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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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* [[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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* [[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]].
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=== Births ===
=== Births ===
* [[February 15]]: [[Edward]], a Baringo giraffe at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[February 15]]: [[Edward]], a Baringo giraffe at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[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]]
* [[June 29]]: [[Shifu]], a red panda at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[Napoleon]], a pony at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[Napoleon]], a pony at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
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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
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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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* [[July 24]]: [[Kevin Peasant]], [[Elmwood Cemetery]] salesman
* [[July 24]]: [[Kevin Peasant]], [[Elmwood Cemetery]] salesman
* [[July 30]]: [[Joel P. 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
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* [[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 6]]: [[Doug Moore]], contractor and sculptor
* [[October 10]]: [[Frank Carnaggio]], former owner of [[Carnaggio's]] restaurant
* [[October 10]]: [[Frank Carnaggio]], former owner of [[Carnaggio's]] restaurant
* October 10: [[Robert Wharton III]], former Delta Air Lines executive
* October 10: [[Robert Wharton III]], former Delta Air Lines executive
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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

Closings

Education

Sports

Individuals

Births

Awards

Marriages

Deaths

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

Works

Artwork

Buildings

Books

Film and television

Music

See Also

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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