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'''2019''' is the 148th year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].
[[File:One Pratt Park sunset.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Sunset view of the activity building and plaza at [[One Pratt Park]]]]
'''2019''' was the 148th year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].


==Events==
==Events==
* [[January 21]]-March 2020: The [[I-59/20 downtown viaduct]] was closed for replacement of the bridge spans.
[[File:Mulberry Fork fish kill.jpg|right|thumb|The [[2019 Mulberry Fork fish kill]].]]
* [[January 21]]-March 2020: The [[I-20/59 downtown viaduct]] was closed for replacement of the bridge spans.
* [[February 16]]: The [[Birmingham Committee for Truth and Reconciliation]] hosted the [[2019 Conversation with Dr Angela Davis‎]] at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[February 16]]: The [[Birmingham Committee for Truth and Reconciliation]] hosted the [[2019 Conversation with Dr Angela Davis‎]] at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[February 19]]-[[March 8]]: [[Donald Watkins]] and [[Donald Watkins Jr]] were tried and convicted on federal fraud and conspiracy charges in Judge [[Karon Bowdre]]'s court.
* [[February 19]]-[[March 8]]: [[Donald Watkins]] and [[Donald Watkins Jr]] were tried and convicted on federal fraud and conspiracy charges in Judge [[Karon Bowdre]]'s court.
* [[February 27]]: The [[Birmingham Water Works]]' [[Shades Mountain Filter Plant]] experienced a major chlorine gas leak, causing [[U.S. Highway 280]] to shut down.
* [[February 27]]: The [[Birmingham Water Works]]' [[Shades Mountain Filter Plant]] experienced a major chlorine gas leak, causing [[U.S. Highway 280]] to shut down.
* [[March 3]]: At least 23 people were killed by the [[2019 Lee County tornado outbreak]].
* [[March 3]]: At least 23 people were killed by the [[2019 Lee County tornado outbreak]].
* [[March 7]]: The "[[Kiwanis Special]]" tourist train at [[Noccalula Falls Park]] derailed, injuring 10 people.
* [[March 12]]: The former [[Hospitality Inn]] on [[7th Avenue South]] was burned by arson, damaging the adjacent [[Yum Yai]] restaurant, [[Chai Market]], and the former [[22nd Street Jazz Cafe]].
* [[March 12]]: The former [[Hospitality Inn]] on [[7th Avenue South]] was burned by arson, damaging the adjacent [[Yum Yai]] restaurant, [[Chai Market]], and the former [[22nd Street Jazz Cafe]].
* [[May 7]]-[[May 9|9]]: The [[2019 Aerospace Innovative Technology Summit Alabama]] was held at the [[BJCC]].
* [[May 8]]-[[May 9|9]]: The [[2019 Automotive Advanced Technology Summit Alabama]] was held at the [[BJCC]].
* [[May 17]]: The special exhibit, "Terminal Station: Birmingham's Great Temple of Travel" opened at [[Vulcan Park|Vulcan Park & Museum]].
* June: A two mile segment of the [[Five Mile Creek Greenway (Gardendale)|Five Mile Creek Greenway]] opened in [[Gardendale]].
* [[June 6]]: A wastewater spill at Tyson's [[River Valley Ingredients]] chicken rendering plant in [[Hanceville]] caused a [[2019 Mulberry Fork fish kill|massive fish kill]] on the [[Mulberry Fork]].
* [[June 8]]: The [[Central Alabama Pride Parade]] rolled through the [[Lakeview]] district.
* [[June 11]]-[[June 12|12]]: The [[2019 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting]] was held at the [[BJCC]].
* [[June 17]]-[[June 21|21]]: The [[2019 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly]] was held at the [[BJCC]].
* [[June 28]]-[[June 29|29]]: [[Eucharistic Congress of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama]]
* [[July 16]]: [[Donald Watkins]] and [[Donald Watkins Jr]] were sentenced by Judge [[Karon Bowdre]] to 60 months and 27 months respectively in federal prison.
* [[July 27]]: The first [[Birmingham Freedom Fest]] was held at [[Kelly Ingram Park]].
* [[August 6]]: A major fire damaged the [[Hawthorne at Wisteria]] apartment complex in [[Hoover]].
* [[August 19]]-[[August 25|25]]: [[2019 Sidewalk Film Festival]]
* [[October 14]]: A customer struck gas station owner [[Susil Rupasinghe]] with her car, resulting in his death.
* [[December 3]]: The [[Birmingham Direct]] microtransit service was launched.
* [[September 6]]-[[September 7|7]]: [[ArtWalk]]
* [[December 6]]-[[December 8|8]]: The [[2019 Young Democrats of America National Committee Meeting]] was held at the [[Sheraton Birmingham]].
* [[December 14]]: Birmingham was represented in the [[State of Alabama Bicentennial]] celebration that took place in Montgomery.
* [[PEN Birmingham]] was founded by [[Alina Stefanescu]] and [[Ashley Jones]].


===Business===
===Business===
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* March: [[NXTSoft]] acquired [[Integrated Legacy Solutions]] of Birmingham and the Digitel Corp. of Atlanta, Georgia.
* March: [[NXTSoft]] acquired [[Integrated Legacy Solutions]] of Birmingham and the Digitel Corp. of Atlanta, Georgia.
* March: [[Process Barron]] was acquired by Carousel Capital of Charlotte, North Carolina.
* March: [[Process Barron]] was acquired by Carousel Capital of Charlotte, North Carolina.
* [[March 11]]: [[Kelly Caruso]] succeeded [[Bill Smith]] as CEO of [[Shipt]].
* [[March 11]]: [[Kelly Caruso]] succeeded [[Bill Smith (entrepreneur)|Bill Smith]] as CEO of [[Shipt]].
* March: [[Daxko]] acquired GroupEx PRO of Boulder, Colorado.
* March: [[Daxko]] acquired GroupEx PRO of Boulder, Colorado.
* March: [[The Onin Group]] acquired Labor Temps and LTI Services of Chicago, Illinois.
* March: [[The Onin Group]] acquired Labor Temps and LTI Services of Chicago, Illinois.
* March: [[Prepaid Technologies]] acquired the dash portfolio from Karmic Labs of San Francisco, California.
* March: [[Prepaid Technologies]] acquired the dash portfolio from Karmic Labs of San Francisco, California.
* April: [[Workplace Advisors]] acquired [[Everett Advisory Partners]] of Dallas, Texas.
* April: [[Workplace Advisors]] acquired [[Everett Advisory Partners]] of Dallas, Texas.
* April: The [[YMCA of Greater Birmingham]] sold its 179-acre [[Hargis Retreat]] in [[Chelsea]] to [[Eddleman Properties]].
* May: [[Daxko]] acquired SugarWOD of Boulder, Colorado.
* May: [[Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co.]], a division of the A. Stucki Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, acquired [[Austintown Rail Supply]] of Austinville, Ohio.
* 2nd Quarter: [[Encompass Health]] acquired [[Alacare Home Health & Hospice]].
* 2nd Quarter: [[Encompass Health]] acquired [[Alacare Home Health & Hospice]].
* June: [[BBVA Compass]] rebranded as [[BBVA]].
* June: [[Massey Stotser & Nichols]] acquired the [[Kee Law Firm]].
* [[July 1]]: The [[Walter Schoel Engineering Company]] acquired 4Site of Huntsville.
* July: [[InCare Technologies]] acquired Memphis IT Solutions of Collierville, Tennessee.
* July: [[Rock Apartment Advisors]] rebranded as [[Harbert Multifamily Advisors]].
* [[August 1]]: Bluestone Resources Inc. acquired the former [[Walter Coke Plant|ERP Compliant Coke Plant]] at 3500 [[35th Avenue North]].
* August: [[Trattoria ZaZa|Trattoria Centrale]] expanded and re-opened as [[Trattoria ZaZa]].
* August: [[Hatton Smith II]] launched his [[Campesino Rum]] brand.
* September: [[B Group Architecture]] merged with [[Barrón Collaborative]].
* September: [[O'Neal Industries]] acquired Mill G & L Manufacturing of Cookville, Tennessee.
* September: [[Turner Supply Co.]] acquired Mitchell Tools of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
* September: After closing on [[August 31]] [[Nino's Italian Restaurant]] reopened with new owners.
* An employee trust took a 51% stake in [[Teksouth]].
* [[Daxko]] acquired TennisSource of Fort Collins, Colorado.


====Establishments====
====Establishments====
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* [[January 19]]: [[Full Moon Bar-B-Que]] opened in the [[Trussville Shopping Center]] on [[Chalkville Mountain Road]].
* [[January 19]]: [[Full Moon Bar-B-Que]] opened in the [[Trussville Shopping Center]] on [[Chalkville Mountain Road]].
* February: A second location of [[The Three Earred Rabbit]] opened in [[Leeds]].
* February: A second location of [[The Three Earred Rabbit]] opened in [[Leeds]].
* February: [[Rodney Scott’s BBQ]] opened on [[3rd Avenue South]].
* [[February 18]]: [[Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken]] opened at [[The Battery]].
* [[February 18]]: [[Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken]] opened at [[The Battery]].
* March: [[Adam Evans]] and [[Suzanne Humphries Evans]] opened [[Automatic Seafood and Oysters]] at 2824 [[5th Avenue South]] in [[Lakeview]].
* March: [[Adam Evans]] and [[Suzanne Humphries Evans]] opened [[Automatic Seafood and Oysters]] at 2824 [[5th Avenue South]] in [[Lakeview]].
* 1st Quarter: [[Altitude Trampoline Park]] in [[Pelham]].
* 1st Quarter: [[Altitude Trampoline Park]] in [[Pelham]].
* The Simpson Door Company of McCleary, Washington opened a distribution center on [[13th Street Ensley]].
* April: [[Tostadas]] opened at [[SoHo Square]] in [[Homewood]].
* April: [[Tostadas]] opened at [[SoHo Square]] in [[Homewood]].
* April: [[Katherine Mattrella]] opened [[Branch Boutique]] at the [[Village at Lee Branch]].
* April: [[Rosati's Authentic Chicago Pizza]] opened at the [[Village at Lee Branch]].
* Spring: [[Bendy's Cookies & Cream]] opened at 3029 [[Pumphouse Road]] in [[Cahaba Heights]].
* Spring: [[Bendy's Cookies & Cream]] opened at 3029 [[Pumphouse Road]] in [[Cahaba Heights]].
* Summer: [[Billy Reid]] opened a retail boutique at [[Pepper Place]].
* May: [[Mikey's at Fox Valley]] opened at 6754 [[Shelby County Highway 17]] in [[Maylene]].
* May: [[The Armory]] opened on [[Pelham Parkway]] in [[Pelham]].
* May: [[La Conchita Bakery]] opened at 609 [[Main Street (Montevallo)|Main Street]] in [[Montevallo]].
* May: [[Station 31 Kitchen]] opened at 104 [[Chesser Drive]] in [[Chelsea]].
* July: The Mississippi Lime Co. of St Louis, Missouri acquired [[Southern Lime]] in [[Calera]] from the Covia Holdings Corporation of Independence, Ohio.
* [[July 20]]: [[Gatos and Beans]] opened in [[East Avondale]].
* Summer: [[Dread River Distilling Company]] opened on [[7th Avenue South]].
* August: [[Yummefy]] opened at [[The Waites]].
* September: [[Andrew Smith]], [[Bob Jacobus]], and [[Paige Severino]] founded [[AI Metrics]] at the [[Innovation Depot]].
* October: [[Bobby Carl's Table]] opened on [[Cahaba Road]] in [[English Village]].
* [[October 5]]: [[Matthew Zauchin|Matthew]] and [[Lauren Zauchin]] opened [[Village Drug Co.]] at the [[Dunnavant Square Shopping Center]] in [[Mt Laurel]].
* [[October 11]]: [[Billy Reid]] opened a retail boutique at [[Pepper Place]].
* [[October 24]]: [[Altitude Trampoline Park]] opened on [[Helena Road]] in [[Pelham]]
* [[October 25]]: [[Premiere Lux Ciné]] opened on [[Lakeshore Parkway]].
* [[November 1]]: The [[Magic City ePLEX]] esports arena opened at the [[Crestwood Festival Center]].
* November 1: [[Bandit Patisserie]] opened at 2821 [[Central Avenue]] in [[Homewood]].
* [[November 11]]: The [[TC Transformational Center]] opened at 2008 [[21st Street Ensley]].
* [[November 25]]: [[Farrelly's Southern Bar & Kitchen]] opened in [[Hoover]].
* November: [[Carolyn Linski]] and [[Nathan O'Connor]] opened [[Beignets & Lattes]] in [[Helena]].
* [[December 6]]: [[Mayawell]] opened at 2900 [[4th Avenue South]].
* [[December 16]]: [[UAB Medicine Hoover Primary and Specialty Care]] opened at [[Stadium Trace Village]].
* December: [[Cook Out]] opened its first Birmingham area location at the [[Wildwood Centre South]] shopping center.
* [[Elliott Potter]], [[Jared Mattsson]] and [[Patrick D. Sullivan]] founded [[Linq]].
* [[Patrick Cooney]] and [[Blake Patterson]] founded [[Simpeo]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
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* April: [[Business Electronics]] was acquired by RJ Young of Nashville, Tennessee.
* April: [[Business Electronics]] was acquired by RJ Young of Nashville, Tennessee.
* [[May 1]]: [[Naked Art]] closed.
* [[May 1]]: [[Naked Art]] closed.
* [[May 10]]: [[Rogue Tavern]] closed.
* [[May 26]]: [[Seafood Chicken Box]] closed.
* May: [[Birmingham Tank Wash]] was acquired by Quala of Tampa, Florida.
* 2nd Quarter: [[American Lumber Distributors and Brokers Inc.]] was acquired by the Boise Cascade Co.
* 2nd Quarter: [[American Lumber Distributors and Brokers Inc.]] was acquired by the Boise Cascade Co.
* June: [[Highland Associates]] was acquired as a subsidiary of [[Regions Bank]].
* [[July 2]]: [[Jubilee Seafood]] was acquired by Fortune International LLC of Chicago, Illinois and began operating as a subsidiary of Fortune Fish & Gourmet.
* July: The [[Salvatore's|Salvatore's Pizza & Pasta]] in [[Trussville]] closed.
* August: The [[Sears Auto Center]] at the [[Riverchase Galleria]] closed.
* August: [[Warren Manufacturing]] was acquired by Kentucky Trailer of Louisville, Kentucky.
* August: [[Hospice Partners of America]] was acquired by Addus HomeCare Corp. of Frisco, Texas.
* September 8: [[1st & 23rd]] in [[downtown Birmingham]] closed.
* September 10: [[MAFIAoZA's]] in [[Crestline Village]] closed.
* [[September 19]]: [[Lucky Cat]] in [[Homewood]] closed.
* September: [[The Preservery]] at [[Five Points South]] closed.
* October: [[Water Science Technologies]] was acquired by Italmatch Chemicals of Genova, Italy.
* October: The [[Sears]] at the [[Riverchase Galleria]] closed.
* October: [[Medicare Advantage Specialists]] was acquired by Integrity Marketing Group of Coppell, Texas.
* November: [[Birmingham Internal Medicine Associates]] was acquired by [[Complete Health (primary care)|Complete Health]] of Jacksonville, Florida.
* December: [[McMillan’s Big & Tall]] closed its last store
* December: [[Del Toro]] Mexican restaurant in [[Alabaster]] closed.
* December: [[Pho Pho]] restaurant at [[Five Points South]] closed.
* December: [[Rosati's Authentic Chicago Pizza]] at the [[Village at Lee Branch]] closed.
* December: [[Wintzell's Oyster House]] in [[Fultondale]] closed.
* [[Tuscaloosa]]'s [[Cypress Inn]] restaurant closed.


===Education===
===Education===
* [[UAB]] celebrated their 50th anniversary as an independent university.
* [[UAB]] celebrated their 50th anniversary as an independent university.
* [[July 1]]: [[Andrew Butler]] became dean of the [[UAB School of Health Professions]].
* [[July 1]]: [[Andrew Butler]] became dean of the [[UAB School of Health Professions]].
* [[August 8]]: Classes began at the [[Riverchase Career Connection Center]].
* [[Steven Leath]] was dismissed as president of [[Auburn University]].


===Government===
===Government===
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* [[February 5]]: [[Attorney General of Alabama|Attorney General]] [[Steve Marshall]] released his department's "Report Regarding the Officer-Involved Shooting Death of Emantic ('E.J.') Bradford, Jr. At the Riverchase Galleria on November 22, 2018."
* [[February 5]]: [[Attorney General of Alabama|Attorney General]] [[Steve Marshall]] released his department's "Report Regarding the Officer-Involved Shooting Death of Emantic ('E.J.') Bradford, Jr. At the Riverchase Galleria on November 22, 2018."
* March: [[Vestavia Hills]] annexed the [[Magnolia Cove]] subdivision.
* March: [[Vestavia Hills]] annexed the [[Magnolia Cove]] subdivision.
* [[March 8]]: 6-year-old cancer patient [[Khy White]] was honored as "Mayor for a Day" at [[Birmingham City Hall]].
* [[April 18]]: The [[Jefferson County Commission]] approved the takeover of [[Cooper Green Mercy Health Services]] by the [[UAB University Healthcare Authority]].
* [[April 18]]: The [[Jefferson County Commission]] approved the takeover of [[Cooper Green Mercy Health Services]] by the [[UAB University Healthcare Authority]].
* [[May 15]]: The [[Alabama Human Life Protection Act]] was signed into law by Governor [[Kay Ivey]].
* Summer: The [[City of Birmingham]] launched the [[Academy of Civic Engagement]].
* [[July 23]]: The [[Birmingham City Council]] passed the $451 million [[2020 Birmingham budget]].
* [[August 8]]: The [[Jefferson County Commission]] passed the $700 million [[2020 Jefferson County budget]].
* [[September 24]]: [[Mountain Brook]] voters approved a 10-mill property tax increase for schools by 1,824 to 968.
* [[October 8]]: The [[2019 Birmingham special election]] was held to fill vacancies in three [[Birmingham City Council]] seats and to conduct a referendum on renewing the city's ''ad valorum'' tax for [[Birmingham City Schools]].
* November: Mayor Randall Woodfin announced the [[Pardons for Progress]] program to clear the records of low-level drug offenders convicted in municipal court.
* [[December 3]]: [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Kay Ivey]] announced the launch of "[[BornReady.org|Born Ready]]", a statewide campaign to promote early childhood development.
* December 3: [[Mayor of Birmingham]] [[Randall Woodfin]] delivered a "Big Picture" policy update at [[Haven]].


===Religion===
===Religion===
* [[July 1]]: [[Doug Sweeney]] succeeded [[Timothy George]] as Dean of the [[Beeson School of Divinity]] at [[Samford University]].
* [[June 11]]-[[June 12|12]]: The [[2019 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting]] was held at the [[BJCC]] in [[Birmingham]] for the first time since 1941. The Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference preceded the convention and was held on [[June 9]]-[[June 10|10]] at the [[BJCC]].
* [[July 1]]: [[Doug Sweeney]] succeeded [[Timothy George]] as Dean of the [[Beeson Divinity School]] at [[Samford University]].
* [[December 16]]: The permanent building for the [[Church of the Highlands]] [[Fultondale]] campus opened.  


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* March: The [[Birmingham Legion FC]] played their first game at [[BBVA Compass Field]].
* March: The [[Birmingham Legion FC]] played their first game at [[BBVA Compass Field]].
* [[April 2]]: The Alliance of American Football suspended operations, ending the [[Birmingham Iron]]'s tenure.
* [[April 2]]: The Alliance of American Football suspended operations, ending the [[Birmingham Iron]]'s tenure.
* [[May 18]]: [[Deontay Wilder]] knocked out Dominic Breazeale to retain his WBC heavyweight title.
* [[May 29]]: The [[2019 Rickwood Classic]] was played at [[Rickwood Field]].
* [[May 29]]: The [[2019 Rickwood Classic]] was played at [[Rickwood Field]].
* [[August 24]]: The first [[BCS Kick-Off Classic]] was held at [[Legion Field]].
* [[November 23]]: [[Deontay Wilder]] knocked out luis Ortiz to retain his WBC heavyweight title.
* [[December 17]]: The inaugural [[Chick-fil-A Birmingham High School Showcase]] was held at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[December 18]]: The inaugural [[Chick-fil-A Birmingham Classic]] was played at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[December 21]]: The [[2019 UAB Blazers football team]] faced the Appalachian State Mountaineers of the Sun Belt Conference in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
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* April: [[Michael Birrer]] resigned as head of the [[O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center]] and was succeeded by [[Ravi Bhatia]].
* April: [[Michael Birrer]] resigned as head of the [[O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center]] and was succeeded by [[Ravi Bhatia]].
* [[July 1]]: [[Michael Göbel]] succeeded [[Jason Hoff]] as CEO of [[Mercedes-Benz US International]]
* [[July 1]]: [[Michael Göbel]] succeeded [[Jason Hoff]] as CEO of [[Mercedes-Benz US International]]
* [[September 1]]: [[LaRhonda Magras]] began her term as CEO of [[YWCA Central Alabama]].
* [[December 1]]: [[Phil Hutcheson]] succeeded [[Roy Clem]] as interim CEO of [[Alabama Public Television]].


===Births===
===Births===
* [[Ruby]], a giraffe at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]


===Awards===
===Awards===
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* [[January 11]]: [[Randy Christian]], chief deputy for the [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]]
* [[January 11]]: [[Randy Christian]], chief deputy for the [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]]
* March: [[Hibbett Sports]] CEO [[Jeff Rosenthal]] announced his retirement.
* March: [[Hibbett Sports]] CEO [[Jeff Rosenthal]] announced his retirement.
* June: [[Wenonah High School]] head football coach [[Ronald Cheatham]] retired.


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
[[File:Larry_Langford.jpg|right|thumb|125px|Larry Langford]]
[[File:Larry_Langford.jpg|right|thumb|125px|Larry Langford]]
[[File:Art Clarkson.jpg|right|thumb|125px|Art Clarkson]]
[[File:Henry Gipson at Gips Place.jpg|right|thumb|125px|Gip Gipson]]
* [[January 8]]: [[Larry Langford]] , former [[Mayor of Birmingham]] and [[Jefferson County Commission]] president
* [[January 8]]: [[Larry Langford]] , former [[Mayor of Birmingham]] and [[Jefferson County Commission]] president
* [[January 13]]: [[Wytasha Carter]], a [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police]] sergeant [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2019|killed]] in the line of duty.
* [[January 13]]: [[Wytasha Carter]], a [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police]] sergeant [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2019|killed]] in the line of duty.
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* [[March 16]]: [[Stephen Rolfe Powell]], glass artist and educator
* [[March 16]]: [[Stephen Rolfe Powell]], glass artist and educator
* [[March 17]]: [[Andre Williams]], R&B musician
* [[March 17]]: [[Andre Williams]], R&B musician
* [[March 23]]: [[James Owens]], [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers football player]] and [[Miles Golden Bears]] football coach.
* [[March 24]]: [[Tony Tarver]], owner of [[Emmanuel's Barbering Salon]].
* [[March 24]]: [[Tony Tarver]], owner of [[Emmanuel's Barbering Salon]].
* [[March 30]]: [[June Wetzel]], former DJ and news anchor
* [[March 31]]: [[Dick Pigford]], architect
* [[March 31]]: [[Dick Pigford]], architect
* March 31: [[Lois Coleman]], founder of [[Grace House Ministries]]
* March 31: [[Lois Coleman]], founder of [[Grace House Ministries]]
* April: [[Davey Williams]], improvisational musician
* April: [[Davey Williams]], improvisational musician
* [[April 6]]: [[Jim Houston Day]], optometrist
* [[April 6]]: [[Jim Houston Day]], optometrist
* [[April 14]]: [[Bob Eskew]], contractor and Master Rosarian
* [[April 18]]: [[Dytricia King]]
* April: [[Jessie Nelson]], owner of [[Nelson Brothers Café]]
* [[April 23]]: [[Ken Robinson]], founder of [[Command Alkon]]
* [[May 3]]: [[Andy Kimbrel]], [[Vestavia Hills Police Department]]
* [[May 4]]: [[Rachel Held Evans]], author
* [[May 5]]: [[Khy White]], former "Mayor for a Day"
* May: [[Jessie Mack]], former [[Homewood Police Department|Homewood Police officer]]
* [[May 8]]: [[Chris McNair]], photographer, state legislator and Jefferson County Commissioner
* [[May 25]]: [[Rod Bramblett]], [[Auburn Tigers]] sports announcer
* [[May 26]]: [[Bart Starr]], former [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback
* [[May 31]]: [[Francis Hare Jr]], attorney
* [[June 4]]: [[Frank Bromberg Jr]], chairman of [[Bromberg's|Bromberg & Co.]]
* [[June 21]]: [[Bob Friend]], former [[Tuskegee Airmen|Tuskegee Airman]]
* [[July 9]]: [[Lisa Mason]], radio host
* [[July 24]]: [[Glenn Bishop]], engineer
* [[September 4]]: [[Van Davis]], attorney
* [[September 6]]: [[Ross Neely Jr]], trucking company owner
* [[September 11]]: [[Anne Rivers Siddons]], novelist
* [[September 12]]: [[Gary Morris]], former judge and [[Gardendale City Council|Gardendale City Councilman]].
* [[September 27]]: [[Jack Edwards]], former U.S. Representative
* [[September 30]]: [[Pete Turnham]], former Alabama State Representative
* September 30: [[Hal Guthrie]], founder of [[Guthrie's]]
* [[October 7]]: [[Art Clarkson]], sports promoter
* [[October 8]]: [[Gip Gipson]], blues musician and juke joint owner
* [[October 24]]: [[Libertee Belle]], drag performer and activist
* October 24: [[William Daniels]], US Navy Rear Admiral
* [[November 5]]: [[Dorothy Levy]], co-founder of [[United Ability]]
* [[November 7]]: [[Robert Luckie III]], advertising executive
* November 7: [[Kim Walker]], bartender
* [[November 16]]: [[Jimmy Koikos]], restaurateur
* [[November 17]]: [[Tracy Ford]], [[Fairfield City Schools]] administrator
* [[November 26]]: [[Howard Cruse]], cartoonist and author
* [[November 28]]: [[Sherry Traywick]], [[Homewood City Council|Homewood City Councilor]]
* [[December 1]]: [[Pat Sullivan]], Heisman winning quarterback and football coach
* [[December 7]]: [[Gerald Barrax]], poet and educator
* [[December 20]]: [[Frazier Christy]], civil engineer
* [[December 23]]: [[Elmer Harris]], [[Alabama Power Company]] CEO
* [[December 26]]: [[Ed Jones]], ''[[Birmingham News]]'' photographer
* [[December 31]]: [[Reggie Kellum]], veterinary technician
* [[List of homicides in 2019]]
* [[List of homicides in 2019]]


==Works==
==Works==
* "[[Frank's Table]]" sculpture on the east end of the [[Rotary Trail]]
* "[[Iron Grit]]" documentary film
* "[[Sword of Trust]]" feature film
* ''[[Live Free]]'', gospel album by [[Mike McClure Jr|Pastor Mike Jr]]
* ''[[Room Enough]]'', album by [[The Burnells]]


===Books===
===Books===
* ''[[Back to Nature (book)|Back to Nature: A History of Birmingham's Ruffner Mountain]]'' by [[Mark Kelly]] for the [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Coalition]]
* ''[[Glory Road]]'', novel by [[Lauren Denton]]
* ''[[Memoirs of a Mad Redneck]]'', by [[Zac Henson]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[January 13]]: [[UAB Gardendale Clinic]]
* [[January 13]]: [[UAB Gardendale Clinic]]
* [[January 17]]: [[Pell City Premiere Lux Cine, Bowl & Pizza Pub]]
* [[January 17]]: [[Pell City Premiere Lux Cine, Bowl & Pizza Pub]]
* [[January 19]]: [[Full Moon Bar-B-Que]] in the [[Trussville Shopping Center]] on [[Chalkville Mountain Road]].
* [[January 19]]: [[Full Moon Bar-B-Que]] in the [[Trussville Shopping Center]] on [[Chalkville Mountain Road]]
* January: [[Innovative Combustion Technologies]]' catalyst testing facility in [[Pelham]]
* January: [[Innovative Combustion Technologies]]' catalyst testing facility in [[Pelham]]
* April: [[UAB ROTC training facility]]
* [[April 8]]: [[Church of the Highlands]] opened their 20th campus in [[Sylacauga]]
* [[April 8]]: [[Church of the Highlands]] opened their 20th campus in [[Sylacauga]]
* [[Asian Passage]] at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[July 26]]: [[Fairfield Inn & Suites]] at [[1918 1st Avenue North]]
* [[July 29]]: [[James C. Lee Building]] at [[Children's Hospital]]
* [[August 1]]: [[Riverchase Career Connection Center]]
* [[September 9]]: [[Jack's|Jack's No. 001]] in [[Homewood]]
* [[December 16]]: [[UAB Medicine Hoover Primary and Specialty Care]] at [[Stadium Trace Village]]
* [[Bell Center|Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs]] in [[Homewood]]
* [[Bell Center|Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs]] in [[Homewood]]
* [[Christ Health Center|Christ Health Behavioral Health Center]] in [[Woodlawn]]
* [[Christ Health Center|Christ Health Behavioral Health Center]] in [[Woodlawn]]
* [[Dunkin' Donuts]] on [[Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)]]
* [[Enterprise South-Central Regional Headquarters]]
* [[Enterprise South-Central Regional Headquarters]]
* [[Firehouse Shelter]]
* [[Firehouse Shelter]]
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* [[Lakeshore Pavilion]] shopping center in [[Oxmoor neighborhood|Oxmoor]]
* [[Lakeshore Pavilion]] shopping center in [[Oxmoor neighborhood|Oxmoor]]
* [[One Pratt Park]]
* [[One Pratt Park]]
* [[Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema‎‎]] in the [[Pizitz building]]
* [[UAB Proton Therapy Center]] on [[20th Street South]]
* [[UAB Proton Therapy Center]] on [[20th Street South]]
* [[University Hall]] on the [[UAB Campus Green]]
* [[Villas at Titusville]] apartments
* [[Veterinary Surgery of Birmingham]] at 146 [[Resource Center Parkway]]
* [[Veterinary Surgery of Birmingham]] at 146 [[Resource Center Parkway]]


===Demolitions===
===Demolitions===
* [[January 12]]: The [[Emmanuel Fellowship Church]] and [[Longview Institute]] in [[Riverside]] were destroyed by arson.
* February: [[The Break]], for [[1001 20th Street South]]
* February: [[The Break]], for [[1001 20th Street South]]
* February: The [[Paul S. Worrell Building]] at [[UAB]]
* February: The [[Paul S. Worrell Building]] at [[UAB]]
* March: [[Jefferson County Department of Human Resources building]] on [[5th Avenue South]]
* March: [[Jefferson County Department of Human Resources building]] on [[5th Avenue South]]
* [[March 12]]: The former [[Hospitality Inn]],  [[Yum Yai]] restaurant, [[Chai's]] grocery, and the former [[22nd Street Jazz Cafe]] were destroyed by fire.
* [[March 12]]: The former [[Hospitality Inn]],  [[Yum Yai]] restaurant, [[Chai's]] grocery, and the former [[22nd Street Jazz Cafe]] were destroyed by fire.
* [[May 25]]: The former [[Shelby Hotel]] (originally the [[Dennemora Hotel]]) near [[Shelby]] was destroyed by fire.
* June: The [[Town House|UAB Town House]] building was demolished.
* August: The [[Stacy Williams Co. building]] on [[14th Street South]] was demolished for [[Baker’s Row Student Housing]].
* August: The [[Dowdy Building]], formerly housing [[UAB Blazers football]] operations, was demolished.


==Context==
==Context==
In 2019, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris was grievously damaged by fire. A feud between President Trump and Congress over the Mexican border wall led to the then-longest ever federal government shutdown. A white supremacist mass shooter killed dozens of Muslims at prayer in Christchurch, New Zealand.
In 2019, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris was grievously damaged by fire. Massive wildfires raged across arctic areas. President Trump was impeached in the U.S. House of Representatives. White supremacist mass shooters killed dozens of people at a Wal-Mart in El Paso, Texas and at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. A Global Climate Strike was held on September 20. On December 31 the United States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq was stormed by militants.


Notable deaths in 2019 included those of actors Carol Channing, Albert Finney and Luke Perry; architect Florence Knoll; baseball manager Frank Robinson; composers Michel Legrand and André Previn; fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld; musicians Dick Dale, Mark Hollis and Keith Flint; poet Mary Oliver; politician John Dingell; and scientist Wally Broecker.
Notable deaths in 2019 included those of actors Danny Aiello, René Auberjonois, Diahann Carroll, Carol Channing, Tim Conway, [[Doris Day]], Albert Finney, Peter Fonda, Rutger Hauer, Peter Mayhew, Luke Perry, Rip Torn and John Witherspoon; architects Phil Freelon, Florence Knoll, I. M. Pei and Stanley Tigerman; baseball manager Frank Robinson; cartoonist Gahan Wilson; composers Michel Legrand and André Previn; director John Singleton; former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi; former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe; fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld; federal reserve chair Paul Volcker; industrialists David Koch and T. Boone Pickens; journalist Cokie Roberts; musicians Ginger Baker, Dick Dale, Marie Fredriksson, João Gilberto, Mark Hollis, Daniel Johnston, Keith Flint, Eddie Money, Art Neville, Jessye Norman, Ric Ocasek, Mac "Dr John" Rebennack, and Leon Redbone; novelists Toni Morrison and Herman Wouk; poet Mary Oliver; politicians John Conyers, Elijah Cummings, John Dingell, Kay Hagan, and H. Ross Perot; puppeteer Carroll Spinney; restaurateur Leah Chase; and scientists Wally Broecker and Murray Gell-Mann.


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Sunset view of the activity building and plaza at One Pratt Park

2019 was the 148th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

The 2019 Mulberry Fork fish kill.

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Education

Government

Religion

Sports

The Birmingham Iron played their sole season in 2019.

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

Larry Langford
Art Clarkson
Gip Gipson

Works

Books

Buildings

Demolitions

Context

In 2019, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris was grievously damaged by fire. Massive wildfires raged across arctic areas. President Trump was impeached in the U.S. House of Representatives. White supremacist mass shooters killed dozens of people at a Wal-Mart in El Paso, Texas and at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. A Global Climate Strike was held on September 20. On December 31 the United States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq was stormed by militants.

Notable deaths in 2019 included those of actors Danny Aiello, René Auberjonois, Diahann Carroll, Carol Channing, Tim Conway, Doris Day, Albert Finney, Peter Fonda, Rutger Hauer, Peter Mayhew, Luke Perry, Rip Torn and John Witherspoon; architects Phil Freelon, Florence Knoll, I. M. Pei and Stanley Tigerman; baseball manager Frank Robinson; cartoonist Gahan Wilson; composers Michel Legrand and André Previn; director John Singleton; former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi; former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe; fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld; federal reserve chair Paul Volcker; industrialists David Koch and T. Boone Pickens; journalist Cokie Roberts; musicians Ginger Baker, Dick Dale, Marie Fredriksson, João Gilberto, Mark Hollis, Daniel Johnston, Keith Flint, Eddie Money, Art Neville, Jessye Norman, Ric Ocasek, Mac "Dr John" Rebennack, and Leon Redbone; novelists Toni Morrison and Herman Wouk; poet Mary Oliver; politicians John Conyers, Elijah Cummings, John Dingell, Kay Hagan, and H. Ross Perot; puppeteer Carroll Spinney; restaurateur Leah Chase; and scientists Wally Broecker and Murray Gell-Mann.

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