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* January 28: [[Sam's Deli & Grill]] was damaged in an electrical fire.
* January 28: [[Sam's Deli & Grill]] was damaged in an electrical fire.
* [[February 8]]: Former [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Don Siegelman]] was released from federal prison into supervised probation.
* [[February 8]]: Former [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Don Siegelman]] was released from federal prison into supervised probation.
* [[February 15]]: [[Birmingham]] signed a [[Birmingham Sister Cities|Sister City]] agreement with [[Kingston, Jamaica]].
* [[February 20]]-[[February 21]]: Facebook founder [[2017 Mark Zuckerberg tour‎|Mark Zuckerberg]] visited [[Birmingham]] and [[Tuscaloosa]] with his wife, Priscilla Chan.
* [[February 20]]-[[February 21]]: Facebook founder [[2017 Mark Zuckerberg tour‎|Mark Zuckerberg]] visited [[Birmingham]] and [[Tuscaloosa]] with his wife, Priscilla Chan.
* [[March 26]]: A family of four was killed in the [[2017 Hayden plane crash]].
* [[March 26]]: A family of four was killed in the [[2017 Hayden plane crash]].
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* [[National Mill Maintenance]] reopened the former [[Tarrant Hydraulic Service]] plant.
* [[National Mill Maintenance]] reopened the former [[Tarrant Hydraulic Service]] plant.
* September: [[Giniyat Mohammed]] and [[Kedija Teyeb]] opened [[Red Sea Ethiopian and Mediterranean]] restaurant.
* September: [[Giniyat Mohammed]] and [[Kedija Teyeb]] opened [[Red Sea Ethiopian and Mediterranean]] restaurant.
* [[September 9]]: [[Shane Kelly]] and [[Daniel Sims]] opened [[Interstellar Ginger Beer and Exploration Co.]] in [[Alabaster]].
* [[October 19]]: [[Whole Foods]] opened their second [[Birmingham area]] location at [[Riverchase Village Shopping Center]] in [[Hoover]].
* [[October 19]]: [[Whole Foods]] opened their second [[Birmingham area]] location at [[Riverchase Village Shopping Center]] in [[Hoover]].
* October: [[Tropicaleo]] opened in the [[Avonwood Plaza]].
* October: [[Tropicaleo]] opened in the [[Avonwood Plaza]].
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* [[Lawrence Lamb]], H. Trent Spencer, and William Ho founded [[IN8bio|Incysus Therapeutics]].
* [[Lawrence Lamb]], H. Trent Spencer, and William Ho founded [[IN8bio|Incysus Therapeutics]].
* [[Joy Smith (caterer)|Joy Smith]] opened [[Sorelle Catering]].
* [[Joy Smith (caterer)|Joy Smith]] opened [[Sorelle Catering]].
* [[Dmitry Vassylyev]] founded [[TriAltus Bioscience]]
* [[Dmitry Vassylyev]] founded [[TriAltus Bioscience]].
* [[Joy King]] founded [[Enjoy Entertainment]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
* January: [[Tracy%27s Cafeteria]] closed.
* January: [[Tracy's Cafeteria]] closed.
* February: [[Rosenberger's Birmingham Trunk]] closed.
* [[Western Supermarkets|Food Depot]] in [[Pelham]] closed.
* [[Western Supermarkets|Food Depot]] in [[Pelham]] closed.
* [[Jewels by Rose]] in [[Vestavia Hills]] closed.
* [[Jewels by Rose]] in [[Vestavia Hills]] closed.
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* April: [[Computer Technology Solutions]] was acquired by CGI Group Inc.
* April: [[Computer Technology Solutions]] was acquired by CGI Group Inc.
* [[April 29]]: [[Renaissance Consignment Boutique]] closed.
* [[April 29]]: [[Renaissance Consignment Boutique]] closed.
* [[June 30]]: [[Capers on Park Avenue]] in the [[Bluff Park Community Center]] closed.
* [[Mike's Hot Dogs]] in [[Homewood]] closed.
* [[Mike's Hot Dogs]] in [[Homewood]] closed.
* [[Deposits Online]] was acquired by LendingTree.
* [[Deposits Online]] was acquired by LendingTree.
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===Religion===
===Religion===
* [[Is-Able Ministries]] opened the [[Is-Able Center]] in the [[Sain Centre]] on [[West Valley Avenue]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
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==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[January 23]]: [[Bill Scott]] was sworn in as the 43rd Chief of the San Francisco Police Department.
* [[January 23]]: [[Bill Scott]] was sworn in as the 43rd Chief of the San Francisco Police Department.
* June: [[Christine Taylor]] was hired as vice president and associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Joyce Spielberger]] succeeded [[Rebecca Dobrinski]] as executive director of the [[Birmingham Holocaust Education Center]].
* [[Joyce Spielberger]] succeeded [[Rebecca Dobrinski]] as executive director of the [[Birmingham Holocaust Education Center]].


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* {{Millard-2017}}
* {{Millard-2017}}
* Bass, S. Jonathan (2017) ''[[He Calls Me By Lightning|He Calls Me By Lightning: The Life of Caliph Washington and the forgotten Saga of Jim Crow, Southern Justice, and the Death Penalty]]''
* Bass, S. Jonathan (2017) ''[[He Calls Me By Lightning|He Calls Me By Lightning: The Life of Caliph Washington and the forgotten Saga of Jim Crow, Southern Justice, and the Death Penalty]]''
* Black, Art (2017) ''[[Showdown at Rickwood|Showdown at Rickwood: Ray Caldwell, Dizzy Dean, and the Early Years of America's Oldest Ball Park]]'' [[Blue Rooster Press]] ISBN 9780988980730


===Buildings===
===Buildings===

Latest revision as of 16:36, 22 April 2024

2017 was the 146th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Education

Government

Religion

Sports

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Individuals

Awards

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

See also, List of homicides in 2017.

Works

  • "Let There Be Light", a feature film directed by Kevin Sorbo and shot in the Birmingham area.

Books

Buildings

Demolitions

Context

In 2017 Donald Trump was inaugurated as President of the United States and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus ceased operating. The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl 34-28 in overtime. Several people were killed in a bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria wrought enormous damage in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, respectively. The Georgia Dome in Atlanta was demolished.

Notable deaths in 2017 included actors Powers Boothe, Miguel Ferrer, June Foray, Robert Guillaume, John Hurt, Martin Landau, Mary Tyler Moore, Roger Moore, Charlie Murphy and Bill Paxton; astronaut Bruce McCandless, comedians Dick Gregory, Jerry Lewis, Don Rickles and Jay Thomas; authors William Blatty, Bharati Mukherjee, Robert Pirsig and Sue Grafton; columnist Frank DeFord, poets John Ashbery and Derek Walcott; musicians Gregg Allman, Walter Becker, Chuck Berry, Glen Campbell, David Cassidy, Fats Domino, John Geils, Bruce Hampton, Al Jarreau, Tom Petty, Pete Seeger, Della Reese, Mel Tillis and Butch Trucks; Roe v. Wade plaintiff Norma McCorvey; Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner, former Panamanian president Manuel Noriega, convicted terrorist Omar Abdel-Rahman; murderous cult leader Charles Manson; banker David Rockefeller, filmmakers Jonathan Demme and George Romero, NAMCO founder Masaya Nakamura and Little Caesars founder Mike Ilitch.

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