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* [[February 11]]: [[Neil Bonnett]], while practicing for the Daytona 500 | * [[February 11]]: [[Neil Bonnett]], while practicing for the Daytona 500 | ||
* [[June 26]]: [[Joseph A. Durick|Bishop Joseph Durick]], Civil Rights activist | * [[June 26]]: [[Joseph A. Durick|Bishop Joseph Durick]], Civil Rights activist | ||
* [[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]]'' | :''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1994]] and [[List of Jefferson County homicides in 1994]]'' |
Revision as of 10:22, 25 May 2008
1994 was the 123rd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
Business
- WBRC was sold to New World Inc.
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.
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.
Works
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
Music
- The 6th annual City Stages music festival was held downtown.
- Little Red Rocket was formed.
People
- 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.
Awards
- Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame inducted Cholly Atkins, Mary Ogletree, and Willie Ruff.
- Alabama Sports Hall of Fame inducted Paul Crane, Luman Harris, Kirk Newell, Lloyd Nix, Jerry Pate, and Dwight Stephenson.
- Heather Whitestone won the Miss Alabama pageant.
Graduations
- Bernard Kincaid earned his J.D. from the Birmingham School of Law.
Deaths
- February 11: Neil Bonnett, while practicing for the Daytona 500
- June 26: Bishop Joseph Durick, Civil Rights activist
- November 23: Bettie Crutcher, pediatric nurse and bookstore clerk
See also
Context
1990s |
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