [[Birmingham Conservatory of Music]] merged with [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Lawrence Reynolds]] donated his [[Reynolds Historical Library|collection of over 13,000 rare books, manuscripts and artifacts]] to the [[UAB|Birmingham Extension Center of the University of Alabama]].
* [[Lawrence Reynolds]] donated his [[Reynolds Historical Library|collection of over 13,000 rare books, manuscripts and artifacts]] to the [[UAB|Birmingham Extension Center of the University of Alabama]].
* [[Sister Mary Leo]] began teaching at [[John Carroll Catholic High School]].
* [[November 13]]: A fire seriously damaged [[Edgewood Elementary School]].
* [[November 13]]: A fire seriously damaged [[Edgewood Elementary School]].


===Religion===
===Religion===
* [[May 3]]: [[Concord Highland Baptist Church]] was dedicated.
* [[May 3]]: [[Concord Highland Baptist Church]] was dedicated.
* [[George Murray]] succeeded [[Charles Carpenter]] as [[Episcopal Bishop of Alabama]].
* [[John Claypool]] was ordained as a minister at Belmont Heights Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee.
* [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] succeeded [[Chester Laster]] as pastor of [[Bethel Baptist Church]].
* [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] succeeded [[Chester Laster]] as pastor of [[Bethel Baptist Church]].
* [[Nelson H. Smith]] took over the pulpit at [[New Pilgrim Baptist Church]].
* [[WaterStone Church|Warrior Missionary Baptist Church]] changed its name to [[WaterStone Church|Warrior First Baptist Church]].
* [[W. Glenn Bartee]] succeeded [[Otis Kirby]] as pastor of [[Avondale United Methodist Church]].
* [[Sister Mary Joseph]] made her first profession at the Sancta Clara Monastery in Canton, Ohio.


===Sports===
===Sports===
[[File:1953 Dental Clinic Game ticket.jpg|right|thumb|375px|1953 Dental Clinic Game ticket]]
* The [[1953 Birmingham Barons]] began a three-season association with the New York Yankees.
* The [[1953 Birmingham Barons]] began a three-season association with the New York Yankees.
* [[Joe Drake]] joined the Barons' office staff.
* [[May 18]]: [[Harold Grote]] tied a [[Birmingham Barons records|Birmingham Barons record]] with two home runs in one inning.
* [[May 18]]: [[Harold Grote]] tied a [[Birmingham Barons records|Birmingham Barons record]] with two home runs in one inning.
* [[August 28]]: The [[Southside Ball Association]] Little League team from [[Avondale Park]] defeated New York 1-0 to claim the 1953 Little League World Series.
* [[August 28]]: The [[Southside Ball Association]] Little League team from [[Avondale Park]] defeated New York 1-0 to claim the 1953 Little League World Series.
* [[November 12]]: The [[1953 Dental Clinic Game]] was played at [[Legion Field]].
* [[November 28]]: [[1953 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] won the [[1953 Iron Bowl]] 10-7.
* [[Sam Hairston]] was named Most Valuable Player of the Western League.
* [[Sam Hairston]] was named Most Valuable Player of the Western League.
* [[Shug Jordan]]'s [[1953 Auburn Tigers football team]] went 7-3-1 and lost the Gator Bowl to Texas Tech.
* [[John Baumgartner]] played in seven games for the Detroit Tigers.
* [[Bubba Church]] was traded to the Chicago Cubs.
* Pitcher [[Virgil Trucks]] was traded to the St Louis Cardinals.
* Pitcher [[Virgil Trucks]] was traded to the St Louis Cardinals.
* [[November 28]]: [[1953 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] won the [[1953 Iron Bowl]] 10-7.
* [[Red Drew]]'s [[1953 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] went 6-2-3 and lost the Cotton Bowl to Rice.
* [[Shug Jordan]]'s [[1953 Auburn Tigers football team|1953 API Tigers football team]] went 7-2-1 and lost the Gator Bowl to Texas Tech.


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[Fant Thornley]] succeeded [[Emily Danton]] as director of the [[Birmingham Public Library]].
* [[R. G. Armstrong]] made his Broadway debut in "End as a Man."
* [[Jack Bingham]] was made a partner in the firm of [[Balch & Bingham|Martin & Blakey]].
* [[Joseph Cunningham]] became a professor of pathology at the [[University of Alabama School of Medicine]].
* [[Hardrock Gunter]] took a job in Wheeling, West Virginia producing "The World's Original Jamboree" radio show.
* [[Eloise Hanna]] retired from [[WBRC 6|WBRC-TV]].
* [[Eloise Hanna]] retired from [[WBRC 6|WBRC-TV]].
* [[Cliff Holman]] was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army.
* [[A. C. Keily]] served as president of the Professional Photographers of Mississippi-Alabama.
* [[A. C. Keily]] served as president of the Professional Photographers of Mississippi-Alabama.
* U.S. Attorney [[Tom King]] was made Chief Administrative Assistant to U. S. Representative [[George Huddleston Jr]].
* [[W. A. Parker]] retired as Superintendent of [[Tarrant City Schools]].
* [[W. A. Parker]] retired as Superintendent of [[Tarrant City Schools]].
* [[Henry Stanford]] became president of the Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville.
* [[James Permutt]] succeeded [[Fred Nichols]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[James Permutt]] succeeded [[Fred Nichols]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* U.S. Attorney [[Tom King]] was made Chief Administrative Assistant to U. S. Representative [[George Huddleston Jr]].
* [[R. G. Armstrong]] made his Broadway debut in "End as a Man."
* [[Cliff Holman]] was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army.
* [[Hardrock Gunter]] took a job in Wheeling, West Virginia producing "The World's Original Jamboree" radio show.
* [[Sol Rittenbaum]] succeeded [[James Permutt]] as president of the [[Levite Jewish Community Center|Jewish Community Center]].
* [[Sol Rittenbaum]] succeeded [[James Permutt]] as president of the [[Levite Jewish Community Center|Jewish Community Center]].
* [[Asa Rountree Jr]] retired from the command of the [[Alabama Wing of the Civil Air Patrol]].
* [[Henry Stanford]] became president of the Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville.
* [[Fant Thornley]] succeeded [[Emily Danton]] as director of the [[Birmingham Public Library]].


===Births===
===Births===
[[File:Coyote J Calhoun.jpg|right|thumb|Coyote J. Calhoun]]
* [[January 5]]: [[Mike DuBose]], football coach
* [[January 5]]: [[Mike DuBose]], football coach
* [[January 23]]: [[Joseph Marino]], Archbishop
* [[January 23]]: [[Joseph Marino]], Archbishop
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* [[May 9]]: [[Ron Jackson|Ron "Papa Jack" Jackson]], professional baseball player
* [[May 9]]: [[Ron Jackson|Ron "Papa Jack" Jackson]], professional baseball player
* [[May 22]]: Radio disc jockey [[Coyote J. Calhoun]] ([[Jim Battan]])
* [[May 22]]: Radio disc jockey [[Coyote J. Calhoun]] ([[Jim Battan]])
* [[June 12]]: [[Charlie Moore]], professional baseball player
* [[June 21]]: [[Charlie Moore]], professional baseball player
* [[July 15]]: [[Hugo Black III]], attorney
* [[July 15]]: [[Hugo Black III]], attorney
* [[July 22]]: [[Tony Petelos]], [[Jefferson County Manager]]
* [[July 22]]: [[Tony Petelos]], [[Jefferson County Manager]]
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* [[September 16]]: [[Jerry Pate]], professional golfer
* [[September 16]]: [[Jerry Pate]], professional golfer
* [[September 19]]: [[Ann Florie]], [[Leadership Birmingham]] director
* [[September 19]]: [[Ann Florie]], [[Leadership Birmingham]] director
* [[October 14]]: [[Willie Florence]], furniture dealer and attorney
* [[October 23]]: [[Angelo Sarris]], restaurateur
* [[October 23]]: [[Angelo Sarris]], restaurateur
* December: [[Eli Gold]], sports announcer
* December: [[Eli Gold]], sports announcer
* [[December 20]]: [[Steve Orel]], founder of [[World of Opportunity]]
* [[December 20]]: [[Steve Orel]], founder of [[World of Opportunity]]
* [[Gail Andrews]], director of the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]
* [[Emory Anthony]], attorney
* [[Emory Anthony]], attorney
* [[Bill Bryant]], orthopedist
* [[Bill Bryant]], orthopedist
* [[Robert W. Carter]], Chief of the [[Adamsville Police Department]]
* [[Robert W. Carter]], Chief of the [[Adamsville Police Department]]
* [[Shirley Gavin Floyd]], [[Smithfield]] neighborhood president
* [[Anthony Greene]], superintendent of [[Fairfield City Schools]]
* [[Cathy Sloss Jones]], real estate developer
* [[Cathy Sloss Jones]], real estate developer
* [[Myron Massey]], [[Fairfield Police Department]]
* [[Myron Massey]], [[Fairfield Police Department]]
* [[Michael Melvin]], Chief of the [[Kimberly Police Department]]
* [[Michael Melvin]], Chief of the [[Kimberly Police Department]]
* [[Mike Naylor]], guitarist and knife maker
* [[Dudley Reynolds]], president of [[Alagasco]]
* [[Ernestine Williams]], independent distributor


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
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* [[Freddie Rogers]] married [[Pearlie Rogers|Pearlie McCarthy]].
* [[Freddie Rogers]] married [[Pearlie Rogers|Pearlie McCarthy]].
* [[Hank Penny]] married Sue Martin.
* [[Hank Penny]] married Sue Martin.
* [[June 18]]: [[Martin Luther King Jr]] married [[Coretta Scott King|Coretta Scott]] in [[Marion]].
* [[August 22]]: [[Bill Steltemeier]] married [[Ramona Steltemeier|Ramona Schnupp]].
* [[August 22]]: [[Bill Steltemeier]] married [[Ramona Steltemeier|Ramona Schnupp]].


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* [[Birmingham Woman of the Year]]: [[Eleanor Bridges]]
* [[Birmingham Woman of the Year]]: [[Eleanor Bridges]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Virginia McDavid]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Virginia McDavid]]
* [[Miss Samford|Miss Howard College]]: [[Marguerite Rutledge Blackwell]]
* [[Mr Crestwood]]: [[Carl Johnsey]]
* [[Mr Crestwood]]: [[Carl Johnsey]]
* [[University of Alabama]] [[Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award]]: [[George Murray]]
* [[University of Alabama]] [[Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award]]: [[George Murray]]
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* [[Ward McIntyre]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Ward McIntyre]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[John Grenier]] completed his law degree at Tulane University.
* [[John Grenier]] completed his law degree at Tulane University.
* [[Basil Hirschowitz]] completed a surgical fellowship at the University of Michigan.
* [[Bill Holdefer]] graduated from Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland.
* [[William Poole]] earned his bachelor of architecture at the [[Auburn University|Alabama Polytechnical Institute]].
* [[William Powell]] earned his bachelor's degree at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Richard Shelby]] graduated from [[Hueytown High School]].
* [[Joel P. Smith]] graduated from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.
* [[Sandra Sokol]] graduated from [[Ramsay High School]].
* Author [[Gay Talese]] graduated from the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[David Vann]] completed his master of laws at George Washington University in St Louis, Missouri.


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
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* [[June 27]]: [[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]], real-estate developer, rancher, viticulturist and inventor
* [[June 27]]: [[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]], real-estate developer, rancher, viticulturist and inventor
* [[August 15]]: [[Erskine Ramsay]], mining engineer, inventor and philanthropist
* [[August 15]]: [[Erskine Ramsay]], mining engineer, inventor and philanthropist
* [[Inez Lopez]], writer
* [[Shiney Moon]], artist
* [[Ned McCormack]], [[Homewood Police Department]]
* [[Ned McCormack]], [[Homewood Police Department]]


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==Works==
==Works==
* "Get It", single by The Royals with [[Hank Ballard]]
* "Get It", single by The Royals with [[Hank Ballard]]


===Books===
===Books===
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* The connector between [[U.S. Highway 31]] and the "[[Florida Short Route]]" in [[Rosedale]] was begun.
* The connector between [[U.S. Highway 31]] and the "[[Florida Short Route]]" in [[Rosedale]] was begun.
* Widening of [[U.S. Highway 31]] between [[Shades Mountain]] and the [[Cahaba River]] was begun.
* Widening of [[U.S. Highway 31]] between [[Shades Mountain]] and the [[Cahaba River]] was begun.
* [[Davis Middle School|Bessemer Junior High School]] opened.
* A new building for [[Bluff Park United Methodist Church]] was completed.
* An expansion of [[Holy Family Community Hospital]] was built.
* A playing field was constructed on the east side of [[Phillips High School]].
* A playing field was constructed on the east side of [[Phillips High School]].
* A parsonage for [[ChristWay Church|North Birmingham Church of God]] on [[32nd Street North]].
* A parsonage for [[ChristWay Church|North Birmingham Church of God]] on [[32nd Street North]].

Revision as of 16:29, 15 July 2018

1953 was the 82nd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Woodward Mine No. 3 closed in 1953

Government

Education

Religion

Sports

1953 Dental Clinic Game ticket

Individuals


Births

Coyote J. Calhoun

Marriages

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

See also: List of homicides in 1953

Works


Books

Buildings

Context

1950s
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