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* [[Red Mountain Theatre Company|Summerfest]] presented ''The Music Man'', ''Annie'', and ''Barbary Coast''.
* [[Red Mountain Theatre Company|Summerfest]] presented ''The Music Man'', ''Annie'', and ''Barbary Coast''.
* The [[Interfaith Hospitality House]] was founded by [[Grace Episcopal Church]].
* The [[Interfaith Hospitality House]] was founded by [[Grace Episcopal Church]].
* [[First Presbyterian Church]] founded [[First Light]] shelter in their basement.
* [[October 22]]: Quiet Riot played at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].


===Government===
===Government===
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* [[Jim Bennett]] was elected to the [[Alabama State Senate]].
* [[Jim Bennett]] was elected to the [[Alabama State Senate]].
* A federal lawsuit was filed which eventually forced [[Bessemer]] to switch from a City Commission to Mayor-Council form of government.
* A federal lawsuit was filed which eventually forced [[Bessemer]] to switch from a City Commission to Mayor-Council form of government.
* [[Carbon Hill Schools]] merged into [[Walker County Schools]].


===Business===
===Business===
* [[Richard Scrushy]] left Lifemark Corporation in Houston to plan for the founding of [[HealthSouth]].
* [[Richard Scrushy]] left Lifemark Corporation in Houston to plan for the founding of [[HealthSouth]].
* The [[Redmont Hotel]] was purchased by an investment group made up of NBA players, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ralph Sampson.
* The [[Redmont Hotel]] was purchased by an investment group made up of NBA players, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ralph Sampson.
* The [[Lincoln Theater]] in [[Bessemer]] closed.
* [[Parisian]] became a publicly-traded company.
* [[Parisian]] became a publicly-traded company.
* [[AmSouth Bank|First National Bank of Birmingham]] began operating as [[AmSouth Bank]].
* [[AmSouth Bank|First National Bank of Birmingham]] began operating as [[AmSouth Bank]].
* [[Joel's Restaurant]] opened in downtown [[Trussville]].
* The first franchise location of [[Milo's Hamburgers]] opened on [[Southside]].
* Arlington Broadcasting bought independent TV station [[WTTO]].
* Arlington Broadcasting bought independent TV station [[WTTO]].
* [[Brantley Homes]] was founded.
* The [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel|Cabana Hotel]] closed.
* [[CMC Steel Alabama|SMI Steel]] purchased the [[Connors Steel]] plant.
* The [[Birmingham Large Users Group]] was organized.
* The [[Birmingham Large Users Group]] was organized.
* [[Hoffman Media|Symbol of Excellence Publishers]] was founded.
* [[Bruno's]] celebrated its 50th anniversary.
* [[Bruno's]] celebrated its 50th anniversary.
* [[Mike Warren]] left [[Bradley, Arant, Rose & White]] to become general counsel for [[Alagasco]].
* [[Mike Warren]] left [[Bradley, Arant, Rose & White]] to become general counsel for [[Alagasco]].
* [[Bill Edmonds]] became chair of [[BE&K]].
* [[Bill Edmonds]] became chair of [[BE&K]].
* [[Raymond Josof]] sold [[Raymond's Five Points Market]] to his son, [[Raymond Josof, Jr|Raymond, Jr]].
* [[Victor Hanson II]] became publisher of ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' after the death of his father, [[Clarence Hanson Jr]], the previous publisher.
====Establishments====
* [[February 2]]: [[New South Research|Polly Graham & Associates Market Research Inc.]] was incorporated.
* [[May 1]]: [[Almost Famous]] art gallery at [[Five Points South]] opened.
* [[August 3]]: [[Robert Hill Custom Tailors]] opened at [[2201–2209 3rd Avenue North|2205 3rd Avenue North]].
* [[Brantley Homes]] was founded.
* The [[Collegiate Licensing Company]] was formed by [[Bill Battle III]].
* The [[Collegiate Licensing Company]] was formed by [[Bill Battle III]].
* [[Bruce Ayers]] opened [[Comedy Club Stardome|The Comedy Club]].
* [[Ellis Piano]] was founded.
* [[Hoffman Media|Symbol of Excellence Publishers]] was founded.
* The [[Jaguar Club]] was opened by [[Walter Earl Garfield]] and [[Ulysses Smoot|Ulysses]] and [[Linda Smoot]].
* The [[Jaguar Club]] was opened by [[Walter Earl Garfield]] and [[Ulysses Smoot|Ulysses]] and [[Linda Smoot]].
* [[Bruce Ayers]] opened [[Comedy Club Stardome|The Comedy Club]].
* [[Joel's Restaurant]] opened in downtown [[Trussville]].
* [[Raymond Josof]] sold [[Raymond's Five Points Market]] to his son, [[Raymond Josof, Jr|Raymond, Jr]].
* The first franchise location of [[Milo's Hamburgers]] opened on [[Southside]].
* [[Video Xpress]] was founded in [[Bessemer]].
 
====Disestablishments====
* The [[Connors Steel Company|Connors Division]] minimill in [[Woodlawn]] was shuttered and sold to [[CMC Steel Alabama|SMI Steel]].
* The [[Lincoln Theatre]] in [[Bessemer]] closed.
* [[Mack's Quick Sack]] closed.
* The [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel|Cabana Hotel]] closed.


===Sports===
===Sports===
* The [[1983 Birmingham Barons]] won their first [[Southern League]] title since resuming play in [[1981]].
* The [[1983 Birmingham Barons]] won their first [[Southern League]] title since resuming play in [[1981]].
* The [[1983 Birmingham Stallions]] played their inaugural season at [[Legion Field]], finishing with a 9-9 record.
* The [[1983 Birmingham Stallions]] played their inaugural season at [[Legion Field]], finishing with a 9-9 record.
* [[October 16]]: The Alabama-Tennessee game at [[Legion Field]] was the first college football game ever broadcast on a pay-per-view basis.
* [[Bo Jackson]] rushed for 256 yards to help [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] to a 23-20 victory over [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] in the [[1983 Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[Bo Jackson]] rushed for 256 yards to help [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] to a 23-20 victory over [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] in the [[1983 Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* West Virginia defeated Kentucky 20-16 in the 1983 [[Hall of Fame Classic]] at [[Legion Field]].
* West Virginia defeated Kentucky 20-16 in the 1983 [[Hall of Fame Classic]] at [[Legion Field]].
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* ''Alexandra'', feature film produced by [[David F. Friedman]].
* ''Alexandra'', feature film produced by [[David F. Friedman]].
* "The Heaven That I Look For Up Above Had a Hole and I Fell Back to Earth" and "The Mystery of the White in Me", sculptures by [[Lonnie Holley]]
* "The Heaven That I Look For Up Above Had a Hole and I Fell Back to Earth" and "The Mystery of the White in Me", sculptures by [[Lonnie Holley]]
* ''[[Home Grown Album]]'' compilation produced by [[95 Rock]]
* "Wendel", a gay-themed comic strip by [[Howard Cruse]], debuted in the ''Advocate''.
* "Wendel", a gay-themed comic strip by [[Howard Cruse]], debuted in the ''Advocate''.
* ''From the One That Cut You'', novelty album featuring [[T. R. Reed]].
* ''From the One That Cut You'', novelty album featuring [[T. R. Reed]].
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* [[Highland Bluff Apartments|Ski Lodge Apartments III]]
* [[Highland Bluff Apartments|Ski Lodge Apartments III]]
* [[Hill University Center|UAB University Center]]
* [[Hill University Center|UAB University Center]]
* The [[Larry Lemak residence]] on [[Cherokee Road]]
* [[McCallum Basic Health Sciences Building]]
* Expansion of [[Midfield Theater]]
* Expansion of [[Midfield Theater]]
* Expansion of [[Southern Museum of Flight]]
* Expansion of [[Southern Museum of Flight]]
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* Acquisition of the [[Ramsay-McCormack building]] by the City of [[Birmingham]].
* Acquisition of the [[Ramsay-McCormack building]] by the City of [[Birmingham]].
* [[National Register of Historic Places]]: [[John A. Hand Building]], [[Woodward Building]], [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]], [[Five Points South Historic District]], [[Redmont Hotel]], [[Loveman's|Loveman, Joseph & Loeb Department Store]], [[Leeds Southern Railroad Depot]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places]]: [[John A. Hand Building]], [[Woodward Building]], [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]], [[Five Points South Historic District]], [[Redmont Hotel]], [[Loveman's|Loveman, Joseph & Loeb Department Store]], [[Leeds Southern Railroad Depot]]
* [[510 Gadsden Highway|SportPlex]] on [[Gadsden Highway]] in [[Huffman]]
* [[Wal-Mart Cullman Distribution Center]]


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
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* [[Charles W. Ireland]] retired from the chairmanship of [[Vulcan Materials]].
* [[Charles W. Ireland]] retired from the chairmanship of [[Vulcan Materials]].
* [[Richard Shahan]] was ordained as a minister at Wedgwood Baptist Church of Fort Worth, Texas.
* [[Richard Shahan]] was ordained as a minister at Wedgwood Baptist Church of Fort Worth, Texas.
* [[Carl Morton]] retired from the [[Hardy Corporation]] as vice president.
* [[Frank Bromberg]], [[Garry Neil Drummond]], [[Cleo Thomas]], [[Aaron Aronov]] and [[Sandral Hullett]] were appointed to the [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees]]
* [[Joseph Gayles Jr]] resigned from [[Talladega College]] to return to Morehouse College as vice president of institutional advancement.


===Births===
===Births===
* [[March 6]]: [[Virgil Griffith]], computer programmer and reality show contestant
* [[March 6]]: [[Virgil Griffith]], computer programmer and reality show contestant
* [[March 18]]: [[Michael Richardson]], conceptual artist for [[Birmingham Pledge mural]]
* [[March 24]]: [[Eric West]], baseball player
* [[March 24]]: [[Eric West]], baseball player
* [[April 13]]: [[Michael Warren]], musician
* [[April 13]]: [[Michael Warren]], musician
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* [[April 24]]: [[Taylor Hollingsworth]], musician
* [[April 24]]: [[Taylor Hollingsworth]], musician
* [[May 9]]: [[Tyler Lumsden]], [[Birmingham Barons]] pitcher
* [[May 9]]: [[Tyler Lumsden]], [[Birmingham Barons]] pitcher
* [[May 11]]: [[Brett Burton]], founder of [[Primavera]] coffee roaster
* [[May 31]]: [[Anthony Cupps]], baseball player
* [[May 31]]: [[Anthony Cupps]], baseball player
* [[June 15]]: [[Michael McClure, Jr]], pastor of [[The Rock Church (Fultondale)]]
* [[June 15]]: [[Michael McClure Jr]], pastor of [[The Rock Church (Fultondale)]]
* [[August 7]]: [[Darell Hackney]], [[UAB Blazers]] quarterback
* [[August 7]]: [[Darell Hackney]], [[UAB Blazers]] quarterback
* [[August 24]]: [[Alan Johnson]], baseball player
* [[August 24]]: [[Alan Johnson]], baseball player
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* [[August 31]]: [[Seay family|Martez Seay]], multiple murder suspect
* [[August 31]]: [[Seay family|Martez Seay]], multiple murder suspect
* [[October 17]]: [[James Lang]], basketball player
* [[October 17]]: [[James Lang]], basketball player
* [[Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd]], executive director of [[Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowering]]
* [[Deontée Gordon]], president of [[TechBirmingham]]
* [[Navari Jones]], drummer
* [[Christina Karis]], actor
* [[Jamie Langley]], [[2007]] [[Miss Alabama]]
* [[David McKinney]], educator
* [[Haleigh Stidham]], [[2006]] [[Miss Alabama USA]]
* [[Haleigh Stidham]], [[2006]] [[Miss Alabama USA]]
* [[Jamie Langley]], [[2007]] [[Miss Alabama]]
* [[Ty West]], newspaper editor
* [[Lauren Wiersma]], brewer


===Awards===
===Awards===
* [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]]: [[Hooper T. Abrams]], [[Leroy Allen]], [[Leatha Bell]], [[Frank Carpenter]], [[Paul B. Coman]], [[LaVergne Comer]], [[Dolly Brown Gibson]], [[Marcellus Green]], [[Frank Greer]], [[Monroe Kennedy]], [[Robert McCoy]], [[Neal McLean]], [[Bull Simpson]], and [[Jesse Taylor]].
* [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]]: [[Hooper T. Abrams]], [[Leroy Allen]], [[Leatha Bell]], [[Frank Carpenter]], [[Paul B. Coman]], [[LaVergne Comer]], [[Dolly Brown Gibson]], [[Marcellus Green]], [[Frank Greer]], [[Monroe Kennedy]], [[Robert McCoy]], [[Neal McLean]], [[Bull Simpson]], and [[Jesse Taylor]].
* [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]]:  [[Maxie Baughan]], [[Tom Jenkins]], [[George Lindsey]], [[Billy Neighbors]], [[Gabby Street]] and [[Billy Williams]].
* [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]]:  [[Maxie Baughan]], [[Tom Jenkins]], [[George Lindsey]], [[Billy Neighbors]], [[Gabby Street]] and [[Billy Williams]].
* [[Alabama Academy of Honor]]: [[Charley Boswell]] and [[Harry Brock, Jr]]
* [[Alabama Academy of Honor]]: [[Charley Boswell]] and [[Harry Brock Jr]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Pam Battles]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Pam Battles]]
* [[Miss UAB]]: [[Phyllis Pope]]
* [[Miss UAB]]: [[Phyllis Pope]]
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* [[Pat Dye]] was named [[Southeastern Conference]] Coach of the Year.
* [[Pat Dye]] was named [[Southeastern Conference]] Coach of the Year.
* [[Hugh Martin]] was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
* [[Hugh Martin]] was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
* [[Carl Morton]] was appointed [[Poet Laureate of Alabama]].


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
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* Career police officer [[Moody Duff]] graduated from [[UAB]] and joined the [[UAB Police Department]].
* Career police officer [[Moody Duff]] graduated from [[UAB]] and joined the [[UAB Police Department]].
* Football player [[Curt Jarvis]] graduated from [[Gardendale High School]].
* Football player [[Curt Jarvis]] graduated from [[Gardendale High School]].
* Organist [[Gary Jones]] graduated from [[Jacksonville State University]].
* [[Vanessa Leonard]] earned a B.S. in health care accounting from the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Rica Lewis-Payton]] graduated from [[UAB]] with a master's in health care management.
* [[Rica Lewis-Payton]] graduated from [[UAB]] with a master's in health care management.
* [[Allan Lowe]] graduated from [[Shelby County High School]]
* [[Allan Lowe]] graduated from [[Shelby County High School]]
* Football coach [[Jim McElwain]] earned his degree in education from Eastern Washington University.
* Football coach [[Jim McElwain]] earned his degree in education from Eastern Washington University.
* Banker and former [[UAB Blazers]] athletic director [[Brian Mackin]] earned his bachelor's degree in finance at [[UAB]].
* Actor [[Michael Papajohn]] graduated from [[Vestavia Hills High School]].
* Actor [[Michael Papajohn]] graduated from [[Vestavia Hills High School]].
* [[Tim Ritchie]] completed his undergraduate degree at Davidson College.
* [[Tim Ritchie]] completed his undergraduate degree at Davidson College.
* [[Samford University|Samford]] athletic director [[Bob Roller]] graduated from Virginia Tech.
* [[Samford University|Samford]] athletic director [[Bob Roller]] graduated from Virginia Tech.
* [[Bonner Wagnon]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Jimbo Wood]] graduated from the [[University of Montevallo]].
* [[Jimbo Wood]] graduated from the [[University of Montevallo]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[January 5]]: [[Morris Levy]], jeweler
* [[January 26]]: [[Bear Bryant]], [[University of Alabama]] football coach
* [[January 26]]: [[Bear Bryant]], [[University of Alabama]] football coach
* [[May 27]]: [[John Rountree, Jr]], former Director of the Alabama Department of Aeronautics
* [[February 27]]: [[Malcolm McRae]] went missing and was later found [[List of homicides in 1983#Shelby County|shot to death]].
* [[April 22]]: John Louis Evans III was executed at the Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore. The sentence was carried out by electric chair.
* [[May 19]]: [[Jerry Young]], [[UAB]] executive and Sun Belt Conference president
* [[May 27]]: [[Asa Rountree Jr]], former Director of the Alabama Department of Aeronautics
* [[July 12]]: [[Rex Winchester]], an [[Irondale Police Department|Irondale Police]] officer, was [[List of homicides in 1983#Irondale|killed]] in the line of duty.
* [[October 27]]: [[R. Hugh Daniel]], businessman
* [[October 27]]: [[R. Hugh Daniel]], businessman
* [[Warren Carlile]], restauranteur
* [[Warren Carlile]], restauranteur
* [[Clarence Hanson Jr]], ''[[The Birmingham News|Birmingham News]]'' publisher
* [[Tom Stevens]], founder and CEO of the [[Home Baking Company]]
* [[Tom Stevens]], founder and CEO of the [[Home Baking Company]]


Latest revision as of 13:08, 30 March 2024

1983 was the 112th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Government

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Sports

Works

Books

Buildings

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1983

Context

In 1983 Annie closed on Broadway after 2,377 performances. Kilauea began erupting on Hawai'i. Björn Borg retired from tennis. The Redskins beat the Dolphins 27-17 in Super Bowl XVII. Seatbelts became mandatory. Iran invaded southeastern Iraq. The first Swatch watches hit the market. President Reagan called the USSR an "evil empire". Michael Jackson performed his first moonwalk. Gandhi won the Best Picture Oscar. Tokyo Disneyland opened. Sally Ride broke the astronaut gender barrier. A Soviet jet shot down Korean Air Flight 007 over Soviet airspace. Tom Brokaw took over the NBC Nightly News anchor desk. Vanessa Williams won the Miss America pageant. The Baltimore Orioles won the World Series. The US Embassy and two Marine barracks were damaged by terrorists in Beirut, Lebanon. The United States invaded Grenada. Microsoft released its "Word" word-processor. Martin Luther King Day became a national holiday. Argentina returned to civilian rule. The Detroit Pistons won a record high-scoring game against the Denver Nuggets, 186-184. Brunei won its independence from the UK. The internet debuted with ARPANET's change to IP addressing.

Notable 1983 births include Kate Bosworth, Carrie Underwood, Jay Cutler, and Vince Young. Deaths in 1983 include those of Karen Carpenter, Tennessee Williams, Hergé, Gloria Swanson, Buckminster Fuller, David Niven, Ira Gershwin, Lépold III of Belgium, Slim Pickens, and Joan Miró. Lech Wałęsa won the Nobel Peace Prize. The top-grossing films of 1983 were The Return of the Jedi, Terms of Endearment, Flashdance, Trading Places, WarGames and Octopussy. Terms of Endearment dominated the Oscars. Notable books of 1983 included Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives, Stephen King's Christine and Pet Sematary, and James Michener's Poland. Alice Walker's The Color Purple won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

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