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* [[July 31]]: Twins [[Jennifer Ivey|Jennifer]] and [[Rachel Hood|Rachel Vacca]] were found starved and shackled in a house in [[Roebuck Gardens]].
* [[July 31]]: Twins [[Jennifer Ivey|Jennifer]] and [[Rachel Hood|Rachel Vacca]] were found starved and shackled in a house in [[Roebuck Gardens]].
* [[October 20]]: Birmingham Airport was officially renamed as the [[Birmingham International Airport]].
* [[October 20]]: Birmingham Airport was officially renamed as the [[Birmingham International Airport]].
* [[Condoleezza Rice]] was appointed Provost of Stanford University.
* The FBI released investigative materials relating to the [[1963 church bombing|1963 bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* The FBI released investigative materials relating to the [[1963 church bombing|1963 bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* [[Rocky Rawlins]] founded the [[American BBS Association]] in [[Birmingham]].
* [[Rocky Rawlins]] founded the [[American BBS Association]] in [[Birmingham]].
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* [[December 1]]: Nirvana headlined a show with The Breeders and Come at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[December 1]]: Nirvana headlined a show with The Breeders and Come at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[December 31]]: The final "[[Country Boy Eddie Show]]" aired on [[WBRC-TV]].
* [[December 31]]: The final "[[Country Boy Eddie Show]]" aired on [[WBRC-TV]].
* [[Heather Whitestone]] finished as first runner-up in the Miss Alabama Pageant.
* [[Paul Finebaum]]'s "[[The Paul Finebaum Show]]" started on [[WERC-AM]] radio.
* [[Paul Finebaum]]'s "[[The Paul Finebaum Show]]" started on [[WERC-AM]] radio.
* The [[Alabama Theatre]] was designated as the "official state historic theatre."
* The [[Alabama Theatre]] was designated as the "official state historic theatre."
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* The [[Lyric Theatre]] was donated to [[Birmingham Landmarks]].
* The [[Lyric Theatre]] was donated to [[Birmingham Landmarks]].
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] Salute to Switzerland
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] Salute to Switzerland
* [[Charles Ghigna]]'s poem "Returning to Earth" was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.


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* [[Michael Duburiel]] ended his active Catholic ministry.
* [[Michael Duburiel]] ended his active Catholic ministry.
* [[Fred]] was adopted as the town mascot of [[Rockford]].
* [[Fred]] was adopted as the town mascot of [[Rockford]].
* [[Charles Ghigna]]'s poem "Returning to Earth" was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
* [[William Maddox]] retired from [[UAB]].
* [[William Maddox]] retired from [[UAB]].
* [[Mary McLeod]] was consecrated as Episcopal Bishop of Vermont.
* [[Mary McLeod]] was consecrated as Episcopal Bishop of Vermont.
* [[Condoleezza Rice]] was appointed Provost of Stanford University.
* [[Robert Slaughter]] retired from Chief of Staff of the [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]].
* [[Annetta Verin]] was appointed was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Circuit Court by by [[Jim Folsom Jr]].
* [[Annetta Verin]] was appointed was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Circuit Court by by [[Jim Folsom Jr]].
* [[Robert Slaughter]] retired from Chief of Staff of the [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]].
* [[Heather Whitestone]] finished as first runner-up in the Miss Alabama Pageant.


===Births===
===Births===

Revision as of 09:35, 7 February 2020

1993 was the 122nd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Arts

Business

Government

  • April 22: Guy Hunt resigned as Alabama's governor after a criminal conviction of misuse of campaign funds.
  • April 22: Jim Folsom Jr was appointed as governor of Alabama.

Education

Religion

Sports

Works

Buildings

Music

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

See also List of homicides in 1993

See Also

1990s
<< 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 >>
Births - Deaths - Establishments - Events - Works
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