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==Events==
==Events==
* [[Samford University]] took over administration of the [[Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing]] from [[Baptist Health System|Baptist Medical Center]].
* [[Hugh Daniel]] provided funds for an endowed directorship of the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
* [[Hugh Daniel]] provided funds for an endowed directorship of the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
* The [[Alabama Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society]] was founded.
* The [[Alabama Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society]] was founded.
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* The downtown section of [[Morris Avenue]] became the first site in [[Birmingham]] to be placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
* The downtown section of [[Morris Avenue]] became the first site in [[Birmingham]] to be placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
* The [[AEC Recycling Center]] opened downtown.
* The [[AEC Recycling Center]] opened downtown.
* [[Ron Moore|Ron]] and [[Liz Moore]] opened the [[Moore Auto Classic Museum]] on [[Center Point Parkway]].
* [[William Christenberry]] toured Hale County with his mentor, [[Walker Evans]].
* [[William Christenberry]] toured Hale County with his mentor, [[Walker Evans]].
* [[Glenwood Mental Health Services|Child Mental Health Services]] (now Glenwood) was founded.
* [[Glenwood Mental Health Services|Child Mental Health Services]] (now Glenwood) was founded.
* [[William Hoover]] donated the property for [[Star Lake Park]].
* [[April 19]]: The [[Lyric Theatre]] reopened as the [[Grand Bijou]] with a screening of "The Jazz Singer".
* [[April 19]]: The [[Lyric Theatre]] reopened as the [[Grand Bijou]] with a screening of "The Jazz Singer".
* [[May 18]]: Johnny Winter, Foghat and Brownsville Station played a [[List of concerts at Rickwood Field|concert at Rickwood Field]].
* [[May 27]]: A [[1973 central Alabama tornado|deadly tornado]] leveled [[Brent]] in [[Bibb County]].
* [[May 27]]: A [[1973 central Alabama tornado|deadly tornado]] leveled [[Brent]] in [[Bibb County]].
* [[June 5]]: [[Led Zeppelin]] performed at [[Tuscaloosa]]'s [[Coleman Coliseum|Memorial Coliseum]].
* [[July 13]]: Five crewmen were killed when a [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]] train derailed between [[Birmingport]] and [[Fairfield]].
* [[July 13]]: Five crewmen were killed when a [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]] train derailed between [[Birmingport]] and [[Fairfield]].
* [[July 29]]: Humble Pie played a [[List of concerts at Rickwood Field|concert at Rickwood Field]].
* [[August 11]]-[[August 17|17]]: The inaugural [[1973 Miss Black Teenage World Pageant|Miss Black Teenage World]] pageant was held in [[Birmingham]].
* [[August 15]]: The Osmonds and Springfield Revival played a [[WVOK-AM|WVOK]] "[[Shower of Stars]]" [[List of concerts at Legion Field|concert at Legion Field]].
* [[September 3]]: Father's Children, The Sylvers, The Staple Singers, Buddy Miles, Rare Earth and Albert King played a [[List of concerts at Legion Field|concert at Legion Field]].
* The former [[St Clement's Church]] in [[Woodlawn]] absorbed [[St Bernadette Church]] and was renamed [[St John Bosco Catholic Church]].
* November: [[Laura Knox]] founded the [[Alabama Dance Council]].
* November: [[Laura Knox]] founded the [[Alabama Dance Council]].
* December: Christmas lighting was reduced due to the [[energy crisis]].


===Government===
===Government===
* [[September 26]]: The [[Birmingham Park & Recreation Board]] placed a ban on staging concerts at [[Rickwood Field]] due to complaints from nearby residents.
* The [[Alabama Army Ammunition Plant]] was declared excess property by the U.S. Army.
* The first implementation of what became the [[Birmingham Community Participation Program]] was tested by [[Operation New Birmingham]] in [[North Birmingham]].
* The first implementation of what became the [[Birmingham Community Participation Program]] was tested by [[Operation New Birmingham]] in [[North Birmingham]].
* The [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]] added paramedic services.
* The [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]] added paramedic services.
* The present [[Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority]] was established by the Alabama legislature.
* The present [[Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority]] was established by the Alabama legislature.
* The [[Midfield Post Office]] was established.
* The [[Midfield Post Office]] was established.
* [[Wenonah High School]] was annexed into [[Birmingham City Schools]] from [[Jefferson County Schools|Jefferson County]].
* [[Bettye Fine Collins]] was appointed to the [[Birmingham Board of Zoning Adjustments]].
* [[Bettye Fine Collins]] was appointed to the [[Birmingham Board of Zoning Adjustments]].
* The [[Jefferson County Department of Health]] began enforcing the Clean Air Act.
* The [[Jefferson County Department of Health]] began enforcing the Clean Air Act.
* [[Bessemer State Technical College|Bessemer State Technical Institute]] became a college.
* [[Liston Corcoran]], [[Nina Miglionico]], [[Arthur Shores]] and [[E. C. Overton]] won seats in the [[1973 Birmingham City Council election]]. [[U. W. Clemon]] ran unsuccessfully.
* [[Liston Corcoran]], [[Nina Miglionico]], [[Arthur Shores]] and [[E. C. Overton]] won seats in the [[1973 Birmingham City Council election]]. [[U. W. Clemon]] ran unsuccessfully.


===Business===
===Business===
[[Image:Dugan's logo.png|right|125px]]
[[Image:Dugan's logo.png|right|125px]]
* [[September 22]]: [[Leo Headrick|Leo]] and [[Susie Headrick]] purchased [[Green Top Bar-B-Q]].
* [[Brookwood Baptist Medical Center|Brookwood Hospital]] opened.
* [[Dugan's]] opened in the [[Shepherd-Sloss Building]] at [[2011 Highland Avenue]].
* [[Dugan's]] opened in the [[Shepherd-Sloss Building]] at [[2011 Highland Avenue]].
* [[Frank P. Samford, Jr]] was named Chairman of [[Liberty National Life Insurance Company]].
* [[Frank Samford Jr]] was named Chairman of [[Liberty National Life Insurance Company]].
* The first franchised location of [[Golden Rule Bar-B-Q]] opened at 1571 [[Montgomery Highway (Hoover)|Montgomery Highway]] in [[Hoover]].
* The first franchised location of [[Golden Rule Bar-B-Q]] opened at 1571 [[Montgomery Highway (Hoover)|Montgomery Highway]] in [[Hoover]].
* [[Trilogy Leather]] opened in its present location in [[Edgewood]].
* [[Trilogy Leather]] opened in its present location in [[Edgewood]].
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* [[Ron Casey]] joined the reporting staff at the ''[[Birmingham News]]''.
* [[Ron Casey]] joined the reporting staff at the ''[[Birmingham News]]''.
* [[Jimmy Graphos]] joined his brothers in the [[Sneaky Pete's]] chain of hot dog stands.
* [[Jimmy Graphos]] joined his brothers in the [[Sneaky Pete's]] chain of hot dog stands.
* [[Ted's Restaurant]] opened.
* [[Ted Sarris|Ted]] and [[Litsa Sarris]] opened [[Ted's Restaurant]].
* [[Tom Jernigan]] founded [[Quick Marts]].
* [[Tom Jernigan]] founded [[Quick Marts]].
* The [[Lyric Theatre]] was re-opened as the Grand Bijou, showing classic films.
* The [[Lyric Theatre]] was re-opened as the Grand Bijou, showing classic films.
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* [[J. Frank Knox]]'s [[Knox Portrait Studio]] closed.
* [[J. Frank Knox]]'s [[Knox Portrait Studio]] closed.
* The [[Alabama Business Hall of Fame]] was established.
* The [[Alabama Business Hall of Fame]] was established.
* [[G. E. S.]] in [[West End]] closed.
* [[Government Employees Store]] (G*E*S) in [[West End]] closed.
* [[Wyatt Haskell]] and [[Bill Slaughter]] founded the [[Haskell Slaughter]] law firm.
* [[Garry Drummond]] became chairman and CEO of [[Drummond Company]].
* [[Harinam Singh Khalsa]] and [[Harinam Kaur Khalsa]] opened [[Golden Temple|Golden Temple Emporium]] in [[Homewood]].
* [[Glenn Bishop]] founded [[LBYD|E. Glenn Bishop & Associates]].
 
===Government===
* [[3rd Avenue North|3rd]], [[4th Avenue North|4th]], [[5th Avenue North|5th]], and [[6th Avenue North]], [[3rd Avenue South|3rd]] and [[4th Avenue South]], and [[17th Street North|17th]], [[18th Street North]] were converted from two-way to one-way traffic by the [[Alabama Department of Transportation]] under its [[TOPICS]] (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety) program.
* The [[Alabama Department of Corrections]] opened the [[Birmingham Work Release]] center on [[25th Street North]] in [[Druid Hills]].
* The Town of [[Baileyton]] was incorporated.
 
===Education===
* [[Samford University]] took over administration of the [[Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing]] from [[Baptist Health System|Baptist Medical Center]].
* [[Bessemer State Technical College|Bessemer State Technical Institute]] became a college.
* [[Wenonah High School]] was annexed into [[Birmingham City Schools]] from [[Jefferson County Schools|Jefferson County]].
* [[N. E. Miles Jewish Day School]] was founded.
* [[Briarwood Christian School]] graduated its first class of seniors.
* May: [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western-Olin High School]] was renamed for retiring principal [[Pierre Jackson]].
* [[October 1]]: [[Lawson State Community College|Wenonah Vocational and Trade School]] merged into [[Lawson State Community College|Lawson State Junior College]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
* The [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama Crimson Tide]] was named National Champion in the coaches poll after an 11-0 season, but before a loss to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl.
* [[September 15]]: The [[1973 Auburn Tigers football team]] defeated Oregon State Beavers18-9 and the [[1973 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] beat California Golden Bears 66-0 in the last Alabama/Auburn double-header at [[Legion Field]].
* The [[1973 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] was named [[List of Alabama Crimson Tide football national championships|National Champion]] in the coaches poll after an 11-0 season, but before a loss to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl.
* [[Banks High School]] won a second consecutive 4A football championship under Coach [[Shorty White]].
* [[Banks High School]] won a second consecutive 4A football championship under Coach [[Shorty White]].
* [[Holy Family Cristo Rey High School]] won the 2A boy's basketball state championship.
* [[Holy Family Cristo Rey High School]] won the 2A boy's basketball state championship.
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* [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] won the [[1973 Iron Bowl]] 35-0
* [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] won the [[1973 Iron Bowl]] 35-0
* [[John Hannah]] was signed by the New England Patriots.
* [[John Hannah]] was signed by the New England Patriots.
* [[Gene Bartow]] coached the Memphis State Tigers basketball team to a National Championship.
* [[Gene Bartow]] coached the Memphis State Tigers basketball team to the NCAA Championship game.
* [[Willie Mays]] broke Stan Musial's record for most All-Star nominations in the same year he announced his retirement.
* [[Willie Mays]] broke Stan Musial's record for most All-Star nominations in the same year he announced his retirement.
* [[Johnny Musso]] rushed 1,029 yards for the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League.
* [[Johnny Musso]] rushed 1,029 yards for the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League.
* [[Lyman Bostock, Jr]] played a season with the Orlando Suns.
* [[Lyman Bostock Jr]] played a season with the Orlando Suns.
* [[Samford Bulldogs football]] began an 11-year period of dormancy.
* [[Samford Bulldogs football]] began an 11-year period of dormancy.
* [[Robert Higginbotham]] began his two-year tenure as head football coach at [[Mountain Brook High School]].
* [[Robert Higginbotham]] began his two-year tenure as head football coach at [[Mountain Brook High School]].
==Works==
===Books===
* ''Plastic Tears'', book of poems by [[Charles Ghigna]]
* ''Thirteen Georgia Ghosts and Jeffrey'' by [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]]
* ''Wildflowers of Alabama and Adjoining States'' by [[Blanche Dean]] and [[Joab Thomas]]
===Buildings===
* [[Avondale United Methodist Church]] Family Recreation Center
* [[Birmingham Green]] on [[20th Street North]]
* [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham Municipal Airport]] terminal building
* [[BJCC Concert Hall]]
* [[Center Point Fire Station No. 2]]
* [[Denman Hall]] at [[UAB]]
* [[Don Drennen Motor Company]]
* [[First United Methodist Church]], sanctuary renovations
* [[Inverness Country Club]] golf course
* [[Kahler Plaza Hotel]] (now [[Doubletree Hotel Birmingham]])
* [[Lloyd Noland Hospital]] expansion
* [[Pleasant Grove Public Library]]
* [[Mervyn H. Sterne Library]] at [[UAB]]
* [[Nabers, Morrow & Sinnige building]], renovations
===Films and TV===
*  Producer [[Gail Patrick]] tried unsuccessfully to launch a "New Perry Mason" program.
* [[George Lindsey]] provided voice work for Disney's animated ''Robin Hood''
* [[Bill Bolen]] took over as morning anchor on [[WBMG 42]].
===Music===
* The band [[Hotel]] was formed.
* ''Space is the Place'', album by [[Sun Ra]]
* ''Concert for the Comet Kohoutek'', album by [[Sun Ra]]
* ''Eddie Kendricks'' album by [[Eddie Kendricks]]. The single "Keep on Truckin'" reached #1 on the pop charts.
* [[LaDonna Smith]] and [[Davey Williams]] began playing music together.


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[James Andrews]] joined the orthopedic practice of Jack Hughston in Columbus, Georgia.
* [[James Andrews]] joined the orthopedic practice of Jack Hughston in Columbus, Georgia.
* [[Tom Bradley]] retired from the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]].
* [[Cecil Coghlan]] returned to [[UAB]] as a visiting professor.
* [[Cecil Coghlan]] returned to [[UAB]] as a visiting professor.
* [[Rick Dees]] began hosting a morning drive program on [[WSGN-AM]].
* [[Rick Dees]] began hosting a morning drive program on [[WSGN-AM]].
* [[Paschal English]] left the U. S. Air Force as a Captain.
* [[Paschal English]] left the U.S. Air Force as a Captain.
* [[Allen Farley]] began working for the [[Bessemer Police Department]].
* [[Betty Gamble]] joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]]
* [[Betty Gamble]] joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]]
* [[Joseph Giattina, Jr]] joined [[Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio|Giattina Fisher Aycock]].
* [[Joseph Giattina Jr]] joined [[Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio|Giattina Fisher Aycock]].
* [[John Harbert III]] chaired the Governor's Energy Advisory Committee.
* [[John Harbert III]] chaired the Governor's Energy Advisory Committee.
* [[Ruby Kile]] took over the radio ministry of the [[Powderly Faith Deliverance Center]].
* [[Ruby Kile]] took over the radio ministry of the [[Powderly Faith Deliverance Center]].
* [[Timothy Leary]] was arrested on a plane headed to Kabul, Afghanistan.
* [[Timothy Leary]] was arrested on a plane headed to Kabul, Afghanistan.
* [[Ron McGuffie]] joined the [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]].
* [[Ron McGuffie]] joined the [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]].
* [[James Pittman]] became dean of the [[UAB School of Medicine]].
* [[Mae Rosenberger]] became the first woman elected to the Board of Directors of the National Luggage Retailers Association.
* [[Mae Rosenberger]] became the first woman elected to the Board of Directors of the National Luggage Retailers Association.
* [[Amasa Smith]] succeeded [[George Mattison, Jr]] as president of [[The Club]].
* [[Amasa Smith]] succeeded [[George Mattison Jr]] as president of [[The Club]].
* [[Virginia Tyler]] retired from directing the [[Ensley Community House]].
 


===Births===
===Births===
[[Image:Heather Whitestone.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Heather Whitestone]]
[[Image:Jay Roberson.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Jay Roberson]]
* [[January 5]]: [[Charles Buchanan]], artist and magazine editor
* [[January 5]]: [[Charles Buchanan]], artist and magazine editor
* [[January 23]]: [[Julie Oliver Gentry]], ''Real World'' cast member
* [[January 23]]: [[Julie Oliver Gentry]], ''Real World'' cast member
* [[January 28]]: [[Jason Aaron]], comic book writer
* [[January 28]]: [[Jason Aaron]], comic book writer
* [[February 14]]: [[Julio Vinas]], manager of the [[Birmingham Barons]]
* [[February 24]]: [[Heather Whitestone]], Miss America 1994
* [[February 24]]: [[Heather Whitestone]], Miss America 1994
* [[March 2]]: [[Graham Boettcher]], Curator of American Art at the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]
* [[March 2]]: [[Graham Boettcher]], Curator of American Art at the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]
* [[April 6]]: [[Garrick McGeee]], head football coach for the [[UAB Blazers football|UAB Blazers]]
* [[April 6]]: [[Garrick McGee]], head football coach for the [[UAB Blazers football|UAB Blazers]]
* [[April 13]]: [[Jason Sumners]], photographer and owner of [[Sumners Publishing Group]]
* [[April 13]]: [[Jason Sumners]], photographer and owner of [[Sumners Publishing Group]]
* [[April 26]]: Writer [[Susannah Felts]]
* [[April 26]]: [[Susannah Felts]], writer
* [[May 12]]: [[Danny Crowson]], [[Shelby County District Court]] judge
* [[May 25]]: [[Hugo Fat]], artist
* [[May 25]]: [[Hugo Fat]], artist
* [[May 30]]: [[Terri Harvill]], [[YMCA of Greater Birmingham]] executive
* [[June 1]]: [[Jay Roberson]], [[Birmingham City Council]]
* [[June 1]]: [[Jay Roberson]], [[Birmingham City Council]]
* [[June 14]]: [[Sam Shade]], football player and coach
* [[August 10]]: [[Supreme]], radio personality
* [[August 10]]: [[Supreme]], radio personality
* [[August 13]]: [[Sherman Williams]], former running back
* [[August 16]]: [[Craig Harris]], [[Mayor of Kimberly]]
* [[August 16]]: [[Craig Harris]], [[Mayor of Kimberly]]
* [[August 19]]: [[Carlos Pino]], jazz guitarist
* [[August 19]]: [[Carlos Pino]], jazz guitarist
* September: [[Matt Murphy]], radio talk show host
* [[August 26]]: [[Jay Town]], US Attorney
* [[September 6]]: [[Merika Coleman-Evans]], state legislator
* September: [[Matt Murphy (radio host)|Matt Murphy]], radio talk show host
* [[September 15]]: [[Christopher Key]], political activist and fraudster
* [[October 29]]: [[Vonetta Flowers]], Olympian
* [[October 29]]: [[Vonetta Flowers]], Olympian
* [[November 1]]: [[Joseph Winters]], construction executive
* [[November 9]]: [[Brett Taft]], baseball player
* [[November 9]]: [[Brett Taft]], baseball player
* [[November 26]]: [[John Zimmerman]], Olympian, figure skater
* [[November 26]]: [[John Zimmerman]], Olympian, figure skater
* [[December 7]]: [[Terrell Owens]], NFL wide receiver
* [[December 7]]: [[Terrell Owens]], NFL wide receiver
* [[A. A. Bondy]]: singer / songwriter
* [[A. A. Bondy]], singer / songwriter
* [[Sherman Collins]], insurance executive and property manager
* [[George Cowgill]], bar owner and writer
* [[Evens Estinfort]], chef and restauranteur
* [[Evens Estinfort]], chef and restauranteur
* [[Mary Gunnerson]], environmental inspector for the City of Birmingham.
* [[Mary Gunnerson]], environmental inspector for the City of Birmingham
* [[Cal Markert]], [[Jefferson County Manager]]
* [[Lisa Pack]], [[Jefferson County]] administrative assistant
* [[Lisa Pack]], [[Jefferson County]] administrative assistant
* [[William Parker]], politician
* [[Samantha (lion)|Samantha]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] lion
* [[Samantha (lion)|Samantha]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] lion
* [[Patrick Sellers]], Pastor of [[Cathedral of Faith Baptist Church]]
* [[Patrick Sellers]], Pastor of [[Cathedral of Faith Baptist Church]]
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===Graduations===
===Graduations===
* [[Jack Bulow]] completed his bachelor's degree at [[UAB]].
* [[Jack Bulow]] completed his bachelor's degree at [[UAB]].
* [[Bob Dickerson]] completed a bachelor's degree in business at [[Tuskegee Institute]].
* [[David Frings]] graduated from [[Shades Valley High School]].
* [[David Frings]] graduated from [[Shades Valley High School]].
* [[John Katopodis]] completed a Masters in Public Administration at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government
* [[John Katopodis]] completed a Masters in Public Administration at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government
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* [[Margaret Tutwiler]] completed a Bachelor of Arts at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Margaret Tutwiler]] completed a Bachelor of Arts at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Jack Wood]] graduated from [[Auburn University]].
* [[Jack Wood]] graduated from [[Auburn University]].
* [[James Woodward]] earned an MBA at [[UAB]].
* [[James H. Woodward]] earned an MBA at [[UAB]].
* [[Richard Yeilding]] completed a bachelor's degree at [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
 
===Marriages===
* [[Donald James|Donald]] and [[Anna James]]
 
===Retirements===
* [[Tom Bradley]] retired from the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]].
* [[Virginia Tyler]] retired from directing the [[Ensley Community House]].
* [[William Hoole]] retired from the [[University of Alabama]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
[[Image:Bull Connor portrait.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Bull Connor]]
* [[January 3]]: [[Christopher Chenery]], engineer and founder of [[Southern Natural Gas Company]]
* [[January 13]]: [[Bill Pierre]], baseball player, manager and scout
* [[January 24]]: [[Newton Price]], principal of [[West End High School]]
* February : [[Stanleigh Malotte]], organist at the [[Alabama Theatre]]
* February : [[Stanleigh Malotte]], organist at the [[Alabama Theatre]]
* [[March 10]]: [[Bull Connor]], former [[Birmingham City Commission]]er
* [[March 10]]: [[Bull Connor]], former [[Birmingham City Commission]]er
* [[March 31]]: [[Rocco & Cheater's Speed Shop]] owner [[Rocco Sanfilippo]]
* [[May 6]]: [[Harry Hawkins]], artist and interior designer
* [[June 12]]: [[Henry Norton Sr]], principal of [[Robinson Elementary School]]
* July: [[Newman Waters Sr]], theater executive and real estate developer
* [[August 11]]:  [[Mervyn Sterne]], investment banker and philanthropist
* [[August 17]]: [[Paul Williams]], former [[Temptations]] singer
* [[August 17]]: [[Paul Williams]], former [[Temptations]] singer
* December: [[Liston Corcoran]], [[Birmingham City Council]] member
* [[Rubee Pearse]], landscape architect
* [[Troy Ingram]], Klan leader and bomb maker
* [[Troy Ingram]], Klan leader and bomb maker
* [[Mervyn Sterne]], investment banker and philanthropist
* [[Frank Samford Sr]], insurance executive
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1973]]''
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1973]]''
==Works==
===Books===
* ''Plastic Tears'', book of poems by [[Charles Ghigna]]
* ''Thirteen Georgia Ghosts and Jeffrey'' by [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]]
* ''Wildflowers of Alabama and Adjoining States'' by [[Blanche Dean]] and [[Joab Thomas]]
===Buildings===
[[Image:Vulcan Life building.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Vulcan Life building]]
* [[Avondale United Methodist Church]] Family Recreation Center
* [[Birmingham Green]] on [[20th Street North]]
* [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham Municipal Airport]] terminal building
* [[BJCC Concert Hall]]
* [[Center Point Fire Station No. 2]]
* [[Denman Hall]] at [[UAB]]
* [[Don Drennen Motor Co.]] dealership on [[Montgomery Highway (Hoover)]]
* [[First United Methodist Church]], sanctuary renovations
* [[Inverness Country Club]] golf course
* [[Irondale Public Library]]
* [[Kahler Plaza Hotel]] (now [[Doubletree Hotel Birmingham]])
* [[Lloyd Noland Hospital]] expansion
* [[Pelham Plaza]] shopping center
* [[Pleasant Grove Public Library]]
* [[Mervyn H. Sterne Library]] at [[UAB]]
* [[Nabers, Morrow & Sinnige building]], renovations
* [[UAB Division of Special Studies]] was established
* [[Unity of Birmingham]] church building on [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Vulcan Life building]] on [[Valley Avenue]]
* [[March 7]]: [[UAB]]'s [[Boshell Diabetes Building|Diabetes Research and Education Building]] was dedicated.
===Films and TV===
*  Producer [[Gail Patrick]] tried unsuccessfully to launch a "New Perry Mason" program.
* [[George Lindsey]] provided voice work for Disney's animated ''Robin Hood''
* [[Bill Bolen]] took over as morning anchor on [[WBMG 42]].
===Music===
* The band [[Hotel]] was formed.
* ''Space is the Place'', album by [[Sun Ra]]
* ''Concert for the Comet Kohoutek'', album by [[Sun Ra]]
* ''Eddie Kendricks'' album by [[Eddie Kendricks]]. The single "Keep on Truckin'" reached #1 on the pop charts.
* [[LaDonna Smith]] and [[Davey Williams]] began playing music together.
* ''Guaranteed '' album by [[Red, White and Blue(grass)]]


==Context==
==Context==

Latest revision as of 15:38, 12 December 2023

1973 was the 102nd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Government

Business

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Government

Education

Sports

Individuals


Births

Heather Whitestone
Jay Roberson

Awards

Graduations

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

Bull Connor
See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1973

Works

Books

Buildings

Vulcan Life building

Films and TV

Music

Context

1973 was the year that the Miami Dolphins completed a perfect NFL season with a win over the Redskins in Super Bowl VII. Ferdinand Marcos became President of the Philippines. Richard Nixon began his second term as President. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of abortion rights in Roe v. Wade. George Foreman won the heavyweight championship from Joe Frazier. The Vietnam War ended. Comet Kahoutek was discovered. The first cellular phone call was completed. The World Trade Center twin towers opened, soon followed by Chicago's Sears Tower. Federal Express was launched. Secretariat won the Triple Crown. Skylabs 1-4 were launched. The automatic teller machine was patented. The Watergate Scandal broke. An energy crisis was triggered by an Arab oil embargo. Gerald Ford succeeded Spiro Agnew as Vice-President. The Buffalo Bills' O. J. Simpson rushed for 2,000 yards. Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho shared the Nobel Peace Price.

Notable 1973 births include those of singer Sean Paul, boxer Oscar de la Hoya, gymnast Svetlana Boginskaya, quarterback Steve McNair, actress Tori Spelling, models Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks, actor Neil Patrick Harris, baseball players Nomar Garciaparra and Ichiro Suzuki, comedian Dave Chappelle, rapper Nas, animator Seth McFarlane, tennis player Monica Seles, and cyclist Jan Ullrich.

Deaths in 1973 included those of musicians Kid Ory, Gene Krupa, Bobby Darin, Jim Croce and Gram Parsons, actors Edward G. Robinson and Bruce Lee, writers Pearl Buck and J. R. R. Tolkein, artist Pablo Picasso, actress Veronica Lake, and poets Pablo Neruda and W. H. Auden.

Notable works of 1973 include William Friedkin's fim The Exorcist, Thomas Pynchon's novel Gravity's Rainbow, Pink Floyd's album Dark Side of the Moon. Other box office hits included The Sting, American Graffiti, Papillon, The Way We Were and Magnum Force. Hit singles included "Angie" by the Rolling Stones and "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'round the Old Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando and Dawn. The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to Eudora Welty's The Optimist's Daughter.


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