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* February: [[Scott Richards]] debuted on [[WBRC 6]].
* February: [[Scott Richards]] debuted on [[WBRC 6]].
* February: The [[BJCTA]] voted 5-3 to shut down for lack of operating revenue.
* April: The [[Birmingham Police Department]] [[Loveable Skates|cracked down]] on roller-skaters on [[Highland Avenue]].
* April: The [[Birmingham Police Department]] [[Loveable Skates|cracked down]] on roller-skaters on [[Highland Avenue]].
* April: [[Faith Chapel Christian Center]] was founded in [[Wylam]] by [[Michael Moore]].
* April: [[Faith Chapel Christian Center]] was founded in [[Wylam]] by [[Michael D. Moore]].
* April: [[Partners in Neighborhood Growth]] was founded.
* April: [[Partners in Neighborhood Growth]] was founded.
* May: The [[BJCTA]] resumed service.
* [[May 31]]: "Don't Look Back" told the story of [[Satchel Paige]] on ABC.
* [[May 31]]: "Don't Look Back" told the story of [[Satchel Paige]] on ABC.
* [[August 1]]: [[Alan Hunter]] debuted as one of MTV's five original VJs.
* [[August 1]]: [[Alan Hunter]] debuted as one of MTV's five original VJs.
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* [[Air New Orleans]] was founded in Florida.
* [[Air New Orleans]] was founded in Florida.
* The accounting firm [[Pearce Bevill Leesburg Moore]] was founded.
* The accounting firm [[Pearce Bevill Leesburg Moore]] was founded.
* The [[Robins & Morton|Robins Corporation]] opened a second office in Nashville, Tennessee.


===Education===
===Education===
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* [[Paul Donnelly]] and then [[Patrick Murphy]] became pastor of [[Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church]].
* [[Paul Donnelly]] and then [[Patrick Murphy]] became pastor of [[Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church]].
* [[Marija Lunetti]] experienced her first vision of Mary.
* [[Marija Lunetti]] experienced her first vision of Mary.
* [[Bernard Williams]] became pastor of [[Mount Moriah Baptist Church]].
* [[Bernard Williams (choir director)|Bernard Williams]] became pastor of [[Mount Moriah Baptist Church]].
* [[Briarwood Presbyterian Church]] founded [[Lifeline Children’s Services]].
* [[Metropolitan Church of God]] was formed by the merger of the former [[Vestavia Church of God]] and [[Riverchase Church of God]].
* [[Metropolitan Church of God]] was formed by the merger of the former [[Vestavia Church of God]] and [[Riverchase Church of God]].


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* [[Ted Tibbs]] took charge of the [[Birmingham Music Club]].
* [[Ted Tibbs]] took charge of the [[Birmingham Music Club]].
* [[Mike Walker]] joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* [[Mike Walker]] joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* [[Fouad Fouad]] joined the faculty of the [[UAB Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering]].


===Births===
===Births===
* [[February 9]]: [[Javacia Harris Bowser]], writer and entrepreneur
* [[February 15]]: [[Richard Franklin]], president of [[Birmingham Federation of Teachers]].
* [[February 18]]: [[Matthew Maniscalco]], baseball player
* [[February 18]]: [[Matthew Maniscalco]], baseball player
* [[March 3]]: [[Bulwagi]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] elephant
* [[March 3]]: [[Bulwagi]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] elephant
* [[March 11]]: [[Adam Bonner]], baseball player
* [[March 11]]: [[Adam Bonner]], baseball player
* [[April 19]]: [[Earl Cochran, Jr]], football player
* [[March 19]]: [[Joseph Baker]], community activist
* [[March 22]]: [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Will Ainsworth]]
* [[April 19]]: [[Earl Cochran Jr]], football player
* [[April 22]]: [[Travis Beech]], baseball player
* [[April 22]]: [[Travis Beech]], baseball player
* [[May 29]]: [[Randall Woodfin]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[June 8]]: [[Rachel Held Evans]], author
* [[June 15]]: [[Saleem Rasheed]], football player
* [[June 15]]: [[Saleem Rasheed]], football player
* [[July 27]]: [[Brandon Davis]], community activist
* [[July 27]]: [[Brandon Davis]], community activist
* [[August 13]]: [[Dan Sartain]], rock musician and barber
* [[August 28]]: [[Brett Talley]], U.S. Assistant Attorney General
* [[September 10]]: [[Connor Robertson]], baseball player
* [[September 10]]: [[Connor Robertson]], baseball player
* [[October 21]]: [[Michael Hansen]], executive director of [[GASP]].
* [[October 21]]: [[Michael Hansen]], executive director of [[GASP]].
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* [[December 12]]: [[Ronnie Brown]], football player
* [[December 12]]: [[Ronnie Brown]], football player
* [[December 31]]: [[Jason Campbell]], football player
* [[December 31]]: [[Jason Campbell]], football player
* [[Acton Bowen]], minister and child molester
* [[Hadiyah-Nicole Green]], medical physicist
* [[Jeremiah Haswell]], engineer
* [[Jeremiah Haswell]], engineer
* [[Rachel Higgins]], artist
* [[Rachel Higgins]], artist
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* [[Nancy Stricklin]], author and filmmaker
* [[Nancy Stricklin]], author and filmmaker
* [[Carla Jean Whitley]], editor of ''[[Birmingham magazine|Birmingham]]'' magazine
* [[Carla Jean Whitley]], editor of ''[[Birmingham magazine|Birmingham]]'' magazine
* [[Anthony Williams, Jr]], reality show contestant
* [[Anthony Williams Jr]], reality show contestant
* [[Randall Woodfin]], attorney
* [[Eytan Yammer]], rabbi
* [[Eytan Yammer]], rabbi


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* [[June 7]]: [[Clarence Baldwin]], pastor
* [[June 7]]: [[Clarence Baldwin]], pastor
* August: [[M. E. Wiggins]], former president of the [[Birmingham City Council]]
* August: [[M. E. Wiggins]], former president of the [[Birmingham City Council]]
* [[September 27]]: [[John Bryan]], educator and former [[Birmingham City Council]] member
* December: [[Ed Ramage]], Presbyterian minister
* December: [[Ed Ramage]], Presbyterian minister
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1981]]''
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1981]]''
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* ''[[The Narrative of Hosea Hudson: The Life and Times of a Black Radical]]'' by [[Hosea Hudson]] and Nell Irvin Painter
* ''[[The Narrative of Hosea Hudson: The Life and Times of a Black Radical]]'' by [[Hosea Hudson]] and Nell Irvin Painter
* ''Styling Your Face'' by [[Way Bandy]]
* ''Styling Your Face'' by [[Way Bandy]]
* ''[[The Valley and the Hills]]'' by [[Leah Rawls Atkins]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
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* [[Covenant Presbyterian Church]]
* [[Covenant Presbyterian Church]]
* [[Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama]]
* [[Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama]]
* [[St Vincent's West Pavilion]]
* [[South Central Bell Alabama Operations Center]]
* [[South Central Bell Alabama Operations Center]]
* [[Striplin Field]]
* [[Striplin Field]]
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=== Music ===
=== Music ===
* "[[Moon Over Homewood]]"
* "Panama City Bleach"/"This World is Killing Me" single by [[Jim Bob & the Leisure Suits]]
* "Panama City Bleach"/"This World is Killing Me" single by [[Jim Bob & the Leisure Suits]]
* Punk band [[Ether Dogs|the Ether Dogs]] was formed.
* Punk band [[Ether Dogs|the Ether Dogs]] was formed.

Latest revision as of 20:48, 30 March 2024

1981 was the 110th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

EWTN
95-Rock

Business

Full Moon BBQ

Education

Government

Religion

Sports

Bear Bryant
See also: 1981 Birmingham Barons

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Awards

Deaths

See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1981

Works

Books

Buildings

Music

Context

In 1981, 52 American hostages in Iran were freed after 14 months. Walter Cronkite retired as CBS's anchorman. Ronald Reagan became the oldest elected American president and was later shot in a failed assassination attempt by John Hinckley, Jr. NASA launched the first Space Shuttle. Andrew Lloyd Weber's Cats debuted in London. Pope John Paul II was critically injured by an assassination attempt. Prince Charles and Lady Diana were married. Three walkways collapsed at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency hotel. IBM introduced the Personal Computer. Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female Supreme Court Justice.

Notable 1981 births include Eli Manning, Elijah Wood, Justin Timberlake, Paris Hilton, Hayden Christensen, Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, and Britney Spears. Notable deaths in 1981 included Bob Marley, George Walsh and Natalie Wood.

The top films were Raiders of the Lost Ark, On Golden Pond, and Superman II. Chariots of Fire was Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Top pop singles included Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes", Diana Ross & Lionel Richie's "Endless Love", Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", and John Lennon's "(Just Like) Starting Over".

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