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==Events==
==Events==
* [[January 27]]: [[2009 State of the City address]]
* [[January 27]]: [[2009 State of the City address]]
* [[February 2]]: [[Birmingham]] signed a [[Birmingham Sister Cities|Sister City]] agreement with [[Winneba, Ghana]].
* [[February 3]]: [[Alabama Public Television|APT]]'s ''[[For the Record]]'' aired its final program
* [[February 3]]: [[Alabama Public Television|APT]]'s ''[[For the Record]]'' aired its final program
* March: [[Natalie Kelly]] launched [[My Green Birmingham.com]].
* March: [[Natalie Kelly]] launched [[My Green Birmingham.com]].
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* The [[Avondale Presbyterian Church]] closed its doors.
* The [[Avondale Presbyterian Church]] closed its doors.
* The [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] commissioned "[[Dream, Child. Hope]]" from Adolphus Hailstork.
* The [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] commissioned "[[Dream, Child. Hope]]" from Adolphus Hailstork.
* [[Marcus Carson]] founded the [[Growing Kings]] mentorship organization.


===Business===
===Business===
* June: [[Don Drennen Motor Company]] was advised their relationship with Buick would be ending.
* June: [[Don Drennen Motor Co.]] was advised their relationship with Buick would be ending.
* October: [[Don Drennen Motor Company]] was informed General Motors would again have them as a Buick dealer.
* October: [[Don Drennen Motor Co.]] was informed General Motors would again have them as a Buick dealer.
* [[Playhouse Costume]] moved to [[Irondale]].
* [[Playhouse Costume]] moved to [[Irondale]].
* [[Shwetak Patel]] sold Zensi to Belkin, Inc.
* [[Shwetak Patel]] sold Zensi to Belkin, Inc.
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* February: [[Blackwell's Pub]] opened in [[Cahaba Heights]].
* February: [[Blackwell's Pub]] opened in [[Cahaba Heights]].
* March: [[James Hardin]] opened [[Brannon's|Brannon's: A Public House]] in the [[Farley Building]].
* March: [[James Hardin]] opened [[Brannon's|Brannon's: A Public House]] in the [[Farley Building]].
* April: [[Saigon Noodle House]] opened at the [[River Ridge Shopping Center]].
* [[April 20]]: [[Ezell's Catfish Cabin]] opened in [[Trussville]].
* [[April 20]]: [[Ezell's Catfish Cabin]] opened in [[Trussville]].
* [[May 27]]: [[Coffee Shoppee]] opened in [[Five Points West]].
* [[May 27]]: [[Coffee Shoppee]] opened in [[Five Points West]].
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* [[June 26]]: [[Donut Joe's]] opened in [[Pelham]].
* [[June 26]]: [[Donut Joe's]] opened in [[Pelham]].
* June: [[Kool Korner Sandwiches]] opened in [[Vestavia Hills City Center]].
* June: [[Kool Korner Sandwiches]] opened in [[Vestavia Hills City Center]].
* July: [[Aquil Abdur-Rasheed, Jr]] opened [[Muzik & More]] in [[Five Points West]].
* July: [[Aquil Abdur-Rasheed Jr]] opened [[Muzik & More]] in [[Five Points West]].
* July: [[Brett MacDonald]] opened [[Fuego Cantina]] in the [[Spanish Stores]] at [[Five Points South]].
* [[September 1]]: [[Charm]] opened.
* [[September 1]]: [[Charm]] opened.
* [[October 15]]: [[Dodiyós]] opened in [[Homewood]].
* [[October 15]]: [[Dodiyós]] opened in [[Homewood]].
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* [[Saw's BBQ]] opened on [[Oxmoor Road]] in [[Edgewood]].
* [[Saw's BBQ]] opened on [[Oxmoor Road]] in [[Edgewood]].
* [[Bruce Hoadley]] founded [[Vikon Surgical]].
* [[Bruce Hoadley]] founded [[Vikon Surgical]].
* [[The Three Earred Rabbit]] opened in [[Trussville]].


====Closings====
====Closings====
* [[March 6]]: [[Bromberg's]] downtown store closed.
* [[March 6]]: [[Bromberg's]] downtown store closed.
* [[April 14]]: [[Tria Market]] closed.
* [[April 14]]: [[Tria Market]] closed.
* May: [[Don Drennen Motor Company]] lost its standing as a Chrysler dealer.
* May: [[Don Drennen Motor Co.]] lost its standing as a Chrysler dealer.
* [[September 4]]: [[Grey House Grille]] closed.
* [[September 4]]: [[Grey House Grille]] closed.
* September: [[Floyd & Beasley Transfer]] filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
* September: [[Floyd & Beasley Transfer]] filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
* [[Bodine]] was sold to DeKalb Office of Atlanta, Georgia.
* [[Bodine]] was sold to DeKalb Office of Atlanta, Georgia.
===Education===
* [[Jess Lanier High School]] closed.


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* [[March 6]]-[[March 8|8]]: The [[2009 Davis Cup first round tie]] was held at the [[BJCC Arena]].
* [[March 6]]-[[March 8|8]]: The [[2009 Davis Cup first round tie]] was held at the [[BJCC Arena]].
* [[April 25]]: Brad Keselowski won the [[Aaron's 499]] at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
* [[April 25]]: Brad Keselowski won the [[Aaron's 499]] at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
* [[April 25]]: The [[Miracle League Baseball (Gardendale)|Miracle League Baseball]] field in [[Gardendale]] was dedicated.
* [[May 1]]-[[May 3|3]]: Mat Mladin won the [[AMA Superbike Championship|Honda Superbike Classic]].
* [[May 1]]-[[May 3|3]]: Mat Mladin won the [[AMA Superbike Championship|Honda Superbike Classic]].
* [[May 13]]-[[May 17|17]]: Keith Fergus won the [[Regions Charity Classic]].
* [[May 13]]-[[May 17|17]]: Keith Fergus won the [[Regions Charity Classic]].
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* [[Hubert Green]] retired from professional golf.
* [[Hubert Green]] retired from professional golf.
* [[Annetta Verin]] served a one-year term as president of the [[Magic City Bar Association]].
* [[Annetta Verin]] served a one-year term as president of the [[Magic City Bar Association]].
* [[Ward Drennen]] succeeded his father, [[Don Drennen, Jr]], as president of the [[Don Drennen Motor Company]].
* [[Ward Drennen]] succeeded his father, [[Don Drennen Jr]], as president of the [[Don Drennen Motor Co.]].
* [[Vijay Misra]] was appointed a full professor at the [[UAB School of Medicine]].
* [[Vijay Misra]] was appointed a full professor at the [[UAB School of Medicine]].
* [[Richard Shahan]] became associate pastor at [[First Baptist Church of Birmingham]].
* [[Richard Shahan]] became associate pastor at [[First Baptist Church of Birmingham]].
* [[Bill Steltemeier]] retired from the position of CEO of [[EWTN]].
* [[Bill Steltemeier]] retired from the position of CEO of [[EWTN]].
* [[Edward Crenshaw]] retired as band director at [[Ramsay High School]].


=== Births ===
=== Births ===
* [[February 15]]: [[Edward]], a Baringo giraffe
* [[February 15]]: [[Edward]], a Baringo giraffe at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[June 29]]: [[Shifu]], a red panda
* [[May 13]]: [[Ingadze]], an African elephant, was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
* [[June 29]]: [[Shifu]], a red panda at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[Napoleon]], a pony at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]


=== Awards ===
=== Awards ===
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* [[Alabama Lawyers' Hall of Fame]]: [[Francis Hare]], [[James Birney]], [[Michael Figures]], [[Clement Clay]], [[Samuel Pipes III]]
* [[Alabama Lawyers' Hall of Fame]]: [[Francis Hare]], [[James Birney]], [[Michael Figures]], [[Clement Clay]], [[Samuel Pipes III]]
* [[Derrick Thomas]] was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
* [[Derrick Thomas]] was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
* [[Mark Ingram]] won the Heisman Trophy
* [[Mark Ingram Jr]] won the Heisman Trophy
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Liz Cochran]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Liz Cochran]]
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Ashlee Stiglich]]
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Ashlee Stiglich]]
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* [[February 10]]: [[Kirkwood Balton]], former CEO of [[Booker T. Washington Insurance Company]]
* [[February 10]]: [[Kirkwood Balton]], former CEO of [[Booker T. Washington Insurance Company]]
* [[February 14]]: [[Carole Samuelson]], former [[Jefferson County Health Officer]]
* [[February 14]]: [[Carole Samuelson]], former [[Jefferson County Health Officer]]
* [[February 14]]: [[John Evins]], former president of [[Hart-Greer]], appliance distributors
* February 14: [[John Evins]], former president of [[Hart-Greer]], appliance distributors
* February 14: [[Hugo Marx Jr]], investment banker
* [[February 19]]: [[Dan Holliman]], biologist and [[Birmingham-Southern College]] professor
* [[February 19]]: [[Dan Holliman]], biologist and [[Birmingham-Southern College]] professor
* [[February 26]]: [[Harry Ford]], retired Air Force Colonel and former Tuskegee Airman
* [[February 26]]: [[Harry Ford]], retired Air Force Colonel and former Tuskegee Airman
* [[February 27]]: [[Paul Bailey]], former [[BSC]] professor and Mayor of [[Baileyton]]
* [[February 27]]: [[Paul Bailey]], former [[BSC]] professor and Mayor of [[Baileyton]]
* [[February 28]]: [[Jimmy Lee, Jr]], former CEO of [[Buffalo Rock Company]]
* [[February 28]]: [[Jimmy Lee Jr]], former CEO of [[Buffalo Rock Company]]
* [[March 5]]: [[Bill Ireland]], former [[Vulcan Materials]] executive and philanthropist
* [[March 5]]: [[Bill Ireland]], former [[Vulcan Materials]] executive and philanthropist
* [[March 7]]: [[Ken Owens]], architect
* [[March 7]]: [[Ken Owens]], architect
* March 7: [[Bill Waites]], Chief of the [[Pleasant Grove Police Department]]
* March 7: [[Bill Waites]], Chief of the [[Pleasant Grove Police Department]]
* [[March 10]]: [[Jack Granata]], sculptor and art professor
* [[March 10]]: [[Jack Granata]], sculptor and art professor
* [[March 17]]: Former [[Brownell Travel]] president [[George Brownell, Jr]]
* [[March 17]]: Former [[Brownell Travel]] president [[George Brownell Jr]]
* [[March 27]]: [[Roberta Baumgardner|Roberta Alison Baumgardner]], tennis player
* [[March 27]]: [[Roberta Baumgardner|Roberta Alison Baumgardner]], tennis player
* [[March 28]]: [[Walter Palmer]], Tuskegee Airman
* [[March 28]]: [[Walter Palmer]], Tuskegee Airman
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* April 5: [[Angela Hernández]], former math department chair, [[University of Montevallo]]
* April 5: [[Angela Hernández]], former math department chair, [[University of Montevallo]]
* [[April 12]]: [[Billy Jack Holcombe]], musician and businessman
* [[April 12]]: [[Billy Jack Holcombe]], musician and businessman
* [[April 15]]: [[Carroll Harmon]], architect
* [[April 20]]: [[Delores Manyama]], [[Carver High School]] English teacher
* [[April 20]]: [[Delores Manyama]], [[Carver High School]] English teacher
* [[April 21]]: [[Miriam Witherspoon]], attorney and [[Birmingham City Council]] member
* [[April 21]]: [[Miriam Witherspoon]], attorney and [[Birmingham City Council]] member
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* [[June 11]]: [[Jack Trawick]], convicted murderer
* [[June 11]]: [[Jack Trawick]], convicted murderer
* [[June 14]]: [[Lillie Fincher]], educator and community leader
* [[June 14]]: [[Lillie Fincher]], educator and community leader
* [[June 16]]: [[Marian Woods|Marian Ann Dowdell Woods]], librarian, widow of Rev. [[Abraham Woods, Jr]]
* [[June 16]]: [[Marian Woods|Marian Ann Dowdell Woods]], librarian, widow of Rev. [[Abraham Woods Jr]]
* [[June 22]]: [[Bert Bank]], World War II veteran and Tuscaloosa radio executive
* [[June 22]]: [[Bert Bank]], World War II veteran and Tuscaloosa radio executive
* [[June 23]]: [[Bill Holdefer]], former [[UAB]] surgeon and professor and medical director for [[MEDjet]]
* [[June 23]]: [[Bill Holdefer]], former [[UAB]] surgeon and professor and medical director for [[MEDjet]]
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* [[July 23]]: [[Camille Baird]], aviator
* [[July 23]]: [[Camille Baird]], aviator
* [[July 24]]: [[Kevin Peasant]], [[Elmwood Cemetery]] salesman
* [[July 24]]: [[Kevin Peasant]], [[Elmwood Cemetery]] salesman
* [[July 30]]: [[Joel Smith]], newspaper publisher
* [[July 30]]: [[Joel P. Smith]], newspaper publisher
* [[August 3]]: [[Cleve Wester]], former [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] tackle
* August 3: [[Florine Beckham]], former [[Miss Birmingham]]
* [[August 12]]: [[Gladys Gillem]], professional wrestler and lion tamer
* [[August 12]]: [[Gladys Gillem]], professional wrestler and lion tamer
* [[August 17]]: [[J. P. Rotton, Jr]], auto racing promoter
* [[August 17]]: [[J. P. Rotton Jr]], auto racing promoter
* [[August 18]]: [[Leven Hazlegrove]], chemist and [[Samford University]] professor
* [[August 18]]: [[Leven Hazlegrove]], chemist and [[Samford University]] professor
* [[August 22]]: [[Alfred Habeeb]], pioneering anesthesiologist
* [[August 22]]: [[Alfred Habeeb]], pioneering anesthesiologist
* [[August 24]]: [[John Holcomb, Jr]], long-time president of [[Britling Cafeterias]]
* [[August 24]]: [[John Holcomb Jr]], long-time president of [[Britling Cafeterias]]
* [[August 26]]: [[D. K. Ruth]], co-founder of Auburn's [[Rural Studio]]
* [[August 26]]: [[D. K. Ruth]], co-founder of Auburn's [[Rural Studio]]
* [[August 30]]: [[Evan Zeiger, Sr]], former [[Samford University]] vice-president and athletic director
* [[August 30]]: [[Evan Zeiger, Sr]], former [[Samford University]] vice-president and athletic director
* [[September 2]]: [[Dolly]], cheetah at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[September 2]]: [[Dolly]], cheetah at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[September 5]]: [[Rosamond McDuff]], Army aviator, police officer and computer programmer
* [[September 5]]: [[Rosamond McDuff]], Army aviator, police officer and computer programmer
* [[September 10]]: [[C. Orian Truss]], physician
* [[September 18]]: [[Robert Adams]], ''[[Birmingham News]]'' photographer
* [[September 18]]: [[Robert Adams]], ''[[Birmingham News]]'' photographer
* [[September 20]]: [[Lester Cobb]], drummer and social activist
* [[September 20]]: [[Lester Cobb]], drummer and social activist
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* [[October 4]]: [[Robert Walker, Sr]] , former [[Birmingham Police Department]] deputy chief  
* [[October 4]]: [[Robert Walker, Sr]] , former [[Birmingham Police Department]] deputy chief  
* [[October 5]]: [[Claude Gray]], former police dispatcher and [[Birmingham Zoo Express]] conductor
* [[October 5]]: [[Claude Gray]], former police dispatcher and [[Birmingham Zoo Express]] conductor
* [[October 10]]: [[Frank Carnaggio]], former owner of [[Carnaggio's]] restaurant.
* [[October 6]]: [[Doug Moore]], contractor and sculptor
* [[October 10]]: [[Frank Carnaggio]], former owner of [[Carnaggio's]] restaurant
* October 10: [[Robert Wharton III]], former Delta Air Lines executive
* [[October 20]]: [[Edgar Arendall]], former pastor of [[Dawson Memorial Baptist Church]]
* [[October 20]]: [[Edgar Arendall]], former pastor of [[Dawson Memorial Baptist Church]]
* [[October 21]]: [[Jack Nelson]], ''Los Angeles Times'' journalist
* [[October 21]]: [[Jack Nelson]], ''Los Angeles Times'' journalist
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* November 1: [[Robert Kaufmann]], art librarian
* November 1: [[Robert Kaufmann]], art librarian
* [[November 8]]: [[Marion Yester]], prosthetist
* [[November 8]]: [[Marion Yester]], prosthetist
* [[November 10]]: [[Kevin Dudley]], pastor, Gulf War veteran, and robber
* [[November 17]]: [[Margie Orr Carter]], former [[Miss Alabama]]
* [[November 17]]: [[Margie Orr Carter]], former [[Miss Alabama]]
* [[November 18]] : [[James Armstrong]], barber and civil rights activist
* [[November 18]] : [[James Armstrong]], barber and civil rights activist
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[2145 Bessemer Road]] in [[Central Park neighborhood|Central Park]]
* [[Aldi]] on [[Crestwood Boulevard]]
* [[Aldi]] on [[Crestwood Boulevard]]
* [[Aveda Institute]] in [[Hoover]]
* [[Aveda Institute]] in [[Hoover]]
* [[Bank of Tuscaloosa Plaza]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]
* [[Bank of Tuscaloosa Plaza]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]
* [[Big B Food Mart]] in [[North Birmingham]]
* [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 22/10]] in [[Avondale]]
* [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 22/10]] in [[Avondale]]
* Major addition to [[Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3]]
* Major addition to [[Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3]]
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* ''[[Sloss Furnaces (book)|Sloss Furnaces]]'' by [[Karen Utz]] for the [[Sloss Furnaces Foundation]]
* ''[[Sloss Furnaces (book)|Sloss Furnaces]]'' by [[Karen Utz]] for the [[Sloss Furnaces Foundation]]
* ''Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound: No Holiday for Justice'' by [[Bob McGregor]]
* ''Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound: No Holiday for Justice'' by [[Bob McGregor]]
* ''The Missing Diagnosis II'' by [[C. Orian Truss]]


===Film and television===
===Film and television===

Latest revision as of 10:09, 9 April 2024

Banners enlisting support for a domed stadium were produced by Mayor Larry Langford's staff and hung downtown in July 2009

2009 was the 138th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Openings

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Education

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Individuals

Births

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See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2009 and List of homicides in 2009

Works

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Context

US Airways Flight 1549 made a miraculous landing on the Hudson River. Barack Obama became President of the United States. The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII. Australian bushfires killed 173. Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama was rescued after five days as a Somali pirate hostage. The spread of H1N1 flu was deemed a global pandemic. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. A soldier at Fort Hood in Texas went on a shooting spree that killed 13 and wounded 30.

Deaths in 2009 included those of Beatrice Arthur, Jack Kemp, Dom DeLuise, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Walter Cronkite, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Swayze, and Soupy Sales.

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