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==Events==
==Events==
* [[March 27]]: A [[1994 Shelby County tornado|Palm Sunday tornado]] injured 53 people and damaged businesses along [[U. S. Highway 31]] in [[Shelby County]].  
* [[March 27]]: A [[1994 Shelby County tornado|Palm Sunday tornado]] injured 53 people and damaged businesses along [[U.S. Highway 31]] in [[Shelby County]].
* March: Scenes for the feature film ''[[Cobb]]'' were shot at [[Rickwood Field]].
* [[May 1]]: Pink Floyd's "Division Bell" tour [[List of concerts at Legion Field|played at Legion Field]].
* [[July 15]]: Birmingham signed a [[Birmingham Sister Cities|Sister City]] agreement with [[Székesfehérvár, Hungary]].
* [[August 6]]: The Rolling Stones' "Voodoo Lounge" tour [[List of concerts at Legion Field|played at Legion Field]].
* [[September 17]]: The [[UAB Marching Blazers]] debuted at [[Legion Field]].
* [[October 18]]: Groundbreaking for the new [[Shades Valley High School]] in [[Irondale]] took place.
* [[October 18]]: Groundbreaking for the new [[Shades Valley High School]] in [[Irondale]] took place.
* The graves of [[Ellard Cemetery]] were moved to [[Trussville]] due to the expansion of the North-South runway at the [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]].
* The graves of [[Ellard Cemetery]] were moved to [[Trussville]] due to the expansion of the North-South runway at the [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]].
* [[Jamie]], a Western lowland gorilla, came to the [[Birmingham Zoo]] from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
* [[Jamie]], a Western lowland gorilla, came to the [[Birmingham Zoo]] from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
* [[Cleveland Hammonds]] was forced out as [[Birmingham City Schools]] superintendent.
* [[Cleveland Hammonds]] was forced out as [[Birmingham City Schools]] superintendent.
* The [[Church of the Reconciler]] moved to a building on [[18th Street North]].
* [[Magic City Harvest]] was founded.
* [[Magic City Harvest]] was founded.
* Plans for a 300-acre "[[Ecoplex]]" near [[Liberty Park]] to replace the [[Birmingham Zoo]] were shelved for lack of public funding.
* Plans for a 300-acre "[[Ecoplex]]" near [[Liberty Park]] to replace the [[Birmingham Zoo]] were shelved for lack of public funding.
* [[Hoover]] annexed 2,400 acres of mostly vacant land.
* [[Dan Lord]], [[Mark Milewicz|Mark "Pose" Milewicz]] and [[Adam Guthrie]] founded the pop-punk band [[Pain]].
* The North Shades Creek Greenway was renamed [[Flora Johnston Nature Park]] in honor of [[Flora Johnston]].


===Business===
===Business===
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* The [[Garage Café]] opened on [[10th Terrace South]].
* The [[Garage Café]] opened on [[10th Terrace South]].
* [[Jeff Pierce|Jeff]] and [[Patti Pierce]] opened a franchised [[Big Sky Bread Company]] bakery in [[Mountain Brook Village]].
* [[Jeff Pierce|Jeff]] and [[Patti Pierce]] opened a franchised [[Big Sky Bread Company]] bakery in [[Mountain Brook Village]].
* [[Bruce Herrington]] founded [[Line Scale Form|Herrington Architects]].
* [[Stephen Brossette]], [[G. T. LaBorde]] and [[Patrick Hymel]] founded [[MedMined]] through [[UAB]]'s [[Office for the Advancement of Developing Industries]].
* [[Steiner Bank]] was acquired by [[Highland Bank]].
* [[Steiner Bank]] was acquired by [[Highland Bank]].
* The [[Griffin Wheel Co.]] plant near [[Bessemer]] produced its 3,000,000th rail car wheel.
* [[Randy Newell]] opened [[City Meats]] in [[Woodlawn]].
* Ki Chon Choi opened [[Shogun Japanese Steakhouse]] on [[U.S. Highway 280 (Inverness)|U.S. Highway 280]].
* [[November 1]]: [[Video Xpress]] was acquired by [[Movie Gallery]].


===Media===
===Media===
* [[Courteney Cox]] starred in the motion picture  ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' and began her role as Monica on the television series ''Friends''.
* [[Courteney Cox]] starred in the motion picture  ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' and began her role as Monica on the television series ''Friends''.
* ''[[Cobb]]'', filmed at [[Rickwood Field]].
* ''[[Cobb]]'', filmed at [[Rickwood Field]].
===Religion===
* The [[Church of the Reconciler]] moved to a building on [[18th Street North]].
* [[Woodlawn Baptist Church]] relocated to [[Vestavia Hills]] as [[Liberty Park Baptist Church]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* [[Vestavia Hills High School|Vestavia Hills Rebels]] won the first of seven straight state baseball titles under coach [[Sammy Dunn]].
* [[Vestavia Hills High School|Vestavia Hills Rebels]] won the first of seven straight state baseball titles under coach [[Sammy Dunn]].
* [[Mark's Outdoor Sports]] hosted the 1st annual [[Lay Lake Open]] bass tournament at [[Paradise Point Marina]] on [[Lay Lake]].
* [[Mark's Outdoor Sports]] hosted the 1st annual [[Lay Lake Open]] bass tournament at [[Paradise Point Marina]] on [[Lay Lake]].
==Individuals==
* Actor [[Kate Jackson]] underwent open heart surgery.
* Methodist minister [[Willie Spencer]] retired after 36 years of service.
* [[Mac Underwood]] was named City of Birmingham's Director of the Finance Department.
* Coach [[Iola Baylor]] retired after 30 years in teaching.
* [[Buck Brock]] left [[Compass Bank]] to head the [[Express Oil Development Company]].
* Reverend [[James Naughton]] came to [[Birmingham]] to be assistant pastor at [[Holy Rosary Catholic Church]].
* [[Paul Zahl]] succeeded [[Larry Gipson]] as Dean of the [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]].
===Births===
* [[January 6]]: [[Jameis Winston]], Heisman Trophy winning quarterback
* [[April 24]]: [[Jordan Fisher]], actor and singer
* [[July 17]]: [[Derrick Henry]], Alabama Crimson Tide running back
* [[August 29]]:  [[Moti]], white tiger
* [[September 14]]: [[De'Runnya Wilson]], college football player
* [[October 28]]: [[Hoda Muthana]], Expatriate former ISIS member
* [[Jessi]], police dog
* [[Sugar]], female mute swan
* [[Showdown]], [[Birmingham Police Mounted Patrol]] horse
===Awards===
* [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]]: [[Cholly Atkins]], [[Mary Ogletree]], and [[Willie Ruff]].
* [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]]: [[Paul Crane]], [[Luman Harris]], [[Kirk Newell]], [[Lloyd Nix]], [[Jerry Pate]], and [[Dwight Stephenson]].
* [[Alabama Women's Hall of Fame]]: [[Lottice Howell]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Heather Whitestone]]
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Bethany Pearson Ivey]]
* Associated Press "Best Anchor in Alabama": [[Janet Hall]]
===Graduations===
* [[Merrilee Challiss]] earned her bachelor of arts at [[UAB]].
* [[Lawrence Conaway]] earned his MBA from UAB.
* [[Bernard Kincaid]] earned his J.D. from the [[Birmingham School of Law]].
* [[Walt Maddox]] earned his bachelor's degree in political science from UAB.
===Deaths===
* [[February 7]]: [[Herman Frank Cash]], suspect in the [[1963 church bombing|1963 bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]]
* [[February 10]]: [[Henry Blankenship]], jazz musician
* [[February 11]]: [[Neil Bonnett]], while practicing for the Daytona 500
* [[February 20]]: [[Carl Morton]], [[Hardy Corp.]] executive and Poet Laureate of Alabama
* [[April 10]]: [[Alvin Vogtle]], [[Southern Company]] CEO
* [[May 3]]: [[Mary Elizabeth Counselman]], short story writer
* [[June 26]]: [[Joseph Durick]], Civil Rights activist
* [[July 3]]: [[Petey Sarron]], boxer
* [[July 13]]: [[Charlie Fonville]], attorney and former shotputter
* [[July 31]]: [[Bob Finley]], [[Berry High School]] football coach
* [[September 15]]: [[Haywood Henry]], jazz saxophonist
* [[October 2]]: U.S. Attorney and former U.S. Representative [[Claude Harris]]
* [[October 16]]: Five people were shot to death by Stephen Pilley and Anthony Apicella during a robbery of the [[Changing Times Lounge]].
* [[November 23]]: [[Bettie Crutcher]], pediatric nurse and bookstore clerk
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1994]] and [[List of Jefferson County homicides in 1994]]''


==Works==
==Works==
* December: The feature film ''[[Cobb]]'', partially shot at [[Rickwood Field]], was released.


===Art===
===Art===
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[Brook Highland Cinema]]
* [[Brook Highland Cinema]]
* [[Central Park Elementary School]]
* [[Children's Park Place]]
* [[Children's Park Place]]
* [[Hoover High School]]
* [[Hoover High School]]
* [[Southside Station]]
* [[Southside Station]]
* Expansion of [[Festival 18|Cobb Festival 12]] to 18 screens
* Expansion of [[Festival 18|Cobb Festival 12]] to 18 screens
* [[Robert & Betty Slaughter residence]] in [[Indian Springs Village]]


==Music==
===Music===
* The [[1994 City Stages|6th annual City Stages]] music festival was held downtown.
* The [[1994 City Stages|6th annual City Stages]] music festival was held downtown.
* [[Little Red Rocket]] was formed.
* [[Little Red Rocket]] was formed.
* Document records released a compilation of [[Walter Roland]]'s 1930s recordings.
* Document records released a compilation of [[Walter Roland]]'s 1930s recordings.
==Individuals==
* Actor [[Kate Jackson]] underwent open heart surgery.
* Methodist minister [[Willie Spencer]] retired after 36 years of service.
* [[Mac Underwood]] was named City of Birmingham's Director of the Finance Department.
* Coach [[Iola Baylor]] retired after 30 years in teaching.
* [[Buck Brock]] left [[Compass Bank]] to head the [[Express Oil Development Company]].
===Awards===
* [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]] inducted [[Cholly Atkins]], [[Mary Ogletree]], and [[Willie Ruff]].
* [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]] inducted [[Paul Crane]], [[Luman Harris]], [[Kirk Newell]], [[Lloyd Nix]], [[Jerry Pate]], and [[Dwight Stephenson]].
* [[Heather Whitestone]] won the Miss Alabama pageant.
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Bethany Pearson Ivey]]
===Graduations===
* [[Lawrence Conaway]] earned his MBA from [[UAB]].
* [[Bernard Kincaid]] earned his J.D. from the [[Birmingham School of Law]].
* [[Walter Maddox]] earned his bachelor's in political science from UAB.
===Births===
* [[August 29]]:  [[Moti]], white tiger
* [[Jessi]], police dog
* [[Sugar]], female mute swan
* [[Showdown]], [[Birmingham Police Mounted Patrol]] horse
===Deaths===
* [[February 7]]: [[Herman Frank Cash]], suspect in the [[1963 church bombing|1963 bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]]
* [[February 11]]: [[Neil Bonnett]], while practicing for the Daytona 500
* [[May 3]]: Short story writer [[Mary Elizabeth Counselman]]
* [[June 26]]: [[Joseph Durick]], Civil Rights activist
* [[July 13]]: [[Charlie Fonville]], attorney and former shotputter
* [[September 15]]: [[Haywood Henry]], jazz saxophonist
* [[October 16]]: Five people were shot to death by Stephen Pilley and Anthony Apicella during a robbery of the [[Changing Times Lounge]].
* [[November 23]]: [[Bettie Crutcher]], pediatric nurse and bookstore clerk
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1994]] and [[List of Jefferson County homicides in 1994]]''


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 10:00, 9 April 2024

1994 was the 123rd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Media

  • Courteney Cox starred in the motion picture Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and began her role as Monica on the television series Friends.
  • Cobb, filmed at Rickwood Field.

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1994 and List of Jefferson County homicides in 1994

Works

Art

  • Lonnie Holley, "Obstacles Before the Goal", showing at High Museeum of Art, Atlanta.

Books

Buildings

Music

See also

Context

1990s
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Births - Deaths - Establishments - Events - Works
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