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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]].
* [[September 1]]: [[Charm]] opened.
* [[September 1]]: [[Charm]] opened.
* [[October 15]]: [[Dodiyós]] opened in [[Homewood]].
* [[October 15]]: [[Dodiyós]] opened in [[Homewood]].
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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 Company]].
* [[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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* [[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, Jr]] 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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* [[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 30]]: [[Joel Smith]], newspaper publisher
* [[July 30]]: [[Joel Smith]], newspaper publisher
* [[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

Revision as of 14:35, 10 September 2015

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

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

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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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