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==Events==
==Events==
* [[January 16]]: The [[Brevard]] post office was established.
* [[January 16]]: The [[Brevard]] post office was established.
* [[February 21]]: The [[Elyton Land Company]] transferred ownership of the land for [[Linn Park|Central Park]] to Birmingham.
* [[February 21]]: The [[Elyton Land Company]] sold [[Linn Park|Central Park]] (Linn Park), [[Marconi Park|East Park]] (Marconi Park) and [[Kelly Ingram Park|West Park]] (Kelly Ingram Park) to the City of [[Birmingham]] for $10 each.
* [[April 21]]: The [[Phoenix Club]] was organized.
* [[September 18]]: [[Woodlawn|Wood's Station]] was officially renamed "[[Woodlawn]]" by the U.S. Postal Service.
* The [[Birmingham Female College]], founded by [[Kate Thompson]] and [[Mrs P. E. Scott]], opened with 140 students.
* [[November 15]]: The [[Relay House]] hosted hearings of the United States Senate Committee on Relations Between Labor and Capital.
* [[November 15]]: The [[Relay House]] hosted hearings of the United States Senate Committee on Relations Between Labor and Capital.
* [[November 24]]: A mob broke [[Lewis Houston]] out of the [[Jefferson County Courthouse (1875)|Jefferson County Jail]] and lynched him from a pine tree in [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]].
* December: The [[Alabama National Guard]] broke up a [[1883 Wesley Posey riot|mob attempting to lynch]] [[Wesley Posey]] at the [[Jefferson County Courthouse (1875)|Jefferson County Courthouse]].
* The [[Elyton Land Company Band]] was organized by [[Fred Gambs]].
* The [[Elyton Land Company Band]] was organized by [[Fred Gambs]].
* [[Forest Hill Cemetery]] was established.
* [[Forest Hill Cemetery]] was established.
* The [[Greater Birmingham Humane Society|Birmingham Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Animals]] was founded.
* The [[Greater Birmingham Humane Society|Birmingham Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Animals]] was founded.
* The [[Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Association]] was founded to aid recent Jewish immigrants in Birmingham.
* The [[Bellevue Academy]] was founded in [[Birmingham]].
* The [[Magic City Guards]] were formed by [[James Scott]].
* The [[Magic City Guards]] were formed by [[James Scott]].
* Writer Joe Mulhatton visited Birmingham and read an account of a [[Underground river|small flowing stream]] discovered by a well-driller in the city.
* Writer Joe Mulhatton visited Birmingham and read an account of a [[Underground river|small flowing stream]] discovered by a well-driller in the city.
* The former [[Jefferson County Courthouse (1847)|Elyton Courthouse]], later used as a paint factory, was destroyed by fire.
* The [[Hillcrest Golf & Country Club]] was established.


===Business===
===Business===
* [[March 29]]: The [[Mary Pratt Furnace|Mary Pratt Furnace Company]] was incorporated.
* April: Mary Pratt Furnace was blown in.
* [[July 24]]: [[Alice Furnace No. 2]] was blown in.
* [[July 24]]: [[Alice Furnace No. 2]] was blown in.
* [[August 17]]: [[Woodward Furnace No. 1]] was blown in.
* [[August 17]]: [[Woodward Furnace No. 1]] was blown in.
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* Ill health forced [[Frank Evans]] to resign as president of the [[Iron Age Publishing Company]].
* Ill health forced [[Frank Evans]] to resign as president of the [[Iron Age Publishing Company]].
* [[Charles Ferguson]] began editing the ''[[Alabama Law Journal]]''.
* [[Charles Ferguson]] began editing the ''[[Alabama Law Journal]]''.
* [[Mary Pratt Furnace]] was blown in.
* The [[George Raps & Co. Saloon]] was opened by [[George Raps]].
* The [[George Raps & Co. Saloon]] was opened by [[George Raps]].
* [[Zac Smith Stationery Company|Sorsby & Smith]] booksellers was founded.


===Education===
===Education===
* High school students from the [[Powell School|Free School]] were moved to leased rooms in the [[Wright Building]].
* High school students from the [[Powell School|Free School]] were moved to leased rooms in the [[Wright Building]].
* [[Zelosophian Academy]] was established in the [[Oak Grove]] area by Dr. [[James Hugh Blair Hall]].
* An academy in [[Springville]] was established by [[James Hugh Blair Hall]].


===Government===
===Government===
* [[John Altman]] was appointed as a district court judge.
* [[John Altman]] was appointed as a district court judge.
* [[Campbell Wallace]] was elected chair of the Georgia Railroad Commission.
* [[Alice Green]] served as interim [[Postmaster of Birmingham]] after her father's death.


=== Religion ===
=== Religion ===
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* [[George Cruikshank]] moved to Birmingham to become editor of the ''[[Birmingham Chronicle]]''.
* [[George Cruikshank]] moved to Birmingham to become editor of the ''[[Birmingham Chronicle]]''.
* [[Samuel Greene]] moved back to Birmingham from [[Jasper]].
* [[Samuel Greene]] moved back to Birmingham from [[Jasper]].
* Physician [[Mortimer Jordan, Jr]] was elected president of the Alabama Medical Association.
* Physician [[Mortimer Jordan Jr]] was elected president of the Alabama Medical Association.
* [[William Mudd]] was forced to retire as circuit judge due to health problems.
* [[William Mudd]] was forced to retire as circuit judge due to health problems.
* [[John Phillips]] became the first superintendent of [[Birmingham City Schools]].
* [[John Phillips]] became the first superintendent of [[Birmingham City Schools]].
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===Births===
===Births===
[[Image:Jimmie Jones.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Jimmie Jones]]
[[Image:Jimmie Jones.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Jimmie Jones]]
* [[April 14]]: [[Arthur Bairnsfather]], artist
* [[May 4]]: [[John Gallalee]], [[List of University of Alabama presidents|President]] of the [[University of Alabama]]
* [[May 4]]: [[John Gallalee]], [[List of University of Alabama presidents|President]] of the [[University of Alabama]]
* [[July 21]]: [[Robert Tidwell]], Alabama State Superintendent of Education
* [[September 18]]: [[Jimmie Jones]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[September 18]]: [[Jimmie Jones]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[September 30]]: [[Mitchell Romeo]], bandleader and restaurateur
* [[Bem Price]], architect
* [[Bem Price]], architect


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=== Marriages ===
=== Marriages ===
* [[September 19]]: [[Isaac Hochstadter]] to the former [[Carrie Hochstadter|Carrie Lebolt]] of Dayton, Ohio.
* [[October 10]]: Physician [[John Gillespy]] to the former [[Eugenia Gillespy|Eugenia Owen]].
* [[October 10]]: Physician [[John Gillespy]] to the former [[Eugenia Gillespy|Eugenia Owen]].
* Businessman [[Nimrod Scott]] to the former [[Estelle Scott|Estelle Samples]].
* Businessman [[Nimrod Scott]] to the former [[Estelle Scott|Estelle Samples]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* December: [[James R. Powell]], former [[Elyton Land Company]] president and [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[December 10]]: [[James Powell]], former [[Elyton Land Company]] president and [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[Wallace McElwain]], iron-maker
* [[Wallace McElwain]], iron-maker
* [[Mollie Mustin]]
* [[Alexander Godwin]]
* [[Alexander Godwin]]
* [[John Oliver]]
* [[John Oliver]]
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* [[Thomas Rowan]]
* [[Thomas Rowan]]


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===Buildings===
* [[First Baptist Church of Mount Olive]]
* [[Mary Pratt Furnace]]
* [[Wright Building]]
 
==Context==
==Context==
In 1883, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, was passed.  The ''Ladies' Home Journal'' began publication.  Oxygen was liquefied for the very first time.  The Brooklyn Bridge  in New York City was completed.  The last quagga died at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam.  The Krakatoa volcano exploded.  The Orient Express began operation.  The Kroger Company was founded.
In 1883, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, was passed.  The ''Ladies' Home Journal'' began publication.  Oxygen was liquefied for the very first time.  The Brooklyn Bridge  in New York City was completed.  The last quagga died at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam.  The Krakatoa volcano exploded.  The Orient Express began operation.  The Kroger Company was founded.

Latest revision as of 16:03, 7 January 2024

1883 was the 12th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Education

Government

Religion

Individuals

John Phillips in 1887

Births

Jimmie Jones

Graduations

Marriages

Deaths

Works

Buildings

Context

In 1883, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, was passed. The Ladies' Home Journal began publication. Oxygen was liquefied for the very first time. The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City was completed. The last quagga died at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam. The Krakatoa volcano exploded. The Orient Express began operation. The Kroger Company was founded.

Notable books published in 1883 included Also sprach Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle, and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Notable music released in 1883 included Symphony No. 3 by Johannes Brahms.

Notable births in 1883 included army general Joseph Stilwell; actor Lon Chaney, Sr; architect Walter Gropius; writer Franz Kafka; cartoonist Rube Goldberg; animator Max Fleischer; fashion designer Coco Chanel; and actress Edna Goodrich. Notable deaths included composer Richard Wagner, philosopher Karl Marx, painter Édouard Manet, scientist Edward Sabine, and circus midget General Tom Thumb.

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