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US Airways Flight 1549 made a miraculous landing on the Hudson River. Barack Obama became President of the United States. The Packers defeated the Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII. Australian bushfires killed 173. The spread of H1N1 flu was deemed a global pandemic. | |||
Deaths in 2009 included those of Beatrice Arthur, Jack Kemp, Dom DeLuise, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and [[Michael Jackson]]. <!-- The top-grossing films included ''___''. ''___'' won the "Best Picture" Oscar. ___ won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for ''___''. --> | |||
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Revision as of 10:54, 1 July 2009
2009 is the 138th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- January 27: 2009 State of the City address
- February 3: APT's For the Record aired its final program
- March 6 - 8: Over 45,000 people attended the Davis Cup first round matches at the BJCC
- September 11 - 12: Artwalk was held in the Loft District
Business
- January 29: Lite Box Gallery opened
- February 7: Frigid Records opened
- March 6: Bromberg's closed its downtown Birmingham store after 110-years in the city center.
Sports
- March 6-8: 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.
- May 1-3: Mat Mladin won the Honda Superbike Classic.
- May 13-17: Keith Fergus won the Regions Charity Classic.
- May 16: The fourth annual Birmingham Zoo Run was held.
- May 20-24: LSU won the 2009 SEC Baseball Tournament at Regions Park.
- May 27: The 2009 Rickwood Classic was held at Rickwood Field.
- June 1-5: The 2009 National Veterans Golden Age Games were held at the BJCC.
- November 27: The 2009 Iron Bowl was held at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Individuals
- February 1: Tom Bradley retired as Hoover's fire chief and was succeeded by Chuck Wingate.
Awards
Deaths
- January 1: Henry Stanford, former Birmingham-Southern College president
- January 9: Chuck Morgan, former Civil Rights attorney
- January 12: Gage Bush Englund, former principal dancer with the Birmingham Civic Ballet
- January 20: Joe Domnanovich, football player
- January 25: Martin Bell, Episcopal priest
- January 30: Guy Hunt, former Governor of Alabama
- February 4: Thomas Corts, former President of Samford University
- February 10: Kirkwood Balton, former CEO of Booker T. Washington Insurance Company
- February 14: Carole Samuelson, former Jefferson County Health Officer
- February 14: John Evins, former president of Hart-Greer, appliance distributors
- February 19: Dan Holliman, biologist and Birmingham-Southern College professor
- February 26: Harry Ford, retired Air Force Colonel and former Tuskegee Airman
- February 27: Paul Bailey, former BSC professor and Mayor of Baileyton
- February 28: Jimmy Lee, Jr, former CEO of Buffalo Rock Company
- March 5: Bill Ireland, former Vulcan Materials executive and philanthropist
- March 7: Ken Owens, architect
- March 7: Bill Waites, Chief of the Pleasant Grove Police Department
- March 10: Jack Granata, sculptor and art professor
- March 27: Roberta Alison Baumgardner, tennis player
- March 28: Walter Palmer, Tuskegee Airman
- April 5: Jim Dearth, former CEO of Children's Hospital
- April 5: Angela Hernández, former math department chair, University of Montevallo
- April 20: Delores Manyama, Carver High School English teacher
- April 21: Miriam Witherspoon, attorney and Birmingham City Council member
- April 24: Marvin Harper, Northport preservationist
- May 6: Nina Miglionico, attorney and former Birmingham City Council president
- May 19: Randy Sandford, architecture enthusiast and documentarian
- May 26: James Travis, Tuskegee Airman
- June 3: Joseph Cunningham, pathologist
- June 7: James Walbert, pianist, composer and teacher
- June 10: Barry Beckett, pianist and music producer
- June 10: Richard Quick, Auburn Tigers swimming coach
- June 11: Jack Trawick, convicted murderer
- June 14: Lillie Fincher, educator and community leader
- June 16: Marian Ann Dowdell Woods, librarian, widow of Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr
- June 22: Bert Bank, World War II veteran and Tuscaloosa radio executive
- June 24: Jamie, Birmingham Zoo gorilla
- June 25: Michael Jackson
Works
Buildings
- Aveda Institute in Hoover
- Birmingham Fire Station No. 22/10 in Avondale
- Major addition to Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3
- Glenbrook at Oxmoor Valley
- Hallman Hill in Homewood
- Inverness Country Club clubhouse
- Jefferson County Bessemer Justice Center
- Southside Residence Inn on 20th Street South
- Aldi on Crestwood Boulevard
- Reed-Harvey Park in Center Point
- New South Tower at Shelby Baptist Medical Center
Books
- April 21: Outcasts United, Warren St John
See Also
- 2009 Birmingham Barons
- 2009 City Stages
- 2009 Iron Bowl
- 2009 SEC Baseball Tournament
- 2009 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
- 2009 UAB Blazers football
Context
US Airways Flight 1549 made a miraculous landing on the Hudson River. Barack Obama became President of the United States. The Packers defeated the Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII. Australian bushfires killed 173. The spread of H1N1 flu was deemed a global pandemic.
Deaths in 2009 included those of Beatrice Arthur, Jack Kemp, Dom DeLuise, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson.
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