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===Establishments===
===Establishments===
* [[March 15]]: [[Tip-Top Clubhouse|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]]
* [[Aldridge Garden Shop]] moved from [[Bessemer]] to [[Redmont]]
* [[American States' Rights Association]], led by Senator [[Hugh Morrow (senator)|Hugh Morrow]]  
* [[American States' Rights Association]], led by Senator [[Hugh Morrow (senator)|Hugh Morrow]]  
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* [[First Baptist Church of Hoover]]
* [[First Baptist Church of Hoover]]
* [[Fuller Thompson Olds Architects]]
* [[Fuller Thompson Olds Architects]]
* [[Gaslight Theatre]]
* The second iteration of [[Gaslight Theatre]]
* [[Holiday Inn]] first opened in the [[Birmingham District]]
* [[Holiday Inn]] first opened in the [[Birmingham District]]
* [[Shades Valley Camera Club]]
* [[Mars Petcare|Doane Petcare]] of Tennessee opened its Birmingham plant
* [[Mars Petcare|Doane Petcare]] of Tennessee opened its Birmingham plant
* [[Pickwick Players]]
* [[WAPI-TV|WABT]] television station went on the air
* [[Rumore's Record Rack]]
* [[Shades Crest Baptist Church]]
* [[Tip-Top Clubhouse]]
* [[WAPI-TV]]


===Disestablishments===
===Disestablishments===
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==Religion==
==Religion==
 
* [[March 14]]: [[NorthPark Church|Roebuck Park Baptist Church]] was organized.


==Sports==
==Sports==
 
* The [[Birmingham Black Barons]] traded their team bus to the Louisville Clippers in exchange for [[Jesse Mitchell]] and [[Charley Pride]].
* [[November 27]]: The [[1954 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] shut out the [[1954 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Crimson Tide]] 28-0 in the [[1954 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
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===Births===
===Births===
[[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]]
* [[February 10]]: [[Ervin Batain]]
* [[January 31]]:[[Roy Hobbs]]
* [[Emanuel Bell]]
* [[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 16]]: [[Lissa LeGrand]], radio announcer
* [[April 17]]:[[Teresa Thorne]]
* [[April 20]]:[[Mike O'Berry]]
* [[April 29]]: [[Mo Brooks]], former U.S. Representative
* [[May 4]]:[[Doug Jones]], former U.S. Senator
* [[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]], football coach and U.S. Senator
* [[October 17]]: [[Phyllis Hoffman DePiano]], magazine publisher
* [[October 27]]:[[Joe Knight]]
* [[October 29]]:[[Herman Frazier]]
* [[October 29]]:[[Ron Sparks]]
* [[November 14]]:[[Condoleezza Rice]], former U.S. Secretary of State
* [[December 23]]: [[Emanuel Bell]]
* [[William B. Blount]]
* [[William B. Blount]]
* [[Joseph Boohaker]]
* [[Walter Braswell]]
* [[Walter Braswell]]
* [[Ed Brock]]
* [[Ed Brock]]
* [[Ronald Cheatham]]
* [[Ronald Cheatham]]
* [[David Cutcliffe]]
* [[Henry David DeBardeleben]]
* [[Nick Derzis]]
* [[Phil Dodd]]
* [[Phil Dodd]]
* [[Pat DuPré]]
* [[Phyllis Gilchrist]], journalist
* [[Michael Emerson]]
* [[Sundra Escott]]
* [[Herman Frazier]]
* [[Dave Hanson]]
* [[David Harwell]]
* [[David Harwell]]
* [[Don Harwell]]
* [[Don Harwell]]
* [[Greg Hays]]
* [[Greg Hays]]
* [[Marillyn Hewson]]
* [[Roy Hobbs]]
* [[Gabby Hulgan]]
* [[Patricia Humes]]
* [[Patricia Humes]]
* [[Chuck Hunter]]
* [[Chuck Hunter]]
* [[Gabby Hulgan]]
* [[Lanny Jackson]]
* [[Lanny Jackson]]
* [[Tamara Johnson]]
* [[Tamara Johnson]]
* [[Doug Jones]]
* [[Marcus A. Jones III]]
* [[Rickey Kennedy]]
* [[Rickey Kennedy]]
* [[Joe Knight]]
* [[Java Lewis]]
* [[Java Lewis]]
* [[Trey Lott]]
* [[Trey Lott]]
* [[Andrew Manis]]
* [[Don MacDermott]]
* [[Don MacDermott]]
* [[Mike Miles]]
* [[Art Meripol]], photographer
* [[Daniel Moore]]
* [[Kate Nielsen]]
* [[Kate Nielsen]]
* [[Mike O'Berry]]
* [[James Perryman]]
* [[James Perryman]]
* [[Kim Price]]
* [[Kim Price]]
* [[Condoleezza Rice]]
* [[Frank Stitt]], chef
* [[Ron Sparks]]
* [[Frank Stitt]]
* [[Teresa Thorne]]
* [[Allan Trippe]]
* [[Allan Trippe]]
* [[Tommy Tuberville]]
* [[Annetta Verin]]
* [[Gary Weinberger]]
* [[Gary Weinberger]]
* [[Chuck Wingate]]


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
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===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[February 14]]: [[John Canepa]], Pastor of [[St Mark's Catholic Church (Thomas)|St Mark's Catholic Church]]
* [[February 27]]: [[Mansion Joe]]
* [[February 27]]: [[Mansion Joe]]
* [[May 10]]: [[Frank W. Thomas]]
* [[May 10]]: [[Frank W. Thomas]]
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* [[Tidwell Hall]]
* [[Tidwell Hall]]
* [[WBRC studio building]]
* [[WBRC studio building]]
* [[West Hills Plaza]] shopping center in [[Fairfield]]
* [[Woodlawn High School]]'s "delta-shaped" two-story band and shop building
* [[Woodlawn High School]]'s "delta-shaped" two-story band and shop building


Latest revision as of 17:30, 7 December 2023

1954 was the 83rd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Government

Education

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Doug Jones
Condoleezza Rice
Frank Stitt

Marriages

Awards

Graduations

Retirements

Deaths

See also: List of homicides in 1954

Works

Books

Buildings

Context

1950s
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