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==Individuals== | ==Individuals== | ||
* [[Don Morrison]] was granted his license to practice architecture. | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
* [[January 3]]: [[Buck Johnson]], basketball player | * [[January 3]]: [[Buck Johnson]], basketball player | ||
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* [[Melissa Kendrick]], social activist and owner of [[Sojourns]] | * [[Melissa Kendrick]], social activist and owner of [[Sojourns]] | ||
* [[Lee Long]], artist and cartoonist | * [[Lee Long]], artist and cartoonist | ||
===Graduations and awards=== | ===Graduations and awards=== | ||
* [[Bill Elder]] earned a bachelor of arts in religion at Baylor University. | * [[Bill Elder]] earned a bachelor of arts in religion at Baylor University. | ||
* [[William Cobb]]'s "The Concrete Soldier" was named "Story of the Year" by ''Story'' magazine. | * [[William Cobb]]'s "The Concrete Soldier" was named "Story of the Year" by ''Story'' magazine. | ||
===Deaths=== | |||
* [[R. L. Zeigler]], grocer and meat processor | |||
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[[Category:1964|*]] | [[Category:1964|*]] | ||
Revision as of 00:20, 16 November 2010
1964 was the 93rd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- March 19: Billy Graham Easter Rally at Legion Field
- Amerigo Marino succeeded Arthur Winograd as conductor of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Business
- Britling's Cafeteria closed their flagship 1st Avenue North location.
- Miller Gorrie bought Thomas Brasfield's construction company.
Sports
Works
Buildings
- Collegeville Housing Community
- Hewitt-Trussville Junior High
- Logan Martin Dam
- Parliament House
- Valley Elementary School in Pelham
- Monte D'Oro subdivision
Individuals
- Don Morrison was granted his license to practice architecture.
Births
- January 3: Buck Johnson, basketball player
- January 20: Mark Gottfried, basketball coach
- January 28: Justin Fox, journalist
- March 27: Bubba Bussey, radio show host
- May 26: Caitlín R. Kiernan, novelist
- June 15: Courteney Cox Arquette, actress
- June 19: Kevin Schwantz, motorcycle racer and trainer
- June 21: Chris Hodges, pastor of Church of the Highlands
- July 13: Damon Johnson, guitarist and rock singer
- August 24: David Bonnett, race car driver
- August 24: Oteil Burbridge, bass player
- September 9: Ben Tamburello, football player
- October 2: Hector Villanueva, baseball player
- October 3: Rick Burgess, radio show host
- October 6: Lucy Bonds, owner of Lucy's Coffee and Tea
- October 10: Jerome Mincy, basketball player
- October 20: Clifford Allison, race car driver
- November 7: Michael Papajohn, stunt performer and actor
- November 22: Olin Barnes III, insurance executive
- Kathryn Woodson Barr, head of the Highlands School
- Charles Benjamin, coach for Birmingham City Schools
- Justin Brown, conductor of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
- Scott Daniels, radio personality
- Bobby Jackson, fantasy miniaturist
- Melissa Kendrick, social activist and owner of Sojourns
- Lee Long, artist and cartoonist
Graduations and awards
- Bill Elder earned a bachelor of arts in religion at Baylor University.
- William Cobb's "The Concrete Soldier" was named "Story of the Year" by Story magazine.
Deaths
- R. L. Zeigler, grocer and meat processor
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