1995
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1995 was the 124th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- May 12: The 1995 Pepsi Hot Air Affair ballooning event began.
- October 28: Viaduct Spook-a-delic
- The City Action Partnership was founded.
- Obligation, Inc. was founded.
- Vestavia Hills annexed Liberty Park.
- Eric Wieschaus was a co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
Business
- The Coalition of Independent Music Stores was formed.
- CookingLight.com was launched.
- Hula Funk records was founded.
- Kinetic Communications was founded.
- Pyro Productions was founded.
- Stream of Consciousness Koffiehuis closed.
- V. Richard's opened.
Media
- The final Country Boy Eddie Show aired.
Sports
- March 9: The Olympic soccer countdown clock was dedicated.
- April 25: Hank Manning set a Birmingham Barons record with 3 sacrifice flies in a game against Chattanooga.
- The Birmingham Barracudas played their only season.
- Watson Brown became head football coach of the UAB Blazers.
- The artificial turf at Legion Field is replaced with Bermuda grass in preparation for 1996 Olympic soccer.
Works
Buildings
Films
- Soul of the Game
- Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story, TV movie starring Sela Ward
Music
- Brother Cane released the album Seeds.
- Emmylou Harris released the album Wrecking Ball.
People
- Artist Joe DeCamillis moved to Birmingham.
Graduations
- Painter Ahmad Austin from Huffman High School.
- Museum curator Dr Graham Boettcher bachelor of arts in German Studies from Yale.
- Real estate agent James F. Sulzby IV from Auburn University.
Deaths
- January 30: Milo Carlton, founder of Milo's Hamburgers
- March 31: John M. Harbert, businessman
- June 13: Glenn Messer, aviation pioneer
- September 9: Robert Waldrop, former Homewood mayor
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1995
See Also
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