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* Former Supreme Court Justice [[Hugo Black]] appeared on a U. S. postage stamp
* Former Supreme Court Justice [[Hugo Black]] appeared on a U. S. postage stamp
* [[Chris McNair]] and [[Reuben Davis]] were the first African Americans elected to the [[Jefferson County Commission]].
* [[Chris McNair]] and [[Reuben Davis]] were the first African Americans elected to the [[Jefferson County Commission]].
* [[Birmingham Civic Opera Association]] merged with the [[Southern Regional Opera]] to form the [[Opera Birmingham|Birmingham Opera Theater]].


===Business===
===Business===
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* [[Air New Orleans]] relocated from Panama City, Florida to [[Birmingham]].
* [[Air New Orleans]] relocated from Panama City, Florida to [[Birmingham]].
* [[Walls Newspapers Consultants]] relocated from Houston, Texas to [[Birmingham]].
* [[Walls Newspapers Consultants]] relocated from Houston, Texas to [[Birmingham]].
* [[Burr & Forman|Thomas, Taliaferro, Forman, Burr & Murray]] changed its name to [[Burr & Forman|Burr & Forman LLP]].
* [[Wes Daniel]] bought out [[Ron McBride]]'s share in the [[McBride Sign Co.]]


===Establishments===
====Establishments====
* [[February 19]]: The [[Riverchase Galleria]] opened in [[Hoover]].
* [[February 19]]: The [[Riverchase Galleria]] opened in [[Hoover]].
* [[B & B Smith Construction]] was founded.
* [[B & B Smith Construction]] was founded.
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* [[Jack Scheffer]] founded [[Schaeffer Eye Center]].
* [[Jack Scheffer]] founded [[Schaeffer Eye Center]].
* [[Dennis Dunlap]] opened [[Rocky's Pizza]] on [[Green Springs Highway]]
* [[Dennis Dunlap]] opened [[Rocky's Pizza]] on [[Green Springs Highway]]
* The rock band [[Storm Orphans]] formed in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[Grady Swicord]] founded [[Birmingham Family Dental]] in [[Southside]].


===Disestablishments===
====Disestablishments====
* The [[Pizitz]] department store chain was sold to McRae's.
* The [[Pizitz]] department store chain was sold to McRae's.
* [[Fair Park Drive-In]] and [[Mustang Drive-In]] closed.
* [[Fair Park Drive-In]] and [[Mustang Drive-In]] closed.
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* [[September 12]]: The [[Stafford Inn]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] closed.
* [[September 12]]: The [[Stafford Inn]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] closed.
* [[Almost Famous]] art gallery at [[Five Points South]] closed.
* [[Almost Famous]] art gallery at [[Five Points South]] closed.
* The [[Watkins Brick Co.]] was dissolved.


===Media===
===Media===
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* [[Ethel Hall]] was elected to the [[Alabama Board of Education]].
* [[Ethel Hall]] was elected to the [[Alabama Board of Education]].
* [[Marvin Engel]] retired from the [[Engel Realty Company]].
* [[Marvin Engel]] retired from the [[Engel Realty Company]].
* [[John Archibald]], [[Greg Garrison]] and [[Carol Robinson]] began working at ''[[The Birmingham News]]''


===Births===
===Births===
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* [[July 18]]: [[Walter Sharpe]], basketball player
* [[July 18]]: [[Walter Sharpe]], basketball player
* [[July 27]]: [[DeMarre Carroll]], basketball player
* [[July 27]]: [[DeMarre Carroll]], basketball player
* [[August 27]]: [[Clinton Woods]], contractor, pastor, [[Birmingham City Council]]
* [[September 5]]: [[Breanne Kostyk]], restaurant manager
* [[September 5]]: [[Breanne Kostyk]], restaurant manager
* [[September 19]]: [[Ryan Kussmaul]], baseball player
* [[September 19]]: [[Ryan Kussmaul]], baseball player
* [[October 5]]: [[Alex McDaniel]], magazine editor
* [[October 20]]: [[Byron Lagrone]], technician and tutor
* [[October 21]]: [[Natalee Holloway]], missing person
* [[October 21]]: [[Natalee Holloway]], missing person
* [[October 30]]: [[Desmond Jennings]], baseball player
* [[October 30]]: [[Desmond Jennings]], baseball player
* [[November 14]]: [[Joe Webb]], football player
* [[November 14]]: [[Joe Webb]], football player
* [[Valerie Gribben]], author
* [[Valerie Gribben]], author
* [[Daniel Grier]], fashion designer
* [[R. C. Hagans]], artist and mixed martial arts fighter
* [[R. C. Hagans]], artist and mixed martial arts fighter
* [[Miller Mobley]], photographer
* [[Jack Royer]], news anchor


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
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* Basketball player [[Alan Ogg]] from [[Gardendale High School]].
* Basketball player [[Alan Ogg]] from [[Gardendale High School]].
* Football player [[Eric Ramsey]] from [[Homewood High School]].
* Football player [[Eric Ramsey]] from [[Homewood High School]].
* [[Carol Robinson]] from [[Auburn University]] with a bachelor of arts in journalism and public relations.
* [[Bart Slawson]] from [[Samford University]]'s [[Cumberland School of Law]] with a juris doctorate.
* [[Bart Slawson]] from [[Samford University]]'s [[Cumberland School of Law]] with a juris doctorate.
* Football player [[Willie Wyatt]] from [[Gardendale High School]].
* Football player [[Willie Wyatt]] from [[Gardendale High School]].


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
* [[January 10]]: [[Gus Koutroulakis|Gus]] and [[Kathy Koutroulakis]] were married.
* [[November 20]]: Olympic sprinters [[Emmit King]] and [[Lillie Leatherwood]]
* [[November 20]]: Olympic sprinters [[Emmit King]] and [[Lillie Leatherwood]]


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===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[January 17]]: [[Frank Hambaugh]], nine-term [[Homewood City Council]] member
* February: [[Richebourg McWilliams]], [[Birmingham-Southern College]] writing professor
* [[May 15]]: [[John Bassett]], former [[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)|Birmingham Bulls]] owner  
* [[May 15]]: [[John Bassett]], former [[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)|Birmingham Bulls]] owner  
* [[August 13]]: [[Way Bandy]], makeup artist
* [[August 13]]: [[Way Bandy]], makeup artist
* [[August 28]]: [[Duke Rumore]], radio deejay
* [[August 28]]: [[Duke Rumore]], radio deejay
* [[September 1]]: [[Asbury Howard]], labor and civil rights activist
* [[September 4]]: [[War_Eagle#War_Eagle_V_.281981-1986.29|War Eagle V]], [[Auburn University]] mascot
* [[September 4]]: [[War_Eagle#War_Eagle_V_.281981-1986.29|War Eagle V]], [[Auburn University]] mascot
* [[October 7]]: [[Wallace Wade]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] coach
* [[October 7]]: [[Wallace Wade]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] coach
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* [[November 20]]: [[William Bradford Huie]], novelist and journalist
* [[November 20]]: [[William Bradford Huie]], novelist and journalist
* [[December 2]]: [[Paul Bascomb]], jazz saxophonist
* [[December 2]]: [[Paul Bascomb]], jazz saxophonist
* [[Robert Bragg]], Chief of the [[Irondale Police Department]]
* [[Frank Samford Jr]], president of [[Liberty National Life Insurance Company]]
* [[Frank Samford Jr]], president of [[Liberty National Life Insurance Company]]


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* [[WTTO Tower]]
* [[WTTO Tower]]
* Organ installation, [[St Paul's Cathedral]]
* Organ installation, [[St Paul's Cathedral]]
* [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 32]] (first building, a Quonset hut)


===Music===
===Music===

Latest revision as of 11:06, 23 January 2024

1986 was the 115th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

The Riverchase Galleria opened in 1986

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Media

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Marriages

Awards

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1986

Works

Buildings

Music

See also

Context

In 1986, Martin Luther King Jr Day was first observed as a federal holiday. The Chicago Bears won Super Bowl XX. Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after take-off. Turner Broadcasting began to colorize black and white movie classics. Halley's Comet visited the inner solar system. The United States bombed targets in Libya. Geraldo Rivera hosted The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault. A reactor at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded. Hands Across America createsd a human chain across the U.S. Desmond Tutu became the first black Anglican Church bishop in South Africa. Fox launched as America's fourth television network. The New York Mets won their second World Series.

Notable films of 1986 included Top Gun, Crocodile Dundee, Platoon, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Larry McMurtry won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Lonesome Dove.

Notable births in 1986 included Megan Fox, Shia LaBeouf, Lindsay Lohan, Tahj Mowry, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Notable deaths in 1986 included Desi Arnaz, James Cagney, Cary Grant, Benny Goodman, Frank Herbert, L. Ron Hubbard, and Donna Reed.

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