2000

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2000 was the 129th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Business 1.2 Sports 2 People 2.1 Births 2.2 Deaths 3 See Also

[edit] Events

• The remains of Medal of Honor recipient Matthew Leonard were moved from Shadow Lawn Memorial Gardens to Fort Mitchell National Cemetery in Russell County.

[edit] Business

• June: The Magic City Brewery closes.
• October: Impact Mortgage Group was founded.

[edit] Sports

• March 31: The Birmingham Steeldogs played their first game
• June 11: The Birmingham Barons lost to the Mobile BayBears in the 2000 Rickwood Classic
• November 18: The 2000 Iron Bowl was played in Tuscaloosa for the first time since 1901

[edit] People

[edit] Births

• Ajabu, Birmingham Zoo rhinoceros

[edit] Deaths

• February 21: Ron Casey, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer
• March 28: George Seibels, Mayor of Birmingham from 1967 to 1975
• June 9: David Vann, Mayor of Birmingham from 1975 to 1979
• September 16: Rumplesealskin, California sea lion at the Birmingham Zoo

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2000

[edit] See Also

• 2000 City Stages
• 2000 Birmingham Barons
• 2000 Birmingham Steeldogs
• 2000 UAB Blazers
• 2000 Iron Bowl

2000s

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