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* [[March 4]]: [[Vestavia Hills Baptist Church]] purchased [[George Ward]]'s former [[Vestavia (estate)|Vestavia]] estate. | * [[March 4]]: [[Vestavia Hills Baptist Church]] purchased [[George Ward]]'s former [[Vestavia (estate)|Vestavia]] estate. | ||
* [[April 16]]: Crooner [[Sammy Salvo]] appeared on ''American Bandstand''. | * [[April 16]]: Crooner [[Sammy Salvo]] appeared on ''American Bandstand''. | ||
* [[April 20]]: The [[117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing]] hosted an open house and air show at [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Municipal Airport]]. | |||
* [[May 7]]: [[Birmingham Grotto]] of the National Speleological Society was founded. | * [[May 7]]: [[Birmingham Grotto]] of the National Speleological Society was founded. | ||
* [[September 13]]: A 1/5th scale [[Statue of Liberty]] was installed atop the [[Liberty National Building]] on [[20th Street South]]. | * [[September 13]]: A 1/5th scale [[Liberty National statue|Statue of Liberty]] was installed atop the [[Liberty National Building]] on [[20th Street South]]. | ||
* The [[Cahaba Girl Scout Council]] was organized. | * The [[Cahaba Girl Scout Council]] was organized. | ||
* [[Charles Byrd]] sold [[George Ward]]'s [[Vestavia estate]] to [[Vestavia Hills Baptist Church]]. | |||
* The [[Gospel Harmonettes]] disbanded. | * The [[Gospel Harmonettes]] disbanded. | ||
* [[St George Melkite Greek Catholic Church]] hosted the [[1958 Melkite National Convention]]. | * [[St George Melkite Greek Catholic Church]] hosted the [[1958 Melkite National Convention]]. | ||
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* The [[Lyric Theatre]] closed its doors. | * The [[Lyric Theatre]] closed its doors. | ||
* [[December 13]]: A [[List of snowfalls|rare snowfall]] brought 3.3 inches to Birmingham. | * [[December 13]]: A [[List of snowfalls|rare snowfall]] brought 3.3 inches to Birmingham. | ||
* The [[Jefferson County Department of Health]] recorded 1,521 new cases of tuberculosis. | |||
===[[Civil Rights Movement]]=== | ===[[Civil Rights Movement]]=== | ||
* [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police]] arrested ministers who were organizing a bus boycott, leading to an FBI inquiry of allegations of misconduct. | * [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police]] arrested ministers who were organizing a bus boycott, leading to an FBI inquiry of allegations of misconduct. | ||
* [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] began writing a weekly column for ''The Pittsburgh Courier'', a national black newspaper. | * [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] began writing a weekly column for ''The Pittsburgh Courier'', a national black newspaper. | ||
* [[April 28]]: 54 sticks of dynamite were left outside [[Temple Beth-El]], but were doused by rain, preventing [[ | * [[April 28]]: 54 sticks of dynamite were left outside [[Temple Beth-El]], but were doused by rain, preventing [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1958|an explosion]]. | ||
* [[June 29]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was [[ | * [[June 29]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1958|bombed]] by members of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. | ||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
* [[February 9]]: [[Yester Ceramic Laboratory]] was incorporated. | |||
* [[EBSCO Industries]] was formed by [[Elton B. Stephens]]. | * [[EBSCO Industries]] was formed by [[Elton B. Stephens]]. | ||
* [[BUCO Building Constructors]] was founded. | * [[BUCO Building Constructors]] was founded. | ||
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* [[Al Belcher]] gained a majority share of [[Rickwood Field]] from partners [[Al DeMent]] and [[Rufus Lackey]]. | * [[Al Belcher]] gained a majority share of [[Rickwood Field]] from partners [[Al DeMent]] and [[Rufus Lackey]]. | ||
* [[Elmer Harris]] got his first job as a co-op student at [[Alabama Power Company]]. | * [[Elmer Harris]] got his first job as a co-op student at [[Alabama Power Company]]. | ||
* The [[Five Points Theatre]] and [[Homewood Theatre]] both closed. | * The [[Five Points Theatre]] and [[Homewood Theatre (cinema)|Homewood Theatre]] both closed. | ||
* [[Nina Miglionico]] became president of the National Association of Women Lawyers. | * [[Nina Miglionico]] became president of the National Association of Women Lawyers. | ||
* [[WABT-TV]] became [[WAPI-TV]] | * [[WABT-TV]] became [[WAPI-TV]] | ||
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* The ''[[Alabaster Advertiser]]'' ceased publication. | * The ''[[Alabaster Advertiser]]'' ceased publication. | ||
* The [[Little Savoy Cafe]] closed after a fire. | * The [[Little Savoy Cafe]] closed after a fire. | ||
* [[Steinbauer Grocery]] closed. | |||
* [[C. F. von Herrmann]] founded the [[VON Corporation]]. | |||
* [[Fletcher Yeilding]] and [[Dave Upton]] founded [[Southeastern Bolt & Screw]]. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
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===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
[[File:1958 Alabama Power Building addition.jpg|right|thumb|1958 Alabama Power Building addition]] | |||
* The [[Samford University]] campus in [[Shades Valley]] opened, with [[Seibert Stadium]] and other buildings. | * The [[Samford University]] campus in [[Shades Valley]] opened, with [[Seibert Stadium]] and other buildings. | ||
* Ground was broken on the [[Birmingham Museum of Art|Oscar Wells Memorial Building]] for the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]. | * Ground was broken on the [[Birmingham Museum of Art|Oscar Wells Memorial Building]] for the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]. | ||
* [[Calloway Elementary School]] in [[Collegeville]] | |||
* [[Sardis Missionary Baptist Church]] | * [[Sardis Missionary Baptist Church]] | ||
* [[Hueytown High School]] | * [[Hueytown High School]] | ||
* A new 40-rank organ was installed at [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]]. | * A new 40-rank organ was installed at [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]]. | ||
* [[Reynolds Historical Library]] | * [[Reynolds Historical Library]] | ||
* [[Ed Salem's Drive-In]] No. 3 ([[Lakeview]]) | * [[Ed Salem's Drive-In]] No. 3 ([[Lakeview]]) | ||
* 6-classroom addition to [[Lakeview School]] | |||
* [[Anderson Electric]] opened a new plant at 1615 [[Moore Street Northeast]] in [[Leeds]]. | |||
* [[Edgemoor Estates]] neighborhood in [[West Homewood]] was approved by the [[Homewood Planning Commission]]. | |||
* [[15 Office Park Circle]] | |||
* A new [[Moton High School]] was constructed on the site of the burned building. | |||
===Demolitions=== | |||
* The [[Little Savoy Cafe]] burned down and never re-opened. | * The [[Little Savoy Cafe]] burned down and never re-opened. | ||
* [[ | * The [[Morris Hotel]] was torn down for construction of a multi-level parking deck. | ||
* [[Moton High School]] burned. | |||
==Individuals== | ==Individuals== | ||
* [[July 23]]: [[Maureen Brumbeloe]] became the [[Birmingham Police Department]]'s first uniformed female officer. | * [[July 23]]: [[Maureen Brumbeloe]] became the [[Birmingham Police Department]]'s first uniformed female officer. | ||
* [[July 4]]: [[Nolan Shivers]] began a 49-year career with the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. | * [[July 4]]: [[Nolan Shivers]] began a 49-year career with the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. | ||
* Accountant [[Hoyt Bedingfield]] began working for the City of Birmingham. | * Accountant [[Hoyt Bedingfield]] began working for the City of Birmingham. | ||
* [[Glenn Ireland II]] was appointed assistant to the vice president of sale at the [[Vulcan Materials Company|Birmingham Slag Company]. | |||
* [[Shihan Oyama]] began his karate training. | |||
* [[Frank Rose]] succeeded [[James Newman]] as [[List of University of Alabama presidents|president]] of the [[University of Alabama]] | |||
* [[Leslie S. Wright]] succeeded [[Harwell Davis]] as President of [[Samford University]]. | |||
* Monk and sculptor [[Joseph Zoettl]] completed his last work in the [[Ave Maria Grotto]]. | * Monk and sculptor [[Joseph Zoettl]] completed his last work in the [[Ave Maria Grotto]]. | ||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
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* [[January 24]]: [[Mike Harmon]], race car driver | * [[January 24]]: [[Mike Harmon]], race car driver | ||
* [[January 31]]: [[Rafael Santana]], [[2007 Birmingham Barons]] manager | * [[January 31]]: [[Rafael Santana]], [[2007 Birmingham Barons]] manager | ||
* [[February 8]]: [[Sherri Martel]], professional wrestler and manager | |||
* [[March 8]]: [[Brian Shoop]], [[BSC Panthers]] and [[UAB Blazers]] baseball coach | * [[March 8]]: [[Brian Shoop]], [[BSC Panthers]] and [[UAB Blazers]] baseball coach | ||
* April: [[Beverly McGinnis]], [[BFRS]] battalion chief | * [[March 31]]: [[Tony Cox]], dwarf actor | ||
* [[April 7]]: [[Richard Rutledge]], [[Roebuck Springs-South Roebuck]] neighborhood president | * [[April 4]]: [[Beverly Thedford-McGinnis]], [[Living Waters Adult Daycare Center]] director and former [[BFRS]] battalion chief | ||
* [[April 7]]: [[Richard Rutledge]], [[Roebuck Springs-South Roebuck]] neighborhood president | |||
* [[April 9]]: [[Delrico Gibson]], restaurateur and artist | |||
* [[April 23]]: [[Carl Bailey]], basketball player | * [[April 23]]: [[Carl Bailey]], basketball player | ||
* [[May 6]]: [[Don McNeal]], football player | * [[May 6]]: [[Don McNeal]], football player | ||
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* [[May 14]]: [[Don VanCleave]], [[Magic Platter]] owner and [[CIMS]] founder | * [[May 14]]: [[Don VanCleave]], [[Magic Platter]] owner and [[CIMS]] founder | ||
* [[May 26]]: [[Wes Clements]], [[Birmingham Barons]] hitting coach | * [[May 26]]: [[Wes Clements]], [[Birmingham Barons]] hitting coach | ||
* [[June 4]]: [[Julie Gholson]], actor | |||
* [[July 8]]: [[David Aizenman]], physician | * [[July 8]]: [[David Aizenman]], physician | ||
* [[July 29]]: [[Michael Choy]], attorney | * [[July 29]]: [[Michael Choy]], attorney | ||
* [[July 30]]: [[Stan Hogeland]], [[Gardendale]] mayor | |||
* [[September 14]]: [[Nancy Lewis]], missing [[Children's Hospital]] cook | * [[September 14]]: [[Nancy Lewis]], missing [[Children's Hospital]] cook | ||
* [[September 29]]: [[Robin Litaker]], former "Alabama Teacher of the Year" | |||
* [[October 25]]: [[Chris Clark]], artist | * [[October 25]]: [[Chris Clark]], artist | ||
* [[October 27]]: [[Wayne Taylor]], [[Trussville City Council]] president | * [[October 27]]: [[Wayne Taylor]], [[Trussville City Council]] president | ||
* [[November 13]]: [[Norman Anchrum]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team|Alabama]] and [[UAB Blazers basketball team|UAB]] basketball player | |||
* [[November 16]]: [[Michael Dubruiel]], priest and author | * [[November 16]]: [[Michael Dubruiel]], priest and author | ||
* [[December 2]]: [[Steve Hudson]], golfer | |||
* [[December 25]]: [[Lorenzo Nichols|Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols]], drug kingpin | |||
* [[December 28]]: [[Phil Sims]], [[Pinson]] businessman and politician | * [[December 28]]: [[Phil Sims]], [[Pinson]] businessman and politician | ||
* [[Doug Barnes]], street character | |||
* [[Randy Christian]], [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]] chief deputy | |||
* [[Patrick Cooper]], attorney | * [[Patrick Cooper]], attorney | ||
* [[Malena Cunningham|Malena Cunningham Anderson]], former [[WVTM-TV]] news anchor | |||
* [[Danny Davis]], NASA executive | * [[Danny Davis]], NASA executive | ||
* [[Moody Duff]], former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police Deputy Chief]] | * [[Moody Duff]], former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police Deputy Chief]] | ||
* [[Art Franklin]], newscaster | * [[Art Franklin]], newscaster | ||
* [[James Griffin]], homeless man known as the "Mayor of 1st Avenue" | |||
* [[Grayson Hall]], CEO and chairman of [[Regions Bank]] | |||
* [[Ernie Mundi]], [[Steve's Grocery]] owner | * [[Ernie Mundi]], [[Steve's Grocery]] owner | ||
* [[Annetta Nunn]], former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police Chief]] | * [[Annetta Nunn]], former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police Chief]] | ||
* [[Tony Picklesimer]], auto dealer | * [[Tony Picklesimer]], auto dealer | ||
* [[Mary Smith]], [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham]] and [[Fairfield Police Department|Fairfield]] police officer | * [[Mary Smith]], [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham]] and [[Fairfield Police Department|Fairfield]] police officer | ||
* [[Ray Watts]], neurologist and [[List of UAB presidents|President]] of [[UAB]]. | * [[Ray Watts]], neurologist and [[List of UAB presidents|President]] of [[UAB]]. | ||
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* Federal judge [[Ira De Ment]] from the [[University of Alabama School of Law]]. | * Federal judge [[Ira De Ment]] from the [[University of Alabama School of Law]]. | ||
* [[Birmingham City Schools]] superintendent [[Cleveland Hammonds]] from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale with a bachelor of arts in history | * [[Birmingham City Schools]] superintendent [[Cleveland Hammonds]] from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale with a bachelor of arts in history | ||
* [[Emil Menzel]] completed a | * [[Emil Menzel]] completed a PhD in psychology at Vanderbilt University. | ||
* Barber [[Vincent Oliver]] from [[Woodlawn High School]] | * Barber [[Vincent Oliver]] from [[Woodlawn High School]] | ||
* Federal judge [[Sam Pointer | * Federal judge [[Sam Pointer Jr]] from New York University | ||
* Reverend [[John Porter]] from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia | * Reverend [[John Porter]] from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia | ||
* Community activist [[Doris Powell]] from [[Ullman High School]] | * Community activist [[Doris Powell]] from [[Ullman High School]] | ||
===Marriages=== | |||
* [[Woodlawn High School]] graduate [[Lili Gentle]] married producer Richard D. Zanuck in Hollywood, California. | |||
* [[October 12]]: [[Don Newton|Don]] and [[Coleta Newton]] were married in Guam. | |||
===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
* [[February 14]]: [[Missy]], a python at the [[Birmingham Zoo]] | |||
* [[February 17]]: [[Ralph Smallman]], civil engineer and building contractor | |||
* [[March 4]]: [[Lewis Smith]], president of [[Alabama Power Company]] | |||
* [[March 9]]: [[Miles Copeland Sr]], physician | |||
* [[April 13]]: [[Hugo Marx]], investment banker | |||
* [[May 7]]: [[Jake Salie]], architect | |||
* [[May 31]]: [[Billy Edmundson]], president of [[Southern Toy Co.]] | |||
* [[December 10]]: [[Arlie Barber]], former [[Birmingham City Commission]]er | |||
* [[James A. Lewis]], architect | * [[James A. Lewis]], architect | ||
* Dorothea Long Moretti, widow of sculptor [[Giuseppe Moretti]] | * Dorothea Long Moretti, widow of sculptor [[Giuseppe Moretti]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:32, 27 October 2023
1958 was the 87th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- January 24-February 15: Birmingham Festival of Arts 1958 Salute to Italy
- February 2: Dr Lawrence Reynolds formalized his donation of the Reynolds Historic Library to UAB.
- March 4: Vestavia Hills Baptist Church purchased George Ward's former Vestavia estate.
- April 16: Crooner Sammy Salvo appeared on American Bandstand.
- April 20: The 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing hosted an open house and air show at Municipal Airport.
- May 7: Birmingham Grotto of the National Speleological Society was founded.
- September 13: A 1/5th scale Statue of Liberty was installed atop the Liberty National Building on 20th Street South.
- The Cahaba Girl Scout Council was organized.
- Charles Byrd sold George Ward's Vestavia estate to Vestavia Hills Baptist Church.
- The Gospel Harmonettes disbanded.
- St George Melkite Greek Catholic Church hosted the 1958 Melkite National Convention.
- John Patterson defeated George Wallace in the Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama.
- Birmingham's Regional Poison Control Center was established at Children's Hospital.
- "Cousin Cliff" Holman's "Cliff's Clubhouse" became "Cartoon Clubhouse".
- The Lyric Theatre closed its doors.
- December 13: A rare snowfall brought 3.3 inches to Birmingham.
- The Jefferson County Department of Health recorded 1,521 new cases of tuberculosis.
Civil Rights Movement
- Birmingham Police arrested ministers who were organizing a bus boycott, leading to an FBI inquiry of allegations of misconduct.
- Fred Shuttlesworth began writing a weekly column for The Pittsburgh Courier, a national black newspaper.
- April 28: 54 sticks of dynamite were left outside Temple Beth-El, but were doused by rain, preventing an explosion.
- June 29: Bethel Baptist Church was bombed by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
Business
- February 9: Yester Ceramic Laboratory was incorporated.
- EBSCO Industries was formed by Elton B. Stephens.
- BUCO Building Constructors was founded.
- Green Acres Cafe opened its downtown location on 4th Avenue North.
- Michael Matsos opened the original Michael's in the Holiday Inn on Bessemer Super Highway.
- John Bishop opened the original Dreamland Bar-B-Que in Tuscaloosa.
- John Hand became CEO of the First National Bank of Birmingham.
- Al Belcher gained a majority share of Rickwood Field from partners Al DeMent and Rufus Lackey.
- Elmer Harris got his first job as a co-op student at Alabama Power Company.
- The Five Points Theatre and Homewood Theatre both closed.
- Nina Miglionico became president of the National Association of Women Lawyers.
- WABT-TV became WAPI-TV
- Cecil McGlohon succeeded Mack Russell as manager of the Alabama Theatre.
- The Alabaster Advertiser ceased publication.
- The Little Savoy Cafe closed after a fire.
- Steinbauer Grocery closed.
- C. F. von Herrmann founded the VON Corporation.
- Fletcher Yeilding and Dave Upton founded Southeastern Bolt & Screw.
Sports
- Bear Bryant took over as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
- November 29: Auburn won a fifth straight Iron Bowl 14-8, finishing the season undefeated. Quarterback Lloyd Nix was the team's captain, and also went 9-0 as a starter for the Tigers' national champion baseball team.
- Alabama State University won the Magic City Classic over Alabama A&M by a score of 20-8.
- The 1958 Birmingham Barons won 91 games and the Southern Association pennant.
- Jim Davenport began a 12-year career as third baseman for the San Francisco Giants.
- Homewood's Joy League youth baseball league was formed.
- A 1/4 mile dirt oval was opened at the Birmingham International Raceway.
- Virgil Trucks pitched his last season in the major leagues, winning 9 games for Kansas City before being traded to the Yankees who used him in relief.
- April 21: Frank House scored two runs in a single inning as a pinch-hitter for the Kansas City A's.
- Bobby Bowden accepted the head coaching job at Samford University.
- Grambling State and Jackson State Universities joined the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Works
- Youngest of the World's Great Cities
- Jazz in Silhouette and The Nubians of Plutonia, jazz albums by Sun Ra
- Yancy Derringer starring Frances Bergen as Madame Francine premiered on CBS.
Buildings
- The Samford University campus in Shades Valley opened, with Seibert Stadium and other buildings.
- Ground was broken on the Oscar Wells Memorial Building for the Birmingham Museum of Art.
- Calloway Elementary School in Collegeville
- Sardis Missionary Baptist Church
- Hueytown High School
- A new 40-rank organ was installed at South Highland Presbyterian Church.
- Reynolds Historical Library
- Ed Salem's Drive-In No. 3 (Lakeview)
- 6-classroom addition to Lakeview School
- Anderson Electric opened a new plant at 1615 Moore Street Northeast in Leeds.
- Edgemoor Estates neighborhood in West Homewood was approved by the Homewood Planning Commission.
- 15 Office Park Circle
- A new Moton High School was constructed on the site of the burned building.
Demolitions
- The Little Savoy Cafe burned down and never re-opened.
- The Morris Hotel was torn down for construction of a multi-level parking deck.
- Moton High School burned.
Individuals
- July 23: Maureen Brumbeloe became the Birmingham Police Department's first uniformed female officer.
- July 4: Nolan Shivers began a 49-year career with the Birmingham Police Department.
- Accountant Hoyt Bedingfield began working for the City of Birmingham.
- Glenn Ireland II was appointed assistant to the vice president of sale at the [[Vulcan Materials Company|Birmingham Slag Company].
- Shihan Oyama began his karate training.
- Frank Rose succeeded James Newman as president of the University of Alabama
- Leslie S. Wright succeeded Harwell Davis as President of Samford University.
- Monk and sculptor Joseph Zoettl completed his last work in the Ave Maria Grotto.
Births
- January 5: Joe Cribbs, football player
- January 10: Pat Keedy, baseball player
- January 10: Ronnie Dixon, entrepreneur
- January 24: Mike Harmon, race car driver
- January 31: Rafael Santana, 2007 Birmingham Barons manager
- February 8: Sherri Martel, professional wrestler and manager
- March 8: Brian Shoop, BSC Panthers and UAB Blazers baseball coach
- March 31: Tony Cox, dwarf actor
- April 4: Beverly Thedford-McGinnis, Living Waters Adult Daycare Center director and former BFRS battalion chief
- April 7: Richard Rutledge, Roebuck Springs-South Roebuck neighborhood president
- April 9: Delrico Gibson, restaurateur and artist
- April 23: Carl Bailey, basketball player
- May 6: Don McNeal, football player
- May 13: Gregory Clarke, pastor
- May 14: Don VanCleave, Magic Platter owner and CIMS founder
- May 26: Wes Clements, Birmingham Barons hitting coach
- June 4: Julie Gholson, actor
- July 8: David Aizenman, physician
- July 29: Michael Choy, attorney
- July 30: Stan Hogeland, Gardendale mayor
- September 14: Nancy Lewis, missing Children's Hospital cook
- September 29: Robin Litaker, former "Alabama Teacher of the Year"
- October 25: Chris Clark, artist
- October 27: Wayne Taylor, Trussville City Council president
- November 13: Norman Anchrum, Alabama and UAB basketball player
- November 16: Michael Dubruiel, priest and author
- December 2: Steve Hudson, golfer
- December 25: Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols, drug kingpin
- December 28: Phil Sims, Pinson businessman and politician
- Doug Barnes, street character
- Randy Christian, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office chief deputy
- Patrick Cooper, attorney
- Malena Cunningham Anderson, former WVTM-TV news anchor
- Danny Davis, NASA executive
- Moody Duff, former Birmingham Police Deputy Chief
- Art Franklin, newscaster
- James Griffin, homeless man known as the "Mayor of 1st Avenue"
- Grayson Hall, CEO and chairman of Regions Bank
- Ernie Mundi, Steve's Grocery owner
- Annetta Nunn, former Birmingham Police Chief
- Tony Picklesimer, auto dealer
- Mary Smith, Birmingham and Fairfield police officer
- Ray Watts, neurologist and President of UAB.
Awards
- Miss Alabama: Lee Thornberry
- Mr Crestwood: M. A. Sanders
- Charley Boswell won the "Ben Hogan Trophy" given by the Golf Writers Association of America.
- The Auburn Tigers' Jerry Wilson was an All-Southeastern Conference selection.
- Guy Hunt was ordained a minister of the Primitive Baptist Church.
Graduations
- Educator Lydia Lewis Alexander from Talladega College
- Artist William Christenberry from the University of Alabama
- Federal judge Ira De Ment from the University of Alabama School of Law.
- Birmingham City Schools superintendent Cleveland Hammonds from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale with a bachelor of arts in history
- Emil Menzel completed a PhD in psychology at Vanderbilt University.
- Barber Vincent Oliver from Woodlawn High School
- Federal judge Sam Pointer Jr from New York University
- Reverend John Porter from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia
- Community activist Doris Powell from Ullman High School
Marriages
- Woodlawn High School graduate Lili Gentle married producer Richard D. Zanuck in Hollywood, California.
- October 12: Don and Coleta Newton were married in Guam.
Deaths
- February 14: Missy, a python at the Birmingham Zoo
- February 17: Ralph Smallman, civil engineer and building contractor
- March 4: Lewis Smith, president of Alabama Power Company
- March 9: Miles Copeland Sr, physician
- April 13: Hugo Marx, investment banker
- May 7: Jake Salie, architect
- May 31: Billy Edmundson, president of Southern Toy Co.
- December 10: Arlie Barber, former Birmingham City Commissioner
- James A. Lewis, architect
- Dorothea Long Moretti, widow of sculptor Giuseppe Moretti
Context
The European Union came into existence in 1958 with the implementation of the Treaty of Rome. Sputnik fell to earth after four months in orbit. Bobby Fischer won the US Chess Championship at 14. The peace symbol was designed. Elvis Presley joined the U.S. Army. Krushchev became premier of the Soviet Union. Expo '58 in Brussels featured the Atomium. Brazil won the 1958 World Cup. Alaska became a U.S. state. Charles became Prince of Wales. The Smurfs debuted in Belgium. Pope John XXIII succeeded Pope Pius XII after his death. Numerous former French colonies in Africa became independent nations.
Notable 1958 births include those of Ellen DeGeneres, Ice-T, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Gary Oldman, Alec Baldwin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Prince, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Kevin Bacon, Jeff Foxworthy, and Andrea Bocelli. Deaths in 1958 included W. C. Handy, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Pope Pius XII, and Tyrone Power. Boris Pasternak won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Top grossing films included The Bridge on the River Kwai, Peyton Place. South Pacific, and King Creole. Gigi won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's was published, as were Vladimir Nabakov's Lolita and Ian Fleming's Dr. No. The Kingston Trio and the Everly Brothers shared space on the pop charts with the Chipmunks and Elvis Presley. The New York Yankees won the World Series over the Milwaukee Braves.
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