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===Business===
===Business===
* [[February 2]]: [[New South Research|Polly Graham & Associates Market Research Inc.]] was incorporated.
* [[May 1]]: [[Almost Famous]] art gallery at [[Five Points South]] opened.
* [[Richard Scrushy]] left Lifemark Corporation in Houston to plan for the founding of [[HealthSouth]].
* [[Richard Scrushy]] left Lifemark Corporation in Houston to plan for the founding of [[HealthSouth]].
* The [[Redmont Hotel]] was purchased by an investment group made up of NBA players, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ralph Sampson.
* The [[Redmont Hotel]] was purchased by an investment group made up of NBA players, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ralph Sampson.
* The [[Lincoln Theatre]] in [[Bessemer]] closed.
* [[Parisian]] became a publicly-traded company.
* [[Parisian]] became a publicly-traded company.
* [[AmSouth Bank|First National Bank of Birmingham]] began operating as [[AmSouth Bank]].
* [[AmSouth Bank|First National Bank of Birmingham]] began operating as [[AmSouth Bank]].
* [[Joel's Restaurant]] opened in downtown [[Trussville]].
* The first franchise location of [[Milo's Hamburgers]] opened on [[Southside]].
* Arlington Broadcasting bought independent TV station [[WTTO]].
* Arlington Broadcasting bought independent TV station [[WTTO]].
* [[Brantley Homes]] was founded.
* The [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel|Cabana Hotel]] closed.
* The [[Birmingham Large Users Group]] was organized.
* The [[Birmingham Large Users Group]] was organized.
* [[Hoffman Media|Symbol of Excellence Publishers]] was founded.
* [[Bruno's]] celebrated its 50th anniversary.
* [[Bruno's]] celebrated its 50th anniversary.
* [[Mike Warren]] left [[Bradley, Arant, Rose & White]] to become general counsel for [[Alagasco]].
* [[Mike Warren]] left [[Bradley, Arant, Rose & White]] to become general counsel for [[Alagasco]].
* [[Bill Edmonds]] became chair of [[BE&K]].
* [[Bill Edmonds]] became chair of [[BE&K]].
* [[Raymond Josof]] sold [[Raymond's Five Points Market]] to his son, [[Raymond Josof, Jr|Raymond, Jr]].
* [[Victor Hanson II]] became publisher of ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' after the death of his father, [[Clarence Hanson Jr]], the previous publisher.
====Establishments====
* [[February 2]]: [[New South Research|Polly Graham & Associates Market Research Inc.]] was incorporated.
* [[May 1]]: [[Almost Famous]] art gallery at [[Five Points South]] opened.
* [[Brantley Homes]] was founded.
* The [[Collegiate Licensing Company]] was formed by [[Bill Battle III]].
* The [[Collegiate Licensing Company]] was formed by [[Bill Battle III]].
* [[Bruce Ayers]] opened [[Comedy Club Stardome|The Comedy Club]].
* [[Ellis Piano]] was founded.
* [[Hoffman Media|Symbol of Excellence Publishers]] was founded.
* The [[Jaguar Club]] was opened by [[Walter Earl Garfield]] and [[Ulysses Smoot|Ulysses]] and [[Linda Smoot]].
* The [[Jaguar Club]] was opened by [[Walter Earl Garfield]] and [[Ulysses Smoot|Ulysses]] and [[Linda Smoot]].
* [[Bruce Ayers]] opened [[Comedy Club Stardome|The Comedy Club]].
* [[Joel's Restaurant]] opened in downtown [[Trussville]].
* [[Raymond Josof]] sold [[Raymond's Five Points Market]] to his son, [[Raymond Josof, Jr|Raymond, Jr]].
* The first franchise location of [[Milo's Hamburgers]] opened on [[Southside]].
* [[Video Xpress]] was founded in [[Bessemer]].
* [[Video Xpress]] was founded in [[Bessemer]].
====Disestablishments====
* The [[Connors Steel Company|Connors Division]] minimill in [[Woodlawn]] was shuttered and sold to [[CMC Steel Alabama|SMI Steel]].
* The [[Connors Steel Company|Connors Division]] minimill in [[Woodlawn]] was shuttered and sold to [[CMC Steel Alabama|SMI Steel]].
* [[Ellis Piano]] was founded.
* The [[Lincoln Theatre]] in [[Bessemer]] closed.
* [[Victor Hanson II]] became publisher of ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' after the death of his father, [[Clarence Hanson Jr]], the previous publisher.
* [[Mack's Quick Sack]] closed.
* The [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel|Cabana Hotel]] closed.


===Sports===
===Sports===

Revision as of 09:20, 12 May 2023

1983 was the 112th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Government

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Sports

Works

Books

Buildings

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1983

Context

In 1983 Annie closed on Broadway after 2,377 performances. Kilauea began erupting on Hawai'i. Björn Borg retired from tennis. The Redskins beat the Dolphins 27-17 in Super Bowl XVII. Seatbelts became mandatory. Iran invaded southeastern Iraq. The first Swatch watches hit the market. President Reagan called the USSR an "evil empire". Michael Jackson performed his first moonwalk. Gandhi won the Best Picture Oscar. Tokyo Disneyland opened. Sally Ride broke the astronaut gender barrier. A Soviet jet shot down Korean Air Flight 007 over Soviet airspace. Tom Brokaw took over the NBC Nightly News anchor desk. Vanessa Williams won the Miss America pageant. The Baltimore Orioles won the World Series. The US Embassy and two Marine barracks were damaged by terrorists in Beirut, Lebanon. The United States invaded Grenada. Microsoft released its "Word" word-processor. Martin Luther King Day became a national holiday. Argentina returned to civilian rule. The Detroit Pistons won a record high-scoring game against the Denver Nuggets, 186-184. Brunei won its independence from the UK. The internet debuted with ARPANET's change to IP addressing.

Notable 1983 births include Kate Bosworth, Carrie Underwood, Jay Cutler, and Vince Young. Deaths in 1983 include those of Karen Carpenter, Tennessee Williams, Hergé, Gloria Swanson, Buckminster Fuller, David Niven, Ira Gershwin, Lépold III of Belgium, Slim Pickens, and Joan Miró. Lech Wałęsa won the Nobel Peace Prize. The top-grossing films of 1983 were The Return of the Jedi, Terms of Endearment, Flashdance, Trading Places, WarGames and Octopussy. Terms of Endearment dominated the Oscars. Notable books of 1983 included Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives, Stephen King's Christine and Pet Sematary, and James Michener's Poland. Alice Walker's The Color Purple won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

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