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* [[First National Bank]] was renamed [[AmSouth Bancorporation]] | * [[First National Bank]] was renamed [[AmSouth Bancorporation]] | ||
* [[Mary Kay Beard]] made the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list | * [[Mary Kay Beard]] made the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list | ||
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===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
* [[Birmingham International Airport]] Terminal Building | * [[Birmingham International Airport]] Terminal Building | ||
* [[Homewood High School]] | |||
* July 22: [[Sloss Furnaces|Sloss Blast Furnace Site: 1st Avenue North]] was added to the [[List of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]] | * July 22: [[Sloss Furnaces|Sloss Blast Furnace Site: 1st Avenue North]] was added to the [[List of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]] | ||
Revision as of 16:52, 29 June 2007
1972 is the 101st year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- First National Bank was renamed AmSouth Bancorporation
- Mary Kay Beard made the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list
- St Elias Maronite Church hosted the 1972 National Apostolate of Maronites convention
- James C. Parsons was named Birmingham Police Chief
- Joe Shannon retired from the U. S. Air Force
- Ralph M. Tanner was succeeded Charles D. Hounshell as President of Birmingham-Southern College
- George Wallace was shot on the campaign trail. Jere Beasley served as acting governor
- Bull Connor was defeated in re-election bid for the Alabama Public Service Commission
- April 1: The original Tutwiler Hotel closed its doors
- December 31: Bernard Kincaid married Alfreda Harris
Business
- BE&K was founded
- Trilogy Leather was founded
Sports
- October: Alabama A&M beat Alabama State 8-7 in the Magic City Classic
- December 2: Auburn defeated Alabama with two blocked punts in the 1972 Iron Bowl
- Jimmy Means joined the Alabama Gang
- Richard Gilliam was hired as Montevallo High School basketball coach
- Eli Gold debuted as a sports announcer for the Mutual Broadcasting System
- Mel Allen was inducted into the Sportswriters and Broadcasters Hall of Fame
Graduations
- Kamau Afrika graduated from Parker High School
- David Cutcliffe graduated from Banks High School
- Larry Langford earned a degree in social and behavioral sciences from UAB
- Larry DeLucas earned a degree in chemistry from UAB
- Tobias Wolff earned a degree in English from Hertford College, Oxford
- David Cromwell Johnson earned his juris doctorate from the Birmingham School of Law
Works
Buildings
- Birmingham International Airport Terminal Building
- Homewood High School
- July 22: Sloss Blast Furnace Site: 1st Avenue North was added to the National Register of Historic Places
Books
Films and TV
- Fair Play, starring Phillip Alford
- The Erotic Adventures of Zorro and The Adult Version of Jeckyll & Hide, produced by David F. Friedman
- Kate Jackson appeared in "The Rookies"
Songs
- "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", The Temptations, featuring Dennis Edwards
- "Black Tattler" / "Stop the Merry-Go-Round" & "Black Haze Express", Sam Dees
- ""I've Been Lonely for So Long." Frederick Knight, recorded by Neal Hemphill
Births
- Sandra Gregory, abducted lawyer
Deaths
- Clifford Stiles, owner of the Redmont Hotel from 1946.
- October 10: Tom Stewart, U. S. Senator (Tennessee)
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1972
See Also
| 1970s |
| << 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 >> |
| Births - Deaths - Establishments - Events - Works |