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* [[January 2]]: The ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-62)]]'' was decommissioned.
* [[January 2]]: The ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-62)]]'' was decommissioned.
* [[June 26]]: The [[1947 Dairy Month Parade]] was held in [[downtown Birmingham]].
* [[June 26]]: The [[1947 Dairy Month Parade]] was held in [[downtown Birmingham]].
* [[September 9]]: The [[Birmingham City Commission]] purchased right-of-way in front of [[Woodlawn Methodist Church]] for widening of [[1st Avenue North]].
* [[Arthur Shores]] filed the first legal challenge to Birmingham's [[segregation ordinances|segregated zoning laws]] on behalf of [[Samuel Mathews]].
* [[Arthur Shores]] filed the first legal challenge to Birmingham's [[segregation ordinances|segregated zoning laws]] on behalf of [[Samuel Mathews]].
* [[August 18]]: The home of [[Samuel Mathews]] in [[North Smithfield]] was targeted by a [[List of racially-motivated bombings|racially-motivated bombing]].
* [[August 18]]: The home of [[Samuel Mathews]] in [[North Smithfield]] was targeted by a [[List of racially-motivated bombings|racially-motivated bombing]].
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====Establishments====
====Establishments====
[[File:Vestavia Roman Rooms.jpg|right|thumb|125px|The "Roman Rooms" restaurant at George Ward's former Vestavia estate opened in 1947.]]
[[File:Vestavia Roman Rooms.jpg|right|thumb|125px|The "Roman Rooms" restaurant at George Ward's former Vestavia estate opened in 1947.]]
* [[Alabama Historical Association]] was founded.
* [[Belcher Evans Millwork]] was founded.
* [[Belcher Evans Millwork]] was founded.
* [[Cobb Theatres]] was founded.
* [[Cobb Theatres]] was founded.
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* [[Mulga]] was incorporated.
* [[Mulga]] was incorporated.
* [[Trussville]] was incorporated.
* [[Trussville]] was incorporated.
* The [[Alabama State Fair Authority]] was established by the [[Alabama Legislature]] as a successor to the [[Alabama State Fair & Exhibit Association]].
* The [[Alabama State Fair Authority]] was established by the [[City of Birmingham]] as a successor to the [[Alabama State Fair & Exhibit Association]].
* [[Homewood]] deeded land on [[Shades Creek Parkway]] to the [[Armory Commission of Alabama]] for a [[Homewood National Guard Armory]].
* [[Homewood]] deeded land on [[Shades Creek Parkway]] to the [[Armory Commission of Alabama]] for a [[Homewood National Guard Armory]].
* The [[Jefferson County Planning Commission]] was established.
* The [[Jefferson County Planning Commission]] was established.
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* [[February 4]]: [[Wallace Potts]], film director / screenwriter / archivist.
* [[February 4]]: [[Wallace Potts]], film director / screenwriter / archivist.
* [[February 11]]: [[Roy Moore]], [[Alabama Supreme Court]] chief justice
* [[February 11]]: [[Roy Moore]], [[Alabama Supreme Court]] chief justice
* [[February 22]]: [[Richard North Patterson]], attorney / novelist
* [[February 22]]: [[Richard North Patterson]], attorney and novelist
* February 22: [[De Martenson]], attorney
* [[February 23]]: [[George Curry]], newspaper columnist
* [[February 23]]: [[George Curry]], newspaper columnist
* [[March 1]]: [[Tom Hinson]], accountant / embezzler
* [[March 1]]: [[Tom Hinson]], accountant / embezzler
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* [[July 23]]: [[John Katopodis]], [[Birmingham City Council]] member
* [[July 23]]: [[John Katopodis]], [[Birmingham City Council]] member
* [[August 13]]: [[Dowd Ritter]], CEO of [[Regions Bank]]
* [[August 13]]: [[Dowd Ritter]], CEO of [[Regions Bank]]
* [[September 27]]: [[Joe Moudry]], technologist and fanzine publisher
* [[October 26]]: [[Wade Black]], director of the [[Birmingham Pledge Foundation]]
* [[October 26]]: [[Wade Black]], director of the [[Birmingham Pledge Foundation]]
* [[November 18]]: [[Saleh Bajalieh|Saleh "Sol" Bajalieh]], restaurateur
* [[November 18]]: [[Saleh Bajalieh|Saleh "Sol" Bajalieh]], restaurateur
* [[December 7]]: [[Garry Unger]] professional hockey player / coach
* [[December 7]]: [[Garry Unger]] professional hockey player / coach
* [[December 28]]: [[Spencer Bachus]], former U.S. Representative
* [[December 28]]: [[Spencer Bachus]], former U.S. Representative
* [[Bunky Anderson]], drummer and music promoter
* [[Leroy Bandy]], [[Birmingham City Council]] member
* [[Leroy Bandy]], [[Birmingham City Council]] member
* [[Bill Billits]], [[Graysville City Council]] member
* [[Bill Billits]], [[Graysville City Council]] member
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* [[Scott Douglas]], director of [[Greater Birmingham Ministries]]
* [[Scott Douglas]], director of [[Greater Birmingham Ministries]]
* [[Carolyn Featheringill]], attorney and law professor
* [[Carolyn Featheringill]], attorney and law professor
* [[Robert Haslam]], bartender
* [[Elias Hendricks]], [[Birmingham City Council]] member
* [[Elias Hendricks]], [[Birmingham City Council]] member
* [[Rob Henrikson]], CEO of MetLife
* [[Rob Henrikson]], CEO of MetLife
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===Marriages===
===Marriages===
* [[June 10]]: Metropolitan Opera soprano [[Irene Jordan]] married violinist Arnold Caplan.
* [[August 8]]: [[Rosamond McDuff]] married Mary Evelyn Morgan at the [[First Pentecostal Holiness Church]] in [[North Birmingham]].  
* [[August 8]]: [[Rosamond McDuff]] married Mary Evelyn Morgan at the [[First Pentecostal Holiness Church]] in [[North Birmingham]].  
* [[October 12]]: [[Satchel Paige]] married Lahoma Brown in Hays, Kansas.
* [[October 12]]: [[Satchel Paige]] married Lahoma Brown in Hays, Kansas.
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* [[May 16]]: [[Robert Aland]], founder of [[New Ideal]] department store
* [[May 16]]: [[Robert Aland]], founder of [[New Ideal]] department store
* [[July 15]]: [[Archibald Carmichael]], U.S. Representative
* [[July 15]]: [[Archibald Carmichael]], U.S. Representative
* [[October 30]]: [[Isaac Ullman]], magazine publisher
* [[October 31]]: [[Robert Meyer]], hotel owner
* [[October 31]]: [[Robert Meyer]], hotel owner
* [[Ella Graham]]
* [[Ella Graham]]
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* [[Elmore's|Elmore's]] on [[18th Street South (Homewood)|18th Street South]] in [[Homewood]]
* [[Elmore's|Elmore's]] on [[18th Street South (Homewood)|18th Street South]] in [[Homewood]]
* [[Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham|Exchange Bank Building]] on [[20th Street South]]
* [[Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham|Exchange Bank Building]] on [[20th Street South]]
* [[Five Points Market shopping center]]
* [[Home Baking Company]] renovations
* [[Home Baking Company]] renovations
* [[Parham Apothecary Building]] in [[Fairfield]]
* [[Parham Apothecary Building]] in [[Fairfield]]
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* [[Wenonah Elementary School]]
* [[Wenonah Elementary School]]
* [[WJLD building]] on [[Bessemer Super Highway]]
* [[WJLD building]] on [[Bessemer Super Highway]]
* [[3rd Avenue Farmers Market]] remodeling
* More than 50 homes at [[Central Park Gardens]] developed by [[Jim Wood Jr]]


===Music===
===Music===

Latest revision as of 15:58, 10 January 2024

1947 was the 76th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

The "Roman Rooms" restaurant at George Ward's former Vestavia estate opened in 1947.

Government

Education

Media

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Emmylou Harris was born in 1947

Graduations

Marriages

Awards

Retirements

Deaths

Works

Buildings

Music

Film, Radio and TV

  • Walter Lantz Productions made a series of Reddy Kilowatt cartoon shorts.

Context

1940s
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