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* The [[Woman's Missionary Union]] moved their offices from the [[Family Reserve Insurance building]] downtown to [[Brook Highland]].
* The [[Woman's Missionary Union]] moved their offices from the [[Family Reserve Insurance building]] downtown to [[Brook Highland]].
* The [[Pelham Fire Department]] transitioned from volunteer to full-time.
* The [[Pelham Fire Department]] transitioned from volunteer to full-time.
* The [[Titusville Development Corp.]] was founded.
* [[Bettie Bell]] founded the [[Bell Center|Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs]] for the [[Service Guild of Birmingham]].


===Business===
===Business===
* [[January 1]]: [[AT&T South|South Central Bell]] and six other regional companies were split off from AT&T.
* [[January 1]]: [[AT&T South|South Central Bell]] and six other regional companies were split off from AT&T.
* [[February 29]]: [[Apple Books]] at [[Five Points South]] closed.
* [[April 6]]: [[Ed Salem's Drive-In]] on [[26th Street North]] closed.
* [[April 10]]: [[Stegall Metal Industries]] was incorporated.
* [[September 9]]: [[Double "LL" Bar-B-Q]] was dissolved.
* [[October 16]]: [[WTWG-AM]] was relicensed as [[WAYE-AM]].
* [[October 16]]: [[WTWG-AM]] was relicensed as [[WAYE-AM]].
* [[December 26]]: The [[DoubleTree by Hilton Perimeter Park|Sheraton Perimeter Park South Hotel]] opened.
* [[Continental Bakery]] opened in [[English Village]].
* [[Skip Elliott]]'s parents retired, making him sole owner of [[The Briary]].
* [[Skip Elliott]]'s parents retired, making him sole owner of [[The Briary]].
* [[Richard Scrushy]] founded [[HealthSouth]] in Little Rock, Arkansas
* [[WAPI-FM]] switched from "95 Rock" (album rock)  to "I-95" (top 40)
* [[WAPI-FM]] switched from "95 Rock" (album rock)  to "I-95" (top 40)
* [[WQMS-AM]] became [[WGTT-AM]].
* [[WQMS-AM]] became [[WGTT-AM]].
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* [[Aliant Bank|Citizens Bank of Alexander City]] became [[Aliant Bank]].
* [[Aliant Bank|Citizens Bank of Alexander City]] became [[Aliant Bank]].
* [[Rowland Scherman]] sold [[Joe Bar]].
* [[Rowland Scherman]] sold [[Joe Bar]].
* [[Jack Prater]] opened [[SouthPoint restaurant|SouthPoint An American Cafe]] in the [[Munger Building]] at [[Five Points South]].
* [[Charles Denaburg]] and [[Tom Najjar]] merged their law practices into the firm of [[Najjar Denaburg]].
* [[Charles Denaburg]] and [[Tom Najjar]] merged their law practices into the firm of [[Najjar Denaburg]].
* The Wisely Group purchased controlling interest in the [[Birmingham Stove & Range Company]].
* The Wisely Group purchased controlling interest in the [[Birmingham Stove & Range Company]].
* [[George Wheelock III]] succeeded his father as president of the [[George F. Wheelock Co.]]
====Establishments====
* [[April 10]]: [[Stegall Metal Industries]] was incorporated.
* [[December 26]]: The [[DoubleTree by Hilton Perimeter Park|Sheraton Perimeter Park South Hotel]] opened.
* [[Cathy Lunsford]] opened the [[Cypress Inn]] restaurant in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[Famous Fred's]] restaurant opened.
* [[Doug's Coin & Jewelry]] opened in [[Homewood]].
* [[Doug's Coin & Jewelry]] opened in [[Homewood]].
* [[Bettie Bell]] founded the [[Bell Center|Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs]] for the [[Service Guild of Birmingham]].
* [[Richard Scrushy]] founded [[HealthSouth]] in Little Rock, Arkansas
* [[George Wheelock III]] succeeded his father as president of the [[George F. Wheelock Co.]]
* [[Jack Prater]] opened [[SouthPoint restaurant|SouthPoint An American Cafe]] in the [[Munger Building]] at [[Five Points South]].
* [[Continental Bakery]] opened in [[English Village]].
* [[Antwan Garnem]] opened [[Antoine's Restaurant]] on [[Southside]].
 
====Disestablishments====
* [[February 29]]: [[Apple Books]] at [[Five Points South]] closed.
* [[April 6]]: [[Ed Salem's Drive-In]] on [[26th Street North]] closed.
* [[September 9]]: [[Double "LL" Bar-B-Q]] was dissolved.


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* [[February 9]]: [[Jason DiSalvo]], motorcycle racer
* [[February 9]]: [[Jason DiSalvo]], motorcycle racer
* [[February 17]]: [[Cliff Sims]], ''[[Yellowhammer News]]'' publisher
* [[February 17]]: [[Cliff Sims]], ''[[Yellowhammer News]]'' publisher
* [[February 28]]: [[Sanders Bohlke]], musician and music producer
* [[March 20]]: [[John Crist]], comedian
* [[March 20]]: [[John Crist]], comedian
* [[April 1]]: [[Johnny Baldwin]], professional football player
* [[April 1]]: [[Johnny Baldwin]], professional football player
* [[April 5]]: [[Floyd Franks Jr]], professional soccer player
* [[April 5]]: [[Floyd Franks Jr]], professional soccer player
* [[April 16]]: [[Rebecca Yeager]], actor, director and educator
* [[August 3]]: [[Greg Paiml]], professional baseball player
* [[August 3]]: [[Greg Paiml]], professional baseball player
* [[August 25]]:  Siberian tigers [[Mischa]] and [[Alexei]] were born at the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
* [[August 25]]:  Siberian tigers [[Mischa]] and [[Alexei]] were born at the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
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* [[December 8]]: [[Sam Hunt]], country singer-songwriter and former [[UAB Blazers football team|UAB Blazers]] quarterback
* [[December 8]]: [[Sam Hunt]], country singer-songwriter and former [[UAB Blazers football team|UAB Blazers]] quarterback
* [[December 27]]: [[Le'Ron McClain]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] and professional football fullback
* [[December 27]]: [[Le'Ron McClain]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] and professional football fullback
* [[Raquel Ervin]], chef, restaurateur
* [[T. J. Dudley]], barber
* [[Handsome]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] Asian black bear
* [[Handsome]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] Asian black bear
* [[Aaron Miller]], rabbi
* [[Aaron Miller]], rabbi

Latest revision as of 12:52, 23 April 2024

1984 was the 113th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

"Portrait of Lady Helen Vincent", acquired in 1984 by the Birmingham Museum of Art

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Sports

Works

Books

Buildings

Individuals

Births

Cortland Finnegan, born in 1984

Graduations

Marriages

Awards

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1984

See Also

Context

1984 was a leap year. Brunei became an independent state. Michael Jackson was injured filming a Pepsi commercial. Clara Peller turned "Where's the Beef?" into a national catch phrase. The first Apple Macintosh was introduced. The Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, with the summer games in Los Angeles. Konstantin Chenenko became head of the Soviet Union. The World's Fair was held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Reagan and Bush won the presidential election. Bernhard Goetz shot four teenagers on a train in New York City. Rajiv Gandhi became prime minister of India. Crack cocaine first appeared in Los Angeles and famine struck Ethiopia. Notable births in 1984 include actresses Mandy Moore and Scarlett Johansson, basketball players Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James, Prince Harry of Wales, and singers Avril Lavigne and Ashlee Simpson, Notable 1984 deaths include Ray Kroc, Johnny Weissmuller, Yuri Andropov, Ethel Merman, Marvin Gaye, Ansel Adams, Count Basie, Andy Kaufman, Michel Foucault, Indira Gandhi, and Sam Peckinpah. Bishop Desmond Tutu won the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize. Notable films of 1984 include Ghostbusters, The Karate Kid, Amadeus, The Terminator, and A Passage to India. William Kennedy won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Ironweed.

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