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* [[2005 Birmingham Steeldogs]] (2-14) | * [[2005 Birmingham Steeldogs]] (2-14) | ||
* [[2005 UAB Blazers]] (5-6) | * [[2005 UAB Blazers]] (5-6) | ||
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Revision as of 00:25, 14 February 2007
2005 is the 134th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- January 4: Homewood Middle School moved to a new building
- January 6: Tapestry went on the air
- February 22: Magic City Flickr Group was founded
- March: The Birmingham Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta lost 70 jobs
- May: ServisFirst Bank was founded
- May 30: Natalee Holloway went missing in Aruba
- June 17-19: 2005 City Stages
- June 28: Richard Scrushy was acquitted of 36 counts of fraud and conspiracy
- July: The Universist Movement was chartered as a religious non-profit corporation in Alabama
- August 15: Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa opened
- September 23: The Birmingham Post-Herald published its last edition
- October: SouthPoint Bank opened
- October 24: SouthTrust Bank merged with Wachovia
- October 26: Don Siegelman was indicted on charges of racketeering, bribery, and extortion; Richard Scrushy was indicted on charges of bribery and mail fraud
Sports
- October 29: Alabama A&M beat Alabama State 31-28 in the Magic City Classic
- November 19: Auburn beat Alabama 28-18 in the 2005 Iron Bowl
- December: The Tragic City Rollers were formed
Deaths
- February 5: Elton B. Stephens, businessman and philanthropist
- March 1: Houston Brice, Jr, businessman
- June 2: Maynard, Birmingham Zoo lion
- August 2: Loulie Jean Norman, singer
- August 9: C. Pat Reynolds, restauranteur and former mayor of Vestavia Hills
- December 23: Harold Ruttenberg, founder of Just For Feet and Amalgamated Concepts
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2005
See Also
- 2005 City Stages
- 2005 Birmingham Barons (82-57, 2nd in Western Division)
- 2005 Birmingham Steeldogs (2-14)
- 2005 UAB Blazers (5-6)
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