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[[File:Dalai Lama with William Bell.jpg|right|thumb|375px|The [[Dalai Lama]] with [[William Bell]] during his 2014 visit]]
'''2015''' was the 144th year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]].
'''2014''' is the 143rd year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]].


==Events==
==Events==
* [[January 1]]: A [[2014 Alabaster plane crash|plane crash]] in an [[Alabaster]] back yard resulted in minor injuries.
* [[January 11]]: The former Cleburn Avenue in [[Powderly]] was renamed [[Heron Johnson|Heron Johnson Drive]] to honor the pastor's efforts in establishing [[Seven Springs EcoScape]].
* January 1: The [[Homewood High School]] marching band made their [[List of nationally televised school marching band appearances|fourth appearance]] in the  Tournament of Roses Parade.
* [[February 6]]: [[The Aberdeen Sessions]] benefit concert was performed at [[Bottletree Cafe]].
* January 1: [[Richard Shahan]] was arrested as a "fugitive from justice" before boarding a flight from Nashville, Tennessee to Frankfurt, Germany.
* [[February 9]]: Following a federal court ruling, probate courts in Alabama approved the state's first marriage licenses for same-sex couples. [[Olanda Smith]] and [[Dianah McCaryeo]] were the first to exchange vows at the [[Jefferson County Courthouse]]. The [[Alabama Department of Public Health]] recorded 1,391 same-sex marriages statewide in 2015.
* January 1: The [[Blazer Express]] bus system went into service.
* February 9: A [[MAX]] bus on [[MAX Route 45|Route 45]] veered off of [[Martin Luther King Drive]] into a ravine, causing injuries to several passengers.
* [[January 27]]: [[Sibyl Temple]] in [[Vestavia Hills]] was first illuminated blue after a traffic fatality.
* [[March 16]]: The new building for the [[Birmingham Police Department West Precinct]] was dedicated in honor of [[Leroy Stover]].
* [[January 28]]: Unexpected snow and ice stranded thousands of people in their cars in the [[2014 winter storm]].
* [[March 26]]: President Barack Obama delivered [[2015 presidential visit|remarks on the economy]] at [[Lawson State Community College]].
* [[February 1]]: Operation of [[Holy Rosary Catholic Church]] reverted to the [[Diocese of Birmingham]].
* [[March 30]]: [[Yaacov Agam]]'s "[[Complex Vision]]" was re-installed at the [[UAB Callahan Eye Hospital]] after restoration.
* [[February 6]]: [[Good Friends Chinese & Seafood Restaurant]] owner [[Chun Hin Chang]] shot at a customer who complained about a roach in her food.
* [[April 10]]: [[Mountain Brook]]'s [[Cahaba River Park]] was dedicated.
* [[February 12]]: A [[List of snowfalls|rare snowfall]] brought 4-5 inches to parts of [[Birmingham]].
* [[May 19]]: [[Noah Galloway]] finished third on ''Dancing With the Stars''.
* [[February 14]]: A [[2014 Goodner Mountain plane crash|plane crash]] in northeast Jefferson County resulted in 2 fatalities.
* [[June 3]]: Eleven convenience stores were raided and closed down in [[Operation T-Bone]].
* [[Hand in Paw]] relocated to 617 [[38th Street South]] from 2616 [[7th Avenue South]].
* [[June 26]]: A hole opened up in the concrete deck of the [[Red Mountain Expressway]] bridge over [[University Boulevard]].
* [[April 7]]: Heavy overnight rains caused flooding in several areas, including [[Homewood]]'s [[Lakeshore Garden Apartments]].
* June 26: [[Jefferson County Probate Court]] resumed issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
* [[May 17]]: [[Do Dah Day]]
* [[June 27]]: [[Irondale]]'s renovated [[Beacon Park]] was dedicated.
* [[May 22]]: A three-alarm fire damaged the [[Liberty Lofts]] in [[downtown Birmingham]].
* [[July 18]]-[[July 19|19]]: The inaugural [[Sloss Music & Arts Festival]] was held at [[Sloss Furnaces]].
* [[May 28]]: A fire at [[Blackwell's Pub]] damaged the neighboring [[Ashley Mac's]] clothing store.  
* [[August 1]]: The 2nd [[Schaeffer Eye Center CityFest]] was held at [[Railroad Park]].
* [[June 6]]-[[June 7|7]]: The inaugural [[Steel City Jazz Festival]] was held at [[Linn Park]].
* [[August 8]]: The [[Black Bear Trail]] exhibit at the [[Birmingham Zoo]] was dedicated.
* [[July 31]]: A [[2014 Helena plane crash|plane crash]] west of [[Helena]] and south of the [[Bessemer Airport]] left all four occupants injured.
* [[August 27]]: A pilot died when his single-engine plane [[2015 Shelby County Airport plane crash|crashed]] near the [[Shelby County Airport]].
* [[August 10]]-[[August 13|13]]: The [[2014 Southern Christian Leadership Conference National Convention]] was held in Birmingham.
* [[August 27]]-[[August 30|30]]: The 17th [[Sidewalk Film Festival]] was held.
* [[August 15]]-[[August 17|17]]: [[Birmingham Arts and Music Festival]]
* [[September 9]]: Computer security entrepreneur John McAfee announced his campaign for President of the United States from [[The Roundhouse]] in [[Opelika]].
* [[August 15]]-[[August 24|24]]: [[Birmingham Restaurant Week]]
* [[September 27]]-[[October 1]]: The [[2015 International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies conference]] was held at the [[Sheraton Birmingham]].
* [[August 21]]-[[August 23|23]]: [[Birmingham New Music Festival]]
* [[October 10]]: [[Trinity Hospital]] moved its patients and operations from its [[Montclair Road]] campus to its new location in the [[Grandview Medical Center]].
* [[August 23]]-[[August 24|24]]: [[Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival]]
* [[October 21]]: [[Birmingham]] signed a [[Birmingham Sister Cities|Sister City]] agreement with [[Liverpool, England]].
* [[August 22]]-[[August 24|24]]: [[2014 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]]
* [[November 14]]-[[November 17|17]]: The [[2015 SEUS Japan meeting|38th Annual Joint Meeting of the Southeast U.S./Japan and the Japan-U.S Southeast Associations]] was hosted in Birmingham.
* [[September 5]]-[[September 6|6]]: [[ArtWalk]]
* [[November 21]]: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally at the [[BJCC]].
* [[September 23]]: Three people died in a shooting at the [[UPS Customer Center]] on [[Inglenook Lane]].
* [[December 25]]: An unseasonably warm day saw an [[2015 Birmingham tornado|EF-2 tornado]] strike along [[Jefferson Avenue Southwest]], destroying several buildings but causing only minor injuries.
* [[October 11]]: [[Cask & Drum]]
* [[December 26]]: Geneen Richard, who was being transported to a hospital after complaining of dizziness at [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]], hijacked the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] vehicle at gunpoint.
* [[October 24]]-[[October 27|27]]: The [[Dalai Lama]] made a four-day visit to [[Birmingham]].  
* [[December 31]]: DJ Bassnectar headlined a New Years Eve show at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[November 3]]: Date set for civil trial against architects and contractors faulted for the [[2013 Birmingham airport fatality]].
* [[Jordan Thompson]], [[Josh Pagonis]] and [[Michael Krause]] founded [[Teams for Troops]].
* [[December 19]]: Public demonstrations against police violence and racial profiling were held at the entrance to the [[Summit]] and in the [[Riverchase Galleria]]'s food court.


===Business===
===Business===
* [[March 1]]: [[Mark Crosswhite]] succeeded [[Charles McCrary]] as CEO of [[Alabama Power]].
* [[January 2]]: [[HealthSouth]] acquired the Dallas, Texas-based Encompass Home Health and Hospice for $750 million.
* March: ''[[Country Living]]'' magazine relocated its editorial offices from New York City to [[Pepper Place]].
* January: [[The Moretti]] apartments were sold to Raia Properties of New Jersey for $24.6 million.
* [[Alabama Media Group]] moved from the [[2006 Birmingham News building]] to the [[Young & Vann Building]].
* January: [[U. S. Steel]] warned that up to 1,600 employees at its [[Fairfield Works]] and [[Fairfield Tubular]] divisions could face layoffs due to lessened demand for steel pipe.
* [[Zoe's Kitchen]] went public.
* [[American Family Care]] moved its corporate headquarters to 3700 [[Cahaba Beach Road]].  
* [[Brookwood Village]] was acquired by Cypress Equities of Dallas, Texas.
* [[James Lewis]] merged his [[Bettola]] restaurant with his neighboring [[Vittoria]] restaurant and butcher shop.
* [[May 23]]: [[Sterne Agee]] CEO [[James Holbrook, Jr]] and his son, COO [[Billy Holbrook]], were dismissed from the firm.
* February: [[EBSCO]] acquired YBP Library Services of Contoocook, New Hampshire and All Current Electrical Sales of Pennsauken, New Jersey.
* [[Mercedes-Benz US International]] began producing C-Class sedans in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* April: [[Style Advertising]] acquired [[Ballard Advertising]].
* [[Momentum Telecom]] merged with Integrated Broadband Services (IBBS) of Kennessaw, Georgia.
* [[May 27]]: [[Alabama Power Company]]'s "[[Alabama NewsCenter]]" launched.
* [[Direct Communications]] moved from [[Cahaba Heights]] to [[1st Avenue South]] in [[Birmingham]].
* June: [[Birmingham Coal & Coke]], [[Cahaba Contracting & Reclamation]] and [[RAC Mining]] filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, with the [[Alabama State Lands Division]] as their primary creditor.
* [[Steyr Arms]] moved from [[Trussville Industrial Park]] to [[Bessemer]].
* [[Corporate Realty Development]] moved from the [[Saks building]] to [[Baker's Row]], in the former [[Merita Bakery]] in the [[Parkside]] district.
* [[Storkland Furniture]] returned to [[2nd Avenue North]] from [[Vestavia Hills]].
* [[Coyote Logistics]] moved its offices from [[Two Perimeter Park]] to the [[Saks building]] on [[1st Avenue North (Downtown)|1st Avenue North]].
* [[Dynamic Civil Solutions‎]] moved from the [[Frank Nelson Building]] to 2210 [[2nd Avenue North]].
* [[Bill Morton]] became chairman and CEO of [[Robins & Morton]].
* [[Energen]] sold [[Alagasco]] to The Laclede Group, Inc. of St Louis, Missouri.
* [[Ally Risk Services]] acquired the [[J. H. Berry Insurance Agency‎]].
* [[Business Interiors]] relocated from [[2101 Highland Avenue]] to the former [[Ted's Garage]] at 2309 [[5th Avenue South]].
* [[Alabama Telco Credit Union]] changed its name to [[Avadian Credit Union]].
* Partner [[Andy Campbell]] left [[Leitman Siegal & Payne|Leitman Siegal Payne & Campbell]].
* [[Intermark Group]] acquired the Tampa, Florida-based advertising firm DynaMedia of America.
* [[Oxford]]'s [[Quintard Mall]] fell into foreclosure.
* [[Superior Metal Products]] acquired the [[Mason Corp.]] and changed its name to [[Superior Mason Products]].
* [[Soluble Therapeutics]] acquired Dilyx Biotechnologies of Seattle, Washington.
* [[Walter Energy]] filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
* November: [[Sylacauga Marble Quarry‎]] purchased the former [[Alabama Marble Quarry]] in [[Talladega County]].
* [[USAmeriBank]] rebranded its [[Aliant Bank]] locations under its own name.
* December: [[Vince Amaro]] purchased the building housing [[Cinema Blue]] and [[Pleasure Books East]] and gave the owners 60 days to vacate.
* [[August 18]]: [[U.S. Steel]] announced the permanent closure of its [[Fairfield Works]] blast furnace.
* [[October 12]]: [[Erica Schmidt]] and [[Bryan Stanfield]] took over ownership of [[Trattoria Centrale]].
* [[November 17]]: [[U.S. Steel]] shut down the blast furnace at [[Fairfield Works]].


====Establishments====
====Establishments====
* [[January 20]]: [[The Southern]] opened at [[Uptown]].
* [[January 17]]: The [[Gardendale Historical Society]] opened a museum.
* [[January 21]]: [[Continental Bakery]] opened a second location in [[One Federal Place]].
* January: [[Owl's Hollow Farm]] opened a farm store in [[Bluff Park]].
* [[February 20]]: [[Tanya Jones SalonSpa]] opened a second location at [[English Village]].
* [[SKKY]] nightclub opened at [[Five Points South]].
* [[Cahaba Oaks Cafe]] opened at [[McEnally's Mercantile]] in [[Clay]].
* [[Brava Rotisserie Grill]] opened on [[20th Street North]].
* [[March 11]]: [[Brick & Tin]] opened a second location in [[Mountain Brook Village]].
* [[Unipres Alabama Inc.]] opened in [[Steele]].
* [[March 12]]: [[24e Fitness]] opened their [[Trussville]] location.
* [[BYOB Restaurant & Bar]] opened on [[29th Street South]] in [[Lakeview]].
* [[March 13]]: [[Post Office Pies]] opened in [[Avondale]].
* [[March 12]]: [[Brent Fielder]] opened a [[Chick Fil-A]] on [[U.S. Highway 280]] at [[Greystone]].
* [[March 25]]: [[Mia Luna]] opened in [[Lakeview]].
* March: [[Mojo]] opened on [[7th Avenue South]] in [[Lakeview]].
* [[May 16]]: [[Maki Fresh]] opened its second Birmingham location at [[Wells Fargo Tower]].
* [[March 17]]: [[Mr Harry's Chickin De-Lux]] opened at [[Mt Laurel]].
* [[Taziki's]] opened five new locations, including one in [[Auburn]].
* [[April 2]]: [[Adam Williams]] opened [[Birmingham Oddities]] at [[2300 1st Avenue North]].
* [[Texas de Brazil]] opened at [[Uptown]].
* [[May 1]]: [[Avondale]]'s [[Saturn]] opened with a free concert by Austin's Mother Falcon orchestra.
* June: [[Icebergs]] opened in [[Trussville]].
* May: [[Rowe's Service Station]] restaurant opened in the former [[Rowe's Auto]] service station in [[Avondale]].
* July: [[Wasabi Juan's]] opened in [[Avondale]].
* May: [[Somchai Aroonsakulwongse|Somchai "Sam" Aroonsakulwongse]] opened [[Blue Pacific]] Thai restaurant in the [[Hoover Food Mart]].
* [[Saw's Street Kitchen]] food truck debuted.
* [[July 15]]: [[Jay Roberson (chef)|Jay Roberson]] opened [[Capers on Park Avenue]] in the [[Bluff Park Community Center]].
* [[Melt]] opened on [[41st Street South]] in [[Avondale]].
* [[August 21]]: [[Paradise Biryani Pointe]] opened at [[The Plaza at Riverchase]].
* [[Rafiki's Grill]] opened on [[Valley Avenue]].
* [[September 2]]: [[Oak & Raleigh]] opened in [[West Homewood]].
* [[Big Bad Breakfast]] opened.
* [[September 3]]: [[Warrior Met Coal]] was incorporated.
* [[August 19]]: [[Cantina Laredo]] opened at [[Uptown]].
* September: [[Eric Chester]] opened [[Ruscelli's]] in the [[Harbert Plaza]] food court.
* [[August 28]]: [[PT's Sports Grill]] opened in [[SoHo Square]].
* [[September 22]]: [[Ace Graham]] opened the [[Alchemy]] boutique on [[20th Street North]].
* [[Bottle & Bone]] opened at [[Uptown]].
* [[September 24]]: [[Band of Brothers Brewing Company]] opened in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[Twin Peaks]] opened at [[Patton Creek Shopping Center]].
* October: [[Quentin Mack]] and [[Kerry Collins]] opened their [[Exclusive Apparel]] boutique at [[Pickwick Plaza]].
* [[December 8]]: [[Birmingham Breadworks]] opened.
* [[October 6]]: [[Chris Hastings]]' [[Ovenbird]] restaurant opened at [[Pepper Place]].
* [[December 16]]: [[Little Italy's Pies & Pints]] opened in [[5 Points South]].
* October 6: [[Grille 29]] opened in the former  [[McCormick & Schmick's]] building at [[Brookwood Village]].  
* October 6: [[Over Easy]] opened a second restaurant at [[Dolly Creek Station]].
* [[October 8]]: [[AdventureKEEN]] publishing was formed from Keen Communications' acquisition of Adventure Press of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
* December: [[The Filling Station]] opened at [[Crestwood Shopping Center]].
* [[December 14]]: [[Chipotle]] opened at [[20 Midtown]].
* [[December 18]]: [[Your Pie]] opened at [[Homewood]]'s [[SoHo Square]].
* [[Jeffrey Dungan Architects]] and [[Nequette Architecture & Design]] were split off from the former [[Dungan Nequette Architects]].
* [[Elizabeth Wood]] founded [[Consider It Joy Baking]] (now [[The Joyful Food Co]].)
* [[Creative Polymer Solutions]] was founded.


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
* January: [[Tavern on the Summit]] closed.
* January: [[Cinema Blue]] and [[Pleasure Books East]] were closed.
* January: [[All Seasons Travel]] merged with Christopherson Andavo of Salt Lake City, Utah.
* [[January 31]]: [[V. Richard's]] market closed.
* [[January 18]]: [[Cameras Brookwood]] closed.
* [[February 1]]: [[Applebee's|Applebee's Neighborhood Bar & Grill]] at [[Brookwood Village]] closed after losing its lease.
* [[January 29]]: Produce/grocery retailer [[Freshfully]] closed.
* February: [[Athenahealth]]'s Birmingham office at [[Liberty Park]] closed.
* [[February 28]]: The [[Haskell Slaughter]] law firm closed its [[Park Place]] offices.
* February: Fashion retailer [[Harold & MOD]] closed.
* The [[Johnston Barton]] law firm closed its [[Colonial Center]] offices.
* February: [[Stone's Throw Bar & Grill]] at [[Mt Laurel]] closed.
* [[Kelley's Neighborhood Sports Grill]] closed.
* [[March 31]]: [[Bottletree]] closed.
* [[SpoonFed Grill]] was sold.
* April: [[Mad Doctor Game Shop]] closed.
* [[March 13]]: [[A. H. Cather Publishing Company]] closed.
* May: [[Simply Fashions]] filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and began liquidating stores.
* [[March 14]]: [[Surin & Company]] at [[Concord Center]] closed.
* [[May 2]]: [[The Mansion]] nightclub in [[North Birmingham]] was destroyed by fire.
* [[March 18]]: [[Good Friends Chinese & Seafood Restaurant]] was [[List of businesses closed by the Birmingham City Council|shut down]] by the [[Birmingham City Council]]
* [[Sterne Agee]] was acquired by Stifel of St Louis, Missouri.
* April: [[Loretta Goodwin Gallery]] closed.
* [[Belle Vista Mobile Home Park]]
* [[Summit Products]] filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation.
* [[Relax, It's Handled]]
* [[June 3]]: [[Protective Life Corporation]] announced its acquisition by the Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. of Tokyo, Japan for $5.7 billion.
* [[Dungan Nequette Architects]]  
* [[June 8]]: [[Trinity Presbyterian Church (Eastwood)]] held its final service.
* [[July 28]]: The [[Atlantis Entertainment & Event Center]] was [[List of businesses closed by the Birmingham City Council|shut down]] by the [[Birmingham City Council]].
* [[June 13]]: [[David's Arts and Frames]] closed.
* [[September 30]]: [[The Baskits]] closed.
* [[August 1]]: [[Highland Capital Brokerage]] was acquired by Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services of Miami, Florida.
* [[October 24]]: [[Continental Bakery Downtown]] closed.
* [[Splish Splash Car Wash]]
* November: [[Winn Dixie]] on [[Old Springville Road]] in [[Clay]] closed.
* [[Bashir Inc.]]
* [[December 31]]: [[War Eagle Supper Club]] closed.
* [[Applied Transportation Concepts]]
* [[Tidmore Flag and Banner]] closed its retail shop and relocated to Aberdeen, South Dakota.
* [[Affinity Healthcare Services]]
* [[Morgan Village]]
* [[C. W. Woods Contracting Services]]
* [[Rusert Homes]]
* [[Power Force Apparel]]
* [[Daniels Capital Corporation]]


=== Education ===
=== Education ===
* [[May 2]]: [[Birmingham City Schools]] emerged from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' probationary status.
* [[Spencer Horn]] took over as interim Superintendent of [[Birmingham City Schools]].
* [[July 1]]: [[Pelham City Schools]] broke away from [[Shelby County Schools]].
* [[February 10]]: [[2015 Birmingham property tax referendum]]
* [[July 1]]: [[Kelley Castlin-Gacutan]] took over as Superintendent of [[Birmingham City Schools]].
* [[UAB]] contracted with INTO University Partnerships to create and manage the [[INTO UAB]] program for international students.


=== Government ===
=== Government ===
* Redistricting affected constituencies in the [[Alabama State Senate]] and [[Alabama House of Representatives]].
:''See also [[2015 Alabama legislative session]]''
* [[February 25]]: [[Trussville]] residents passed a seven mill property tax increase, earmarked for [[Trussville City Schools]].
:''See also [[2015 Birmingham budget]]''
* [[March 25]]: [[Birmingham]] adopted the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code.
* [[January 1]]: The [[Alabama Law Enforcement Agency]] was established by merger of 12 existing state agencies.
* [[August 26]]: The [[2014 Bessemer municipal election]] was held.
* [[May 28]]: [[Bessemer]] broke ground on a new [[Bessemer City Hall]].
* [[October 24]]: [[Carbon Hill]] mayor [[James Richardson]] resigned following criminal charges of sexual abuse of city jail inmates.
* [[June 9]]: Governor [[Robert Bentley]] signed [[Act of Alabama 2015-408|legislation]] creating a new [[Alabama Legislative Council]].
* [[November 4]]: The [[2014 general election]] and [[2014 Birmingham neighborhood elections]] were held.
* [[August 7]]: The [[Birmingham City Council]] voted 7-1 to raise its salary from $15,000 a year to $50,000, effective in [[2017]].
* December: [[Birmingham City Council]] president [[Johnathan Austin]] made major changes to the council's committee structure and assignments.
* [[December 15]]: [[Mayor of Birmingham|Mayor]] [[William Bell]] and [[Birmingham City Council|City Council]] member [[Marcus Lundy]] got into a physical altercation at [[Birmingham City Hall|City Hall]].
 
===Religion===
* [[Oakmont United Methodist Church]] merged into [[Trinity United Methodist Church (Edgewood)]].
* [[Chris Rushing|Chris]] and [[Janice Rushing]] founded the [[Oklevueha Native American Church of Inner Light]] in [[Warrior]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
[[File:UAB gadsden flag.jpg|right|thumb|275px|A placard opposing the planned termination of the [[UAB Blazers football team]].]]
[[File:Wilder vs Molina.jpg|right|thumb|275px|[[WIlder vs Molina]] title bout, June 13, 2015 at [[Bartow Arena]].]]
* [[January 2]]: The [[2013 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] lost to the Oklahoma Sooners 45-31 in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana
* [[January 1]]: The [[2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, failing to advance into the first-ever Division I College Football Playoff Championship Game.
* [[January 4]]: The Vanderbilt Commodores defeated the Houston Cougars 41-24 in the [[2014 BBVA Compass Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]]
* [[January 3]]: The Florida Gators defeated the East Carolina Pirates 28-20 in the [[Birmingham Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[January 6]]: [[Jameis Winston]] led the Florida State Seminoles to a 34-31 victory over the [[2013 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] in the BCS National Championship game in Pasadena, California.
* [[January 17]]: Boxer [[Deontay Wilder]] defeated Bermane Stiverne by unanimous decision, claiming the WBC world heavyweight title.
* [[January 8]]: Former [[Auburn Tigers baseball team|Auburn]] and [[Birmingham Barons]] star [[Frank Thomas]] was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
* [[February 6]]-[[February 8|8]]: The Arkansas Razorbacks won the [[Southeastern Collegiate Hockey Conference]] Men's Hockey Championship at the [[Pelham Civic Complex & Ice Arena]]
* [[January 21]]: [[Bill Clark]] was named to succeed [[Garrick McGee]] as head coach of the [[UAB Blazers football team]].
* [[February 22]]: Joseph Amenya won the [[Mercedes Marathon]] with a time of 2:19:09.
* [[February 16]]: Mark Chepses of West Des Moines, Iowa won the [[Mercedes Marathon]] with a time of 2:20:36.
* [[March 10]]-[[March 14]]: Michigan State Spartans won the American Collegiate Hockey Association's Division III Men's Hockey National Championship at the [[Pelham Civic Complex & Ice Arena]]
* [[March 3]]: The [[Alabama Outlawz]] began playing arena football in the X-League with an away game against the Georgia Rampage in Dalton, Georgia.
* [[March 14]]: The [[2015 UAB Blazers men's basketball team]] won the [[2015 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament]] with a 73-60 victory over the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[March 12]]: [[Tony Barbee]] was fired as the head coach of the [[Auburn Tigers|men's basketball program]] at [[Auburn University]].
* [[March 19]]: The 14th seed UAB Blazers men's basketball team upset #3 seed Iowa State Cyclones 60-59 in the 2nd round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship in Louisville, Kentucky.
* [[March 17]]: [[Bruce Pearl]] was hired as the head coach of the [[Auburn Tigers|men's basketball program]] at [[Auburn University]].
* [[March 21]]: The UAB Blazers men's basketball team lost to the UCLA Bruins 92-75 in the 3rd round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship in Louisville, Kentucky.
* [[March 28]]: The Chicago White Sox played an exhibition against the [[2014 Birmingham Barons|Birmingham Barons]] at [[Regions Field]].
* [[April 26]]: Josef Newgarden won the [[Grand Prix of Alabama]] at [[Barber Motorsports Park]].
* [[April 27]]: Ryan Hunter-Reay won the [[Grand Prix of Alabama]] at [[Barber Motorsports Park]].
* [[May 3]]: Dale Earnhardt, Jr won the [[GEICO 500]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
* [[May 20]]-[[May 25|25]]: [[Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament]] at the [[Hoover Met]].
* [[May 17]]: Jeff Maggert won the [[Regions Tradition]] with par on the first playoff hole.
* [[June 6]]: [[Scott Padgett]] succeeded [[Bennie Seltzer]] as head coach of the [[Samford Bulldogs basketball team]].
* [[June 1]]: [[UAB]] president Ray Watts announced the planned reinstatement of the [[UAB Blazers football team|Blazers football]], women's bowling and rifle teams.
* [[June 25]]: The [[2014 Rickwood Classic]] was played.
* [[June 13]]: [[Deontay Wilder]] successfully defended his WBC Heavyweight belt against Eric Molina in a [[WIlder vs Molina|title bout]] at [[Bartow Arena]].
* August: ESPN's [[Southeastern Conference|SEC Network]] debuted, featuring [[Paul Finebaum]]'s call-in show.
* [[June 27]]: Cyclist [[Brian Toone]] finished 7th in the solo men's division of the 3,004-mile "Race Across America" endurance race with a time of 10 days, 14 hours and 20 minutes.
* [[November 30]]: [[2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] defeated [[2014 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] 55-44 in the [[2014 Iron Bowl]] at [[Bryant-Denny Stadium]].
* [[September 20]]: The Women's World Cup champion U.S. national soccer team played a friendly against Haiti at [[Legion Field]].
* [[December 2]]: [[UAB]] [[List of UAB presidents|president]] [[Ray Watts]] announced the termination of the [[UAB Blazers football team|Blazers football program]].
* [[September 26]]: [[Deontay Wilder]] knocked out Johann Duhaupas at [[Legacy Arena]] to defend his WBC World Heavyweight title. The fight was broadcast in prime time on NBC.  
* [[December 3]]-[[December 5|5]]: [[2014 AHSAA Super Seven Championships]] at [[Jordan-Hare Stadium]].
* [[Birmingham Freedom]]
* [[December 31]]: The [[2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] defeated the Michigan State Spartans 38-0 at Arlington, Texas in the College Football Playoff semi-final.


== Individuals ==
== Individuals ==
* [[January 31]]: [[Scott Richards]] conducted his final broadcast on [[WBRC 6]].
* [[February 1]]: [[Collin Gaston]] succeeded the retiring [[Lou Kirchen]] as general manager of [[Fox 6]].
* [[February 2]]: [[Michael Rich]] became Priest in Charge of [[St Andrew's Episcopal Church]].
* [[February 19]]: [[Joey Kennedy]] was fired from the [[Alabama Media Group]].
* [[Devon Laney]] succeeded [[Susan Matlock]] as director of the [[Innovation Depot]].
* [[April 5]]: [[Avery Johnson]] accepted an offer to succeed [[Anthony Grant]] as coach the [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] [[Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team|men's basketball team]].
* [[Mark Crosswhite]] succeeded [[Charles McCrary]] as president and CEO of [[Alabama Power]].
* May: [[Richard Jacks]] left his work as a broadcast meteorologist at [[WVTM-TV]] to focus on his real estate career.
* [[August 24]]: [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Birmingham Police Chief]] [[A. C. Roper]] was promoted to Major General of the U.S. Army Reserve.
* [[September 11]]: [[Shannon Ealy]]'s position of senior associate athletic director for [[UAB]] was eliminated.  
* [[November 3]]: [[Connie Hill]] became president and CEO of [[Girls Inc. of Central Alabama ]].
* [[November 1]]: [[​Jon Chalmers]] began his term as president of [[Holy Family Cristo Rey High School]].


===Births===
===Births===
* [[January 1]]: [[Griffin]], a [[:Category:Giraffes|giraffe]], was born at the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
* [[July 25]]: [[Josh (lion)|Josh]], a male African lion at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[January 29]]: [[Wynter Dobbins]], born during the [[2014 winter storm]].
* [[Parker]], a red panda at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]


=== Awards ===
=== Awards ===
* [[Alabama Academy of Honor]]: [[Judy Bonner]], [[Tim Cook]], [[John Croyle]], [[Jim Hudson]], [[Margaret Porter]], [[Nick Saban]], [[Jeff Sessions]], [[Edgar Welden]]
* [[Alabama Academy of Honor]]: [[Richard Arrington]], [[Raymond Harbert]], [[Bo Jackson]], [[Charles Krulak]], [[Caroline Novak]] and [[Randy Owen]]
* [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]]: [[Mart Avant]], [[Rick Bell]], [[Daniel Jose Carr]], [[Marion Evans]], [[Jean Kittrell]], [[Gary Motley]], [[George E. Washington]], [[Fred Wesley Jr]], [[John Hayden]], [[Robert Horton]], [[Don Jones]], [[Hal Kemp]], [[Al Killian]], [[Jack Marshall]], [[Phelton Simmons]], [[Eb Swingle]], [[Ward Swingle]]
* [[Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame]]:  
* [[Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame]]:  
* [[Alabama Men's Hall of Fame]]:
* [[Alabama Men's Hall of Fame]]: [[Albert Rains]]
* [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]]: [[Major Ogilvie]], [[Ruthie Bolton]], [[Red Cochran]], [[Bill Cody]], [[Eli Gold]], [[Travis Grant]], [[Walter Jones]] and [[David Magadan]]
* [[Alabama Music Hall of Fame]]: [[Chuck Leavell]], Donna Jean Godchaux, Johnny Sandlin, Wet Willie
* [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]]: [[Jay Barker]], [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Chris Gray]], [[Tony Richardson]], [[Bobby Hunt]], [[Derrick McKey]], [[Ennis Whatley]], and [[Tommy Neville]]
* [[Alabama Teacher of the Year]]: [[Jennifer Brown]], [[Vestavia Hills High School]]
* [[Alabama Women's Hall of Fame]]: [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]]
* [[Alabama Women's Hall of Fame]]: [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]]
* [[Alabama Writers Hall of Fame]]: (inaugurual class) [[Rick Bragg]], [[Johnson Jones Hooper]], [[Augusta Jane Evans Wilson]], [[Helen Keller]], [[Zora Neal Hurston]], [[William March]], [[Albert Murray]], [[Helen Norris Bell]], [[Andrew Glaze]], [[Harper Lee]], [[Sonia Sanchez]] and [[Sena Jeter Naslund]].
* [[Alabama Writers Hall of Fame]]:
* [[Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame]]:
* [[Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame]]: [[Bill Greason]], [[John McNamara]], [[Doug Segrest]], and [[Bo Landreth]]
* [[Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]]:
* [[Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]]: [[Charles Krulak]], [[Don Logan]], [[Stephen Moxley]], and [[Erskine Ramsay]]
* [[Birmingham Gallery of Distinguished Citizens]]:
* [[Birmingham Gallery of Distinguished Citizens]]:
* [[Bobby Bowden Collegiate Coach of the Year Award]]: [[Gus Malzahn]]
* [[Bobby Bowden Collegiate Coach of the Year Award]]:  
* [[Legend of Birmingham Award]]: [[Tony Nathan]]
* [[Legend of Birmingham Award]]:  
* [[Miss Alabama]]:  
* [[Wooster Award|Lou Wooster Public Health Hero Award]] presented to Angelou Ezeilo, CEO and Founder of the '''Greening Youth Foundation''' in Atlanta
* [[Miss Alabama USA]]: [[Jesica Ahlberg]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Meg McGuffin]] (Miss Phenix City)
* [[Miss Birmingham]]: [[Chelsea Yarber]]
* [[Miss Alabama USA]]: [[Madison Guthrie]]
* [[Miss Samford]]: [[Shea Summerlin]]
* [[Miss Birmingham]]: [[Susanna Bagwell]]
* [[Miss Samford]]: [[Madison Smith]]
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Amanda Ford]]
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Amanda Ford]]
* [[Miss UAB]]:
* [[Miss UAB]]: [[Melanie Roberts]]
* [[Mr Football]]:
* [[Mr Football]]:
* [[Vulcan Awards]]: [[Cameron Vowell]] (Lifetime Achievement), [[A. C. Roper]] (Servant Leadership), [[Shelley Stewart]] (Hero Award), [[Charles Krulak]] (Newcomer Award), [[Mike Warren]] (Game Changer Award)
* Presidential Medal of Freedom: [[Willie Mays]]
* [[Vulcan Awards]]: [[Judy Merritt]] (Lifetime Achievement, posthumous); [[Noah Galloway]], [[Zenko Hrynkiw]] and [[Vanessa Jones]] (Hero Awards); [[Sandra Ford]], [[Henry Ford]], [[Kerri Pruitt]], and [[Tonya Willingham]] (Servant Leadership Awards); [[Bill Clark]], [[Anthony Hood]], [[John Lyons Jr]] (Game Changer Awards); [[John Stewart III]], [[Matt Crane]], and [[Kaneshia Sims]] (Newcomer Awards)
*  Rona Jaffe Writer's Foundation Award: [[Ashley Jones]]


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
* [[July 12]]: [[Katherine Webb]] and [[A. J. McCarron]] were married in Orange Beach.
* [[February 9]]: [[Olanda Smith]] and [[Dianah McCaryeo]]


===Retirements===
===Retirements===
* [[March 21]]: Quarterback [[Greg McElroy]] retired from the National Football League.
* [[January 16]]: [[Caryl Privett]], [[10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama]]
* [[Judy Bonner]], president of the [[University of Alabama]]
* [[April 1]]: [[Jerry McIntosh]], [[Irondale Police Department|Irondale Police chief]]
* May: [[Charles Krulak]], president of [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* September: [[Doug Jones (police chief)|Doug Jones]], [[Helena Police Department|Helena Police Chief]]
* [[November 1]]: [[Jack Lowther]], presiding judge, [[Jefferson County District Court]] civil division
* [[December 31]]: [[Donald James]], chairman of [[Vulcan Materials]]
* [[Brad Salvage]], president of [[Jefferson Title Corp.]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[January 3]]: [[Betty Caldwell]], actress, director and English teacher
[[File:Doug Layton.jpg|right|thumb|Doug Layton died July 15, 2015]]
* [[January 12]]: [[James Pittman]], former dean of the [[UAB School of Medicine]]  
* [[January 15]]: [[Sam Wehby]], founder of [[All South Properties]]
* January 12: [[Bob Burton]], former CEO of [[Hoar Construction]]
* January 15: [[Gonzo]], a bald eagle at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[January 30]]: [[Danielle Downey]], former LPGA golfer and [[Auburn Tigers]] women's golf coach
* [[January 16]]: [[Otis Dismuke]], [[Birmingham City Schools]] community education director
* [[February 2]]: [[Wade Black]], filmmaker and director of the [[Birmingham Pledge Foundation]]
* [[January 17]]: [[Maxine Sykes]], restaurateur
* [[March 3]]: [[Joab Thomas]], former president of the [[University of Alabama]]
* [[January 28]]: [[Patsy Collat]], [[Mayer Electric]] executive
* [[March 4]]: [[Jimmy Watson]], owner of the [[Garage Café]]
* [[January 29]]: [[Ray Mohl]], urban historian
* [[March 17]]: [[Johnny Kile]], former chief of the [[Moody Police Department]] and [[Leeds City Council]] member
* [[February 7]]: [[Glenn Ireland II]], [[Vulcan Materials]] executive
* [[March 28]]: [[Jeremiah Denton]], former U.S. Senator
* [[February 13]]: [[Bobbie Jo Parsons]]
* [[March 29]]: [[J-R]], [[Irondale Police Department]] drug detection dog
* [[February 28]]: [[Nora Nash]], founder of [[Birmingham Dance Theatre]] and [[Costume Creations]]
* [[March 30]]: [[Eagle Phillips]], stage manager
* [[March 10]]: [[U.S. Pipe]] supervisor [[Van Williams]]
* [[April 6]]: [[Jim Pfaffman]], architect
* [[March 17]]: [[Marguerite Harbert]]
* [[April 7]]: [[John Baird]], contractor
* [[March 25]]: [[John Ed Willoughby]], radio host
* [[April 17]]: [[Betty Jensen]], retired [[Birmingham Police Department]] sergeant
* March 25: [[Jim Phillips]], [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] and NFL receiver
* April: [[Aldrich Gunn]], former [[Birmingham City Council]] member
* [[March 30]]: [[Alberto Chiesa]], architect
* [[April 26]]: [[David Langer]], former [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] defensive back
* March 30: [[Donald Comer III]], former [[Avondale Mills]] CEO
* [[May 2]]: [[K. D. Hardy]], author and motivational speaker
* [[March 31]]: [[Bill Voigt]], Air National Guard officer and president of [[National Veterans Day in Birmingham]]
* [[May 26]]: [[Virginia Pounds Brown]], librarian, bookseller, and author
* [[April 2]]: [[Evelyn Hardy|Evelyn Starks Hardy]], founding member of the [[Gospel Harmonettes]].
* May 26: [[Duane Pontius]], physicist, pianist, sculptor, and educator
* [[April 7]]: [[Torrey Ward]], [[UAB Blazers men's basketball team]].
* [[May 27]]: [[Ivor Brooks]], [[Birmingham Fire & Rescue]] chief
* Spring: [[Charles Ridley]], peanut vendor
* [[June 8]]: [[Ron Council]], public relations professional
* [[April 20]]: [[Fred McCrory]], businessman and [[Vestavia Hills City Council]] president.
* [[June 15]]: [[Samuel Pettagrue]], pastor of [[Sardis Missionary Baptist Church]]
* [[April 24]]: [[Lee Ousley]], concert violinist, educator and piano technician
* [[June 18]]: [[War Eagle#War Eagle VI (1986-2006)|War Eagle VI]], [[Auburn Tigers]] mascot
* [[May 9]]: [[McNeil Robinson]], organist and composer
* [[June 21]]: [[Joe Langston]], former [[WBRC-TV]] news director
* [[May 11]]: [[John Duchock]], [[Dora Police Department|Dora Police Chief]]
* [[June 24]]: [[Caleb Bankston]], train engineer
* May 11: [[J. B. Elliott]], meteorologist
* [[July 15]]: [[June Shaw|June Fore Shaw]], pathologist
* [[May 19]]: [[Bonner Wagnon|Mary Bonner Wagnon]], arts activist
* [[July 17]]: [[Hank Hartsfield]], space shuttle astronaut
* May 19: [[Henry Carter]], [[Bessemer Police Department|Bessemer Police]] officer
* July 17: [[Santosh Khare]], neonatalist
* [[June 2]]: [[John Wright]], communications director, actor and social activist
* [[August 6]]: [[Al Awtrey]], homebuilder and developer
* [[June 16]]: [[Oliver Dillard]], retired Army Major General
* [[August 8]]: [[George Berthon]], dry cleaner
* [[June 22]]: [[John B. McLemore]], horologist
* [[August 22]]: [[Bernard Williams]], pastor and educator
* [[June 24]]: [[Herndon Dowling Jr]], herpetologist
* [[September 12]]: [[John Garrett (CEO)|John Garrett]], CEO of [[Chronicle Studio]]
* [[July 8]]: [[Kenny Stabler]], former NFL quarterback
* [[September 14]]: [[Glenn House]], artist and papermaker
* [[July 10]]: [[Ben Cook]], sportswriter
* [[September 24]]: [[Virginia Mae Schmitt]], actress
* [[July 13]]: [[Francis Bryant]], residential contractor
* [[October 2]]: [[Benny Carle]], television host
* [[July 15]]: [[Doug Layton]], radio announcer and sportscaster
* [[October 14]]: [[Paul Hubbert]], [[Alabama Education Association]] president
* July 15: [[Ed Levins]], McDonald's franchisee and [[Clairmont Avenue]] "Santa Claus"
* [[October 22]]: [[J. Richmond Pearson]], former circuit judge and state senator
* [[July 17]]: [[Frank Wagner]], former [[Birmingham Parks & Recreation Board]] director
* [[October 24]]: [[Delores Hodgens Howard]], concert pianist, educator and 1961 [[Miss Alabama]]
* [[July 26]]: [[Wayne Teague]], former Alabama Superintendent of Education
* [[October 29]]: [[Frank Adams]], Jazz musician and former director of the [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]]
* [[July 29]]: [[Harry Brock Jr]], founder of [[BBVA Compass|Central Bank]].
* [[November 16]]: [[Foxxy Fatts|Sherman "Foxxy Fatts" Carson]], R&B and jazz drummer
* [[August 7]]: [[Bea Carlton]], co-founder of [[Milo's Hamburgers]]
* November 16: [[Emanuel Ford]], former [[Birmingham Board of Education]] member
* [[August 29]]: [[William Robertson Jr]], founder of [[Monumental Contracting Services]]
* [[November 17]]: [[Bill Mason]], dermatologist and art collector
* [[August 30]]: [[Max Cooper]], ad executive, McDonald's franchisee and Broadway producer
* [[November 26]]: [[Tom Self]], former ''[[Birmingham News]]'' photo editor
* [[September 19]]: [[Frances Moore]], longtime [[Bromberg's]] employee
* [[December 14]]: [[Tonya West]], chef, food stylist and drummer
* [[September 22]]: [[Richard Williamson]], football player and coach
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2014]] and [[List of homicides in 2014]]''
* [[September 29]]: [[Stanley Oliver]], [[Alabaster]] police chief
* [[October 1]]: [[Anna Catharine Grace]], educator and philanthropist
* [[October 10]]: [[Myrna Ria Ross]], [[Ramsay High School]] choir director
* [[October 19]]: [[Glenn Feldman]], historian
* [[October 24]]: [[Donald Kahn]], heart surgeon and real estate investor
* [[November 23]]: [[Heron Johnson]], pastor of [[Faith Apostolic Church]]
* [[November 27]]: [[Vance McBride]], hardware dealer
* [[December 14]]: [[Glen Sonmor]], former [[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)|Birmingham Bulls]] coach
* [[December 31]]: [[Wayne Rogers]], actor
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2015]] and [[List of homicides in 2015]]''


==Works==
==Works==
* [[February 18]]: [[St Paul & the Broken Bones]]' first full-length album, "Half the City", was released.
[[File:Grandview Medical Center rendering.png|right|thumb|275px|Grandview Medical Center opened in 2015]]
* [[March 3]]: The vinyl-clad Pepsi billboard over the [[Two North Twentieth sign]] was dedicated.
* [[Nina Miglionico statue]] at [[Linn Park]] by [[Ronald McDowell]]
* [[March 28]]: The second [[Birmingham Lights]] public art installation, "Positive Disruption" was dedicated in the [[14th Street underpass]] at the downtown [[Railroad Reservation]].
 
* [[June 12]]: "[[Toxic City|Toxic City:Birmingham's Dirty Secret]]", a short documentary written and directed by [[Hunter Nichols]], premiered at the [[Carver Theater]].
===Books===
* [[August 4]]: "[[Jersey Belle]]" a reality series featuring [[Jaime Primak Sullivan]], premiered on Bravo Media.
* ''[[The Cy Young Catcher]]'' by [[Doug Wedge]] and Charlie O'Brien
* ''[[Angels at the Gate]]'' by [[Theresa Thorne|T. K. Thorne]]
* ''[[Birmingham Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in the Magic City]]'' by [[Carla Jean Whitley]]
* ''[[Birmingham Food: A Magic City Menu]]'' by [[Emily Brown]]
* ''[[Christmas in Birmingham]]'' by [[Tim Hollis]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
 
* [[20 Midtown]] at 300-308 [[20th Street South]]
* [[Alagasco Metro Operations Center]] on [[1st Avenue North]]
* [[Birmingham Police Department West Precinct]] at [[Five Points West]].
* [[Birmingham Veterans Administration Primary Care Annex]]
* [[Black Bear Trail|Barbara Ingalls Shook Black Bear Trail]] at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[Community Gardens Apartments]] rehabilitation
* [[Grand Bohemian Mountain Brook]] at [[Lane Parke]]
* The [[Greenwave EcoScape]] at [[Leeds High School]] was completed.
* [[LabCorp Parking Deck]] on [[2nd Avenue South]]
* [[LIV Parkside]]
* [[Greystone Golf & Country Club]]'s Clubhouse renovations, Golf Operations Center, and Golf Performance Center
* [[Negro Southern League Museum]] opened adjacent to [[Regions Field]].
* [[NFR Hall]]
* [[Railroad Avenue (Trussville)]]
* The [[Rampage]] roller coaster at [[Splash Adventure]] was restored and reopened.
* [[The Plaza II (Gardendale)]]
* [[The Plaza III (Gardendale)]]
* [[Vestavia Hills City Hall]]
* [[October 4]]: The relocated [[Crestline Scout House]] was rededicated.


===Demolitions===
===Demolitions===
 
* [[Birmingham Central Station]]
* [[Jack Wood Stadium]] and [[John C. Yarbrough Community Center]] in [[Trussville]]
* [[Riverpoint building]] at [[Cahaba Center at Grandview]]


==See Also==
==See Also==
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==Context==
==Context==
In 2015, the Eurasian Economic Union came into effect.  Islamist terrorists attacked the offices of satirical magazine ''Charlie Hebdo'' in Paris.  NASA's ''Dawn'' probe entered orbit around dwarf planet Ceres.  A 7.8 earthquake originating in Nepal killed over 9,000.  Ireland legalized same-sex marriage by popular vote.  American Pharoah <!--sic--> became the first American Triple Crown winner since 1978.
A Minnesota dentist and hunter killed Cecil, a lion in  Zimbabwe.  NASA's ''New Horizons'' probe visited Pluto.  Cuba and the United States reestablished full diplomatic relations.  Europe experienced a refugee crisis.  Train passengers, including three Americans, foiled a terrorist attack on a train in France. A stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 2,200 people. Volkswagen admitted rigging emissions software on some cars.  Hurricane Patricia became the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. American Pharoah <!--sic--> became the first horse in history to complete the "Grand Slam" of American horse racing—the Triple Crown plus the Breeders' Cup Classic. A series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris killed 130 people.  SpaceX landed a Falcon 9 rocket, the first reusable rocket to successfully enter orbital space and return. ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' broke several box office records.
The top-grossing films of 2015 were ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'', ''Jurassic World'', ''Furious 7'', ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'', and ''Minions''.  ''Spotlight'' took the Academy Award for Best Picture. ''The Revenant'' received both Best Director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu) and Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio).  Best Actress went to Brie Larson (''Room'').  ''Inside Out'' won Best Animated Feature Film.
Notable births in 2015 included Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.


Notable deaths included politician Mario Cuomo, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, physicist Charles H. Townes, singer Lesley Gore, actor Leonard Nimoy, writer Terry Prachett, comedian and advertising creative director Stan Freberg, singer Percy Sledge, singer-songwriter B. B. King, mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr, actor Christopher Lee, actor Dick Van Patten, professional wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, film director Wes Craven, football player & commentator Frank Gifford, actor Dean Jones, romance novelist Jackie Collins, baseball player & manager Yogi Berra, actress Maureen O'Hara, West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon, musician Lemmy, and singer Natalie Cole.


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2015 was the 144th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Education

Government

See also 2015 Alabama legislative session
See also 2015 Birmingham budget

Religion

Sports

WIlder vs Molina title bout, June 13, 2015 at Bartow Arena.

Individuals

Births

Awards

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

Doug Layton died July 15, 2015
See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2015 and List of homicides in 2015

Works

Grandview Medical Center opened in 2015

Books

Buildings

Demolitions

See Also

Context

In 2015, the Eurasian Economic Union came into effect. Islamist terrorists attacked the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. NASA's Dawn probe entered orbit around dwarf planet Ceres. A 7.8 earthquake originating in Nepal killed over 9,000. Ireland legalized same-sex marriage by popular vote. American Pharoah became the first American Triple Crown winner since 1978.

A Minnesota dentist and hunter killed Cecil, a lion in Zimbabwe. NASA's New Horizons probe visited Pluto. Cuba and the United States reestablished full diplomatic relations. Europe experienced a refugee crisis. Train passengers, including three Americans, foiled a terrorist attack on a train in France. A stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 2,200 people. Volkswagen admitted rigging emissions software on some cars. Hurricane Patricia became the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. American Pharoah became the first horse in history to complete the "Grand Slam" of American horse racing—the Triple Crown plus the Breeders' Cup Classic. A series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris killed 130 people. SpaceX landed a Falcon 9 rocket, the first reusable rocket to successfully enter orbital space and return. Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke several box office records.

The top-grossing films of 2015 were Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jurassic World, Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Minions. Spotlight took the Academy Award for Best Picture. The Revenant received both Best Director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu) and Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio). Best Actress went to Brie Larson (Room). Inside Out won Best Animated Feature Film.

Notable births in 2015 included Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.

Notable deaths included politician Mario Cuomo, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, physicist Charles H. Townes, singer Lesley Gore, actor Leonard Nimoy, writer Terry Prachett, comedian and advertising creative director Stan Freberg, singer Percy Sledge, singer-songwriter B. B. King, mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr, actor Christopher Lee, actor Dick Van Patten, professional wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, film director Wes Craven, football player & commentator Frank Gifford, actor Dean Jones, romance novelist Jackie Collins, baseball player & manager Yogi Berra, actress Maureen O'Hara, West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon, musician Lemmy, and singer Natalie Cole.

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