1926
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1926 was the 55th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
Business
Government
Education
Religion
Sports
Works
Books
Buildings
- 24th Street Viaduct over the Railroad Reservation in downtown Birmingham
- Avalon Apartments on Highland Avenue at Rushton Park
- Avon Building at 29th Street and 7th Avenue South in Lakeview
- Bankhead Hotel on 5th Avenue North
- Bethel Baptist Church in Collegeville
- Temple Beth-El on Highland Avenue
- Big Branch Bridge covered bridge near Hanceville
- Birmingham Fire Station No. 4 on 24th Street North in downtown Birmingham
- Birmingham Fire Station No. 10 at 4120 2nd Avenue South in Avondale
- Birmingham Fire Station No. 14 at 210 Graymont Avenue West in Graymont
- Black Creek Bridge in Fultondale
- Bottega Favorita building on Highland Avenue
- Councill Elementary School on Avenue M Ensley
- Diana Hall at 525-531 19th Street North Bessemer
- Donnachaidh residence on Southwood Road in Mountain Brook
- Edgewood Elementary School in Homewood
- Gibson Elementary School in Woodlawn
- Hollywood Country Club in Shades Valley
- Independent Presbyterian Church on Highland Avenue at Rushton Park
- Leeds High School
- McElwain Elementary School in Eastwood
- Phoenix Building on 2nd Avenue North
- Ritz Theatre on 2nd Avenue North
- Ruhama Baptist Church in East Lake
- Shades Mountain Baptist Church on Canyon Road
- Spanish Stores at Five Points South
- West End Masonic Temple on Tuscaloosa Avenue
Demolitions
Individuals
Births
- February 3: Richard Yates, author and educator
- February 8: Rosamond McDuff, Birmingham police officer and computer programmer
- March 27: Solomon Zarzour, owner of Sol's Hot Dogs
- April 3: Alex Grammas, professional baseball player
- April 4: Pearl Carlile, co-founder of Carlile's Barbecue
- April 5: Glenn Ireland II, Vulcan Materials executive and Glenwood Health Services founder
- April 14: Harry Gilmer, NFL quarterback
- June 28: Jack Shannon, investment banker and developer
- August 8: Urbie Green, jazz trombonist
- September 10: Arthur Jazwinski, traffic engineer
- September 19: Lurleen Wallace, Governor of Alabama
- September 25: Wink Chapman, Center Point City Council member
- September 28: Oliver Dillard, U.S. Army Major General
- October 13: Robert Bell, scholar, librarian and novelist
- October 14: Bill Justis, musician, songwriter and record producer
- Gabby Bell, Birmingham Barons play-by-play announcer
- Roosevelt Bell, Birmingham City Council member
- Tom Caldwell, pediatrician and amateur historian
- David Crenshaw, steelworker and social activist
- Angela Hernández, math professor
- Raymond Josof, owner of Raymond's Five Points Market
- Kathryn Lacey, owner of Oak Hill Kindergarten
- Scotty McCallum, UAB president and Mayor of Vestavia Hills
- Chris McNair, photographer, Alabama State Representative and Jefferson County Commission member
- Clarke Stallworth, newspaper editor, columnist and writing coach
- Jack Voorhies, radio announcer, ad producer and comedian
- Cordell Wynn, president of Stillman College
Graduations
Marriages
Deaths
- June 1: Mel Drennen, Mayor of Birmingham
- September 16: Robert Jemison Sr, president of the Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company and real estate developer
- October 27: W. G. Lunsford, building contractor
- Joseph Turner, architect
Context
1926
The top-grossing films of 1926 were
Notables born in 1926 include
Among those who died in 1926 were
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