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[[File:Doug Jones portrait.jpg|right|thumb|Doug Jones]] | |||
[[Image:Condoleezza_Rice.jpg|right|thumb||Condoleezza Rice]] | |||
[[Image:Frank Stitt.jpg|right|thumb|Frank Stitt]] | |||
* [[January 10]]: [[Bobby Humphryes]] | * [[January 10]]: [[Bobby Humphryes]] | ||
* [[January 31]]:[[Roy Hobbs]] | * [[January 31]]:[[Roy Hobbs]] | ||
* [[February 10]]: [[Ervin Batain]] | * [[February 10]]:[[Ervin Batain]] | ||
* [[February 19]]:[[Daniel Moore]] | |||
* [[February 21]]:[[Sundra Escott]] | * [[February 21]]:[[Sundra Escott]] | ||
* [[February 23]]:[[Andrew Manis]] | |||
* [[March 20]]:[[Marcus A. Jones III]] | |||
* [[April 12]]:[[Dave Hanson]] | * [[April 12]]:[[Dave Hanson]] | ||
* [[April 17]]:[[Teresa Thorne]] | |||
* [[April 20]]:[[Mike O'Berry]] | |||
* [[May 4]]:[[Doug Jones]] | |||
* [[May 6]]: [[Joseph Boohaker]] | * [[May 6]]: [[Joseph Boohaker]] | ||
* [[May 10]]:[[Annetta Verin]] | |||
* [[July 12]]:[[Chuck Wingate]] | |||
* [[July 13]]: [[Nick Derzis]] | * [[July 13]]: [[Nick Derzis]] | ||
* August: [[Mike Miles]] | |||
* [[August 31]]: [[Henry David DeBardeleben]] | * [[August 31]]: [[Henry David DeBardeleben]] | ||
* [[September 7]]:[[Michael Emerson]] | * [[September 7]]:[[Michael Emerson]] | ||
* [[September 16]]: [[David Cutcliffe]] | * [[September 16]]: [[David Cutcliffe]] | ||
* [[September 16]]:[[Pat DuPré]] | * [[September 16]]:[[Pat DuPré]] | ||
* [[September 18]]:[[Tommy Tuberville]] | |||
* [[October 27]]:[[Joe Knight]] | |||
* [[October 29]]:[[Herman Frazier]] | * [[October 29]]:[[Herman Frazier]] | ||
* [[October 29]]:[[Ron Sparks]] | |||
* [[November 14]]:[[Condoleezza Rice]] | |||
* [[December 23]]: [[Emanuel Bell]] | * [[December 23]]: [[Emanuel Bell]] | ||
* [[William B. Blount]] | * [[William B. Blount]] | ||
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* [[Patricia Humes]] | * [[Patricia Humes]] | ||
* [[Chuck Hunter]] | * [[Chuck Hunter]] | ||
* [[Gabby Hulgan]] | |||
* [[Lanny Jackson]] | * [[Lanny Jackson]] | ||
* [[Tamara Johnson]] | * [[Tamara Johnson]] | ||
* [[Rickey Kennedy]] | * [[Rickey Kennedy]] | ||
* [[Java Lewis]] | * [[Java Lewis]] | ||
* [[Trey Lott]] | * [[Trey Lott]] | ||
* [[Don MacDermott]] | * [[Don MacDermott]] | ||
* [[Kate Nielsen]] | * [[Kate Nielsen]] | ||
* [[James Perryman]] | * [[James Perryman]] | ||
* [[Kim Price]] | * [[Kim Price]] | ||
* [[Frank Stitt]] | * [[Frank Stitt]] | ||
* [[Allan Trippe]] | * [[Allan Trippe]] | ||
* [[Gary Weinberger]] | * [[Gary Weinberger]] | ||
===Marriages=== | ===Marriages=== | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 11 December 2020
1954 was the 83rd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
Business
Establishments
- March 15: Cliff's Clubhouse children's program debuted on WABT-TV
- March 22: The "Panorama" local news program debuted on WBRC-TV
- April 24: Rumore's Record Rack
- May 16: * Shades Crest Baptist Church
- Summer: Pickwick Players theater company
- Aldridge Garden Shop moved from Bessemer to Redmont
- American States' Rights Association, led by Senator Hugh Morrow
- Birmingham Area Educational TV Association
- Dale Serrano Dance Studios
- First Baptist Church of Hoover
- Fuller Thompson Olds Architects
- The second iteration of Gaslight Theatre
- Holiday Inn first opened in the Birmingham District
- Doane Petcare of Tennessee opened its Birmingham plant
- WABT television station went on the air
Disestablishments
Government
- Bull Connor attempted and failed to become Governor of Alabama
Education
Religion
Sports
Individuals
Births
- January 10: Bobby Humphryes
- January 31:Roy Hobbs
- February 10:Ervin Batain
- February 19:Daniel Moore
- February 21:Sundra Escott
- February 23:Andrew Manis
- March 20:Marcus A. Jones III
- April 12:Dave Hanson
- April 17:Teresa Thorne
- April 20:Mike O'Berry
- May 4:Doug Jones
- May 6: Joseph Boohaker
- May 10:Annetta Verin
- July 12:Chuck Wingate
- July 13: Nick Derzis
- August: Mike Miles
- August 31: Henry David DeBardeleben
- September 7:Michael Emerson
- September 16: David Cutcliffe
- September 16:Pat DuPré
- September 18:Tommy Tuberville
- October 27:Joe Knight
- October 29:Herman Frazier
- October 29:Ron Sparks
- November 14:Condoleezza Rice
- December 23: Emanuel Bell
- William B. Blount
- Walter Braswell
- Ed Brock
- Ronald Cheatham
- Phil Dodd
- David Harwell
- Don Harwell
- Greg Hays
- Patricia Humes
- Chuck Hunter
- Gabby Hulgan
- Lanny Jackson
- Tamara Johnson
- Rickey Kennedy
- Java Lewis
- Trey Lott
- Don MacDermott
- Kate Nielsen
- James Perryman
- Kim Price
- Frank Stitt
- Allan Trippe
- Gary Weinberger
Marriages
Awards
Graduations
Retirements
Deaths
- See also: List of homicides in 1954
Works
- Erskine Hawkins began recording for Decca Records
Books
Buildings
- A. G. Gaston Motel
- All Saints Episcopal Church
- Cahaba Park Apartments
- Curry Elementary School
- Don Drennen Overpass
- Holiday Inn on Bessemer Super Highway
- Joy Young Restaurant remodel
- Mars Petcare
- St Barnabas Catholic Church
- Southern Life & Health Insurance building
- Southern Toy Co.
- State Farm Mutual building
- Tidwell Hall
- WBRC studio building
- Woodlawn High School's "delta-shaped" two-story band and shop building
Context
| 1950s |
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