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* [[Robert Miller]] succeeded [[Furman Stough]] as [[Episcopal Bishop of Alabama]]
* [[Robert Miller]] succeeded [[Furman Stough]] as [[Episcopal Bishop of Alabama]]
* The [[Birmingham Beautification Board]] changed its name to the [[Keep Birmingham Beautiful Commission]].
* The [[Birmingham Beautification Board]] changed its name to the [[Keep Birmingham Beautiful Commission]].
* [[Studio by the Tracks]] was founded by [[Ila Faye Miller]].


===Business===
===Business===
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* [[Airwave Recording Studios]] was founded by [[Marc Phillips]] and [[Joel Bouchillon]].
* [[Airwave Recording Studios]] was founded by [[Marc Phillips]] and [[Joel Bouchillon]].
* [[Antique Super Mall]] was opened in [[Hoover]].
* [[Antique Super Mall]] was opened in [[Hoover]].
* [[Barbour-Cooper & Partners]] landscape architects was acquired by [[Cecil Jones & Associates]] civil engineers.
* [[Compass Bank]] acquired the City National Bank of Plano, Texas.
* [[Compass Bank]] acquired the City National Bank of Plano, Texas.
* The [[Alabama Power Foundation]] was established.
* The [[Alabama Power Foundation]] was established.
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* [[Richie Kingsmore]] became minister of instrumental music at [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]].
* [[Richie Kingsmore]] became minister of instrumental music at [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]].
* [[Richard Shahan]] became associate pastor for childhood education and family growth at [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]].
* [[Richard Shahan]] became associate pastor for childhood education and family growth at [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]].
* [[Juan M. Navia]] was named acting dean of the [[UAB School of Public Health]].
* [[Juan Navia]] was named acting dean of the [[UAB School of Public Health]].
* [[Condoleezza Rice]] was named Director of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council.
* [[Condoleezza Rice]] was named Director of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council.
* [[Eric Robert Rudolph]] was discharged from the Army.
* [[Eric Robert Rudolph]] was discharged from the Army.
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===Births===
===Births===
* [[January 17]]: [[Sebastian Kole]], singer-songwriter
* [[January 17]]: [[Sebastian Kole]], singer-songwriter
* [[March 12]]: [[Areyelle Yarbrough]], accountant
* [[May 10]]: [[Jamaree' Collins]], tutor
* [[June 7]]: [[Josh Coleman]], Birmingham LGBTQ+ Liaison
* [[July 14]]: [[Rolando McClain]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] linebacker
* [[July 14]]: [[Rolando McClain]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] linebacker
* [[July 20]]: [[Tyler Saladino]], [[Birmingham Barons]] player
* [[July 20]]: [[Tyler Saladino]], [[Birmingham Barons]] player
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* [[Buster]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] cheetah
* [[Buster]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] cheetah
* [[Katie Crutchfield]] and [[Allison Crutchfield]], musicians
* [[Katie Crutchfield]] and [[Allison Crutchfield]], musicians
* [[Samantha Dubrinksy]], former [[Levite Jewish Community Center]] director
* [[Matt Gossett]], champion skeet shooter
* [[Matt Gossett]], champion skeet shooter
* [[Janelle Issis]], bellydancer
* [[Janelle Issis]], bellydancer
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===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[Florence Hixson]], first dean of the [[UAB School of Nursing]], serving from 1950 to 1970.
* [[March 11]]: [[Anna Praytor]], educator and bookseller
* [[March 11]]: [[Anna Praytor]], educator and bookseller
* [[April 19]]: [[Chris Robino]], chaplain
* [[April 19]]: [[Chris Robino]], chaplain
* [[May 3]]: [[Joseph Volker]], first [[List of UAB presidents|president of UAB]] and first [[Chancellor of the University of Alabama System]]
* [[May 3]]: [[Joseph Volker]], first [[List of UAB presidents|president of UAB]] and first [[Chancellor of the University of Alabama System]]
* [[May 7]]: [[William Veenschoten]], manufacturers' representative
* [[May 7]]: [[William Veenschoten]], manufacturers' representative
* [[June 27]]: [[J. Clyde Orr]], educator
* [[July 8]]: [[Cary Allbritton]], artist
* [[July 8]]: [[Cary Allbritton]], artist
* [[August 16]]: [[Amanda Blake]], actress and cheetah breeder
* [[August 16]]: [[Amanda Blake]], actress and cheetah breeder
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===Books===
===Books===
* ''Designs on Birmingham: A Landscape History of a Southern City and Its Suburbs.'' by [[Philip Morris]] and [[Marjorie Longenecker White]]
* ''Designs on Birmingham: A Landscape History of a Southern City and Its Suburbs.'' by [[Philip Morris]] and [[Marjorie Longenecker White]]
* ''Place Names in Alabama'' by Virginia O. Foscue
* ''[[Place Names in Alabama]]'' by [[Virginia Foscue]]
* ''Women, Culture and Politics'', book by [[Angela Davis]]
* ''Women, Culture and Politics'', book by [[Angela Davis]]
* {{Franklin-1989}}
* {{Franklin-1989}}
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* ''Feminine Ground: Essays on Women and Tibet'' by [[Jan Willis]]
* ''Feminine Ground: Essays on Women and Tibet'' by [[Jan Willis]]
* ''[[Paladin]]'' comic book, issue no. 1, by [[Lee Walser]]
* ''[[Paladin]]'' comic book, issue no. 1, by [[Lee Walser]]
* Levin, Sis (1989) ''Beirut Diary: A Husband Held Hostage and a Wife Determined to Set Him Free.'' Westmont, Illinois: InterVarsity Press ISBN 9780830817160


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[All Saints Episcopal Church]] repairs and renovations
* [[All Saints Episcopal Church]] repairs and renovations
* [[AmSouth-Harbert Plaza]]
* [[1901 Sixth Avenue|AmSouth-Harbert Plaza]]
* [[Crestwood Festival Center|Eastwood Festival Centre]] / [[Festival 18]]
* [[Crestwood Festival Center|Eastwood Festival Centre]] / [[Festival 18]]
* Expansion of [[Jack Wood Stadium]]
* Expansion of [[Jack Wood Stadium]]

Revision as of 14:19, 20 February 2023

1989 was the 118th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

City Stages

Business

Sports

See also: 1989 Birmingham Barons, 1989 Iron Bowl

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

  • Reid Adair, bachelor's degree in journalism from UAB
  • Al Sutton, master's of divinity at Virginia Union College in Richmond, Virginia

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

See also: List of homicides in 1989

Works

Books

Buildings

Context

In 1989 the Showa period in Japan ended with the death of Hirohito. George H. W. Bush was sworn in as president. The USSR pulled out of Afghanistan. The first GPS satellite was launched. Author Salman Rushdie went into hiding. Time Inc. merged with Warner Communications. The Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound. The Gameboy debuted in Japan. Disney-MGM studios opened in Orlando. The Chinese government was defied by student protesters in Tiananmen Square. Seinfeld premiered on NBC and The Simpsons debuted on FOX. Pete Rose was banned from baseball. Hurricane Hugo hit South Carolina. The Velvet Revolution brought democracy to Czechoslovakia. The Nobel Peace Prize went to the Dalai Lama. I. M. Pei's Louvre pyramid was completed.

Notable 1989 births include actors Jake Lloyd & Daniel Radcliffe and golfer Michelle Wie. Notable deaths included Emperor Hirohito of Japan, the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran, artist Salvador Dalí, Ted Bundy, Robert Mapplethorpe, actress Lucille Ball, Sergio Leone, Gilda Radner, Mel Blanc, Laurence Olivier, Irving Berlin, Secretariat, Bette Davis, Alvin Ailey and Samuel Beckett.

The top films were Batman, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Driving Miss Daisy was Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

Top pop singles included Madonna's "Like a Prayer", Phil Collins "Another Day in Paradise", and Milli Vanilli's "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You," "Baby Don't Forget My Number," and "Blame it on the Rain."

The Booker Prize for literature went to Kazuo Ishiguro for Remains of the Day.

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