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'''2020''' is the 149th year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].
[[File:UAB Heroes Work Here.jpg|right|thumb|450px|A message reading "Heroes Work Here" was projected onto the [[Quarterback Tower]] at [[UAB Medical Center]] during the [[2020 Coronavirus pandemic]].]]
'''2020''' was the 149th year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].
 
With 73.05 inches of rain, it was the city's 5th wettest year on record.


==Events==
==Events==
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* November: [[Command Alkon]] acquired the construction logistics business of Sunnyvale, California-based Trimble.
* November: [[Command Alkon]] acquired the construction logistics business of Sunnyvale, California-based Trimble.
* December: Legacy Funeral Group of Houston, Texas acquired the [[Jefferson Memorial Gardens|Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home]] and [[Jefferson Memorial Gardens]] in [[Trussville]] and the [[Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home]] and [[Jefferson Memorial Gardens South]] in [[Hoover]].
* December: Legacy Funeral Group of Houston, Texas acquired the [[Jefferson Memorial Gardens|Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home]] and [[Jefferson Memorial Gardens]] in [[Trussville]] and the [[Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home]] and [[Jefferson Memorial Gardens South]] in [[Hoover]].
* December: [[Adamson Ford]] became [[Stivers Ford of Birmingham]].
* [[December 29]]: [[Jasper Lumber Co.]] announced a partnership with Tolko Industries of Vernon, British Columbia to expand production in [[Walker County]] as [[Jasper Forest Products]].
* [[December 31]]: [[Trussville Auto & Truck]] relocated to [[Ashville]].


====Establishments====
====Establishments====
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* [[Marco Perez|Marco]] and [[Juan Perez]] opened [[Maya Mexican Restaurant]] at the former [[Del Toro]] in [[Alabaster]].
* [[Marco Perez|Marco]] and [[Juan Perez]] opened [[Maya Mexican Restaurant]] at the former [[Del Toro]] in [[Alabaster]].
* February: [[Marco Butturini]] opened [[Le Fresca]] at 2218 [[2nd Avenue North]].
* February: [[Marco Butturini]] opened [[Le Fresca]] at 2218 [[2nd Avenue North]].
* March: [[Lauren Pearson]] and [[Emily Lassiter]] founded [[The Wealth Edit]] online community.
* [[March 19]]: [[Grikey's Meat and Market]] opened in [[Center Point]].
* [[March 19]]: [[Grikey's Meat and Market]] opened in [[Center Point]].
* [[April 27]]: [[David Majure]] opened an [[Ace Hardware]] at 300 [[Carlow Lane]] in [[Mt Laurel]].
* [[June 7]]: [[Refined to Go]] opened in [[Old Town Helena]].
* [[June 7]]: [[Refined to Go]] opened in [[Old Town Helena]].
* July: [[Sublime Media]] acquired the assets of [[Alliance Communications]], including ''[[Fabricating and Metalworking]]'' magazine.
* July: [[Sublime Media]] acquired the assets of [[Alliance Communications]], including ''[[Fabricating and Metalworking]]'' magazine.
* July: [[Jon Riddle]] and [[Micheal McCants]] founded [[Magic City Dumpsters]]
* July: [[Jon Riddle]] and [[Micheal McCants]] founded [[Magic City Dumpsters]]
* July: [[Paul Compton]], [[Haskins Jones]] and [[Dave Dresher]] founded the law firm of [[Compton Jones Dresher]].
* July: [[Paul Compton]], [[Haskins Jones]] and [[Dave Dresher]] founded the law firm of [[Compton Jones Dresher]].
* [[July 25]]: [[A-Train Station]] food truck debuted.
* [[August 1]]: [[Gardendale Pickers]] opened in the former [[K-Mart]] at 901 [[Decatur Highway (Gardendale)|Decatur Highway]] in [[Gardendale]].
* [[August 1]]: [[Gardendale Pickers]] opened in the former [[K-Mart]] at 901 [[Decatur Highway (Gardendale)|Decatur Highway]] in [[Gardendale]].
* [[August 3]]: [[Michael's]] opened at the [[Negro Southern League Museum]].
* [[August 3]]: [[Michael's]] opened at the [[Negro Southern League Museum]].
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* [[Prashant Patel|Prashant]] and [[Mittel Patel]] opened the [[Wash Doctor Car Wash]] on [[Shannon-Oxmoor Road]].
* [[Prashant Patel|Prashant]] and [[Mittel Patel]] opened the [[Wash Doctor Car Wash]] on [[Shannon-Oxmoor Road]].
* November: [[ResBiotech]] was founded by [[Charitharth Lal]].
* November: [[ResBiotech]] was founded by [[Charitharth Lal]].
* [[Patrick Campbell]] founded [[OpenVia]] at [[Hardware Park]].
* [[Amy Mezzell]] and [[Sheena Patton]] founded [[Trailer Park Photos]].
* [[Del Smith]] and [[Tiffany Whitlow]] founded [[Acclinate]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
* ISCO Industries of Louisville, Kentucky acquired [[M. T. Deason]].
* ISCO Industries of Louisville, Kentucky acquired [[M. T. Deason]].
* [[PieLab]] in [[Greensboro]] closed.
* [[Zula's Mart]] on [[Highland Avenue]] closed.
* [[Zula's Mart]] on [[Highland Avenue]] closed.
* [[January 8]]: [[Magic City Krabs]] at 2201 [[4th Place West]] closed.
* [[January 8]]: [[Magic City Krabs]] at 2201 [[4th Place West]] closed.
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* May: [[Blevins Barber Shop]] at [[Two North Twentieth]] closed.
* May: [[Blevins Barber Shop]] at [[Two North Twentieth]] closed.
* May: [[Books-A-Million]] closed its [[Brookwood Village]] store.
* May: [[Books-A-Million]] closed its [[Brookwood Village]] store.
* June: [[Klingler's]] in [[Vestavia Hills]] closed.
* June: [[Klingler's Café]] in [[Vestavia Hills]] closed.
* [[June 14]]: [[Cocina Superior]] at [[Brookwood Village]] closed.
* [[June 14]]: [[Cocina Superior]] at [[Brookwood Village]] closed.
* June: [[Shrimp Basket]] closed its [[Crestwood Boulevard]] location.
* June: [[Shrimp Basket]] closed its [[Crestwood Boulevard]] location.
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* [[March 15]]: [[Dorinda Broadnax]] was installed as pastor of [[First Congregational Christian Church]] in [[College Hills]].
* [[March 15]]: [[Dorinda Broadnax]] was installed as pastor of [[First Congregational Christian Church]] in [[College Hills]].
* [[November 20]]: [[Greater Grace Missionary Baptist Church]] in [[Center Point]] burned.
* [[November 20]]: [[Greater Grace Missionary Baptist Church]] in [[Center Point]] burned.
* November 20: [[Tony Cooper]], former director of the [[Jimmie Hale Mission]], was installed as pastor of [[Pineywood Baptist Church]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* January 1: The [[2019 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] lost to the Minnesota Golden Gophers 24-31 in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida.
* January 1: The [[2019 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] lost to the Minnesota Golden Gophers 24-31 in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida.
* [[January 2]]: The Cincinnati Bearcats defeated the Boston College Eagles 38-6 in the [[2020 Birmingham Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[January 2]]: The Cincinnati Bearcats defeated the Boston College Eagles 38-6 in the [[2020 Birmingham Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[January 6]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] juniors [[Henry Ruggs III]], [[Jerry Jeudy]] and [[Tua Tagovailoa]] announced for the 2020 NFL Draft.
* [[January 6]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] juniors [[Henry Ruggs]], [[Jerry Jeudy]] and [[Tua Tagovailoa]] announced for the 2020 NFL Draft.
* [[February 22]]: [[Deontay Wilder]] fought Tyson Fury to defend his WBC heavyweight title.
* [[February 22]]: [[Deontay Wilder]] fought Tyson Fury to defend his WBC heavyweight title.
* March: [[UAB Blazers#Men's basketball|UAB Men's basketball]] coach [[Rob Ehsan]] was fired and former player and assistant coach [[Andy Kennedy]] was hired to succeed him.
* March: [[UAB Blazers#Men's basketball|UAB Men's basketball]] coach [[Rob Ehsan]] was fired and former player and assistant coach [[Andy Kennedy]] was hired to succeed him.
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* July: [[Lee Yount]] was hired as interim director of [[United Ability]].
* July: [[Lee Yount]] was hired as interim director of [[United Ability]].
* August: [[Debra Hays]] succeeded [[Tanveer Patel]] as CEO of [[ConcertCare]].
* August: [[Debra Hays]] succeeded [[Tanveer Patel]] as CEO of [[ConcertCare]].
* August: [[Kecia Thomas]] began her term as dean of the [[UAB College of Arts and Sciences]].
* November: [[Matt Rasmussen]] was made site director of the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens.
* [[November 27]]: [[Griffin Lassiter]] succeeded [[Josh Carpenter]] as director of the [[Birmingham Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity]].
* [[November 27]]: [[Griffin Lassiter]] succeeded [[Josh Carpenter]] as director of the [[Birmingham Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity]].
* December: [[WBHM-FM]] general manager [[Chuck Holmes]] resigned to accept the directorship of the [[Alabama Humanities Alliance]].


===Births===
===Births===
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[[File:Cleve photo 3 retouched.jpg|right|thumb|Cleve Eaton (1939–2020)]]
[[File:Cleve photo 3 retouched.jpg|right|thumb|Cleve Eaton (1939–2020)]]
[[File:Rebecca Luker.jpg|right|thumb|Rebecca Luker (1961–2020)]]
[[File:Rebecca Luker.jpg|right|thumb|Rebecca Luker (1961–2020)]]
The [[Jefferson County Coroner's Office]] reported 302 [[Jefferson County drug overdoses by year|deaths from drug overdoses]] during the year, a 28% increase over [[2019]]. In almost every death, a combination of [[fentanyl]] and another drug were present.
* [[January 10]]: [[John Bresnan]], Chief of the [[Homewood Fire Department]]
* [[January 10]]: [[John Bresnan]], Chief of the [[Homewood Fire Department]]
* [[January 13]]: [[Doug Barnes]], street character
* [[January 13]]: [[Doug Barnes]], street character
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* [[March 8]]: [[Parker]], a red panda at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[March 8]]: [[Parker]], a red panda at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[March 17]]: [[Mamie Brown|Mamie Brown Mason]], healthcare consultant and co-founder of the [[ACHMR Choir]].
* [[March 17]]: [[Mamie Brown|Mamie Brown Mason]], healthcare consultant and co-founder of the [[ACHMR Choir]].
* [[March 20]]: [[Evelyn Williams]], former "[[Miss Vulcan]]"
* [[March 27]]: [[Joseph Lowery]], Methodist minister and [[SCLC]] co-founder
* [[March 27]]: [[Joseph Lowery]], Methodist minister and [[SCLC]] co-founder
* [[April 2]]: [[Ruth Appelhof]], former [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] curator
* [[April 2]]: [[Ruth Appelhof]], former [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] curator
* [[April 6]]: [[Rodney Dodson]], former [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] Captain
* [[April 6]]: [[Rodney Dodson]], former [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] captain
* April 6: [[James Jett]], [[Warrior City Council]] member
* [[April 12]]: [[Tarvaris Jackson]], former NFL quarterback
* [[April 12]]: [[Tarvaris Jackson]], former NFL quarterback
* [[April 25]]: [[Erskine Faush]], AME Zion minister, radio executive and gospel singer
* [[April 25]]: [[Erskine Faush]], AME Zion minister, radio executive and gospel singer
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* [[July 9]]: [[Billy Joe Driver]], Mayor of [[Clanton]]
* [[July 9]]: [[Billy Joe Driver]], Mayor of [[Clanton]]
* [[July 14]]: [[Ron Johnson]], state legislator
* [[July 14]]: [[Ron Johnson]], state legislator
* July: [[Yana Davis]], public radio executive, newspaper editor and history instructor
* July: [[Dave Holloway]], naturalist
* July: [[Dave Holloway]], naturalist
* [[July 20]]: [[Marty Schulman]], naturalist
* [[July 20]]: [[Marty Schulman]], naturalist
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* [[July 23]]: [[Ouida Fritschi‎]], community activist
* [[July 23]]: [[Ouida Fritschi‎]], community activist
* [[July 29]]: [[James Nelson]], [[ASFA]] director and arts critic
* [[July 29]]: [[James Nelson]], [[ASFA]] director and arts critic
* July 29: [[Martha Jane Patton]], [[Legal Aid Society]] director
* [[July 30]]: [[Harvey Updyke]], former Texas state trooper convicted of poisoning the oak trees at [[Toomer's Corner]]
* [[July 30]]: [[Harvey Updyke]], former Texas state trooper convicted of poisoning the oak trees at [[Toomer's Corner]]
* [[August 1]]: [[J. D. Weeks]], author and historian
* [[August 1]]: [[J. D. Weeks]], author and historian
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* [[August 8]]: [[John Brown]], minister and street preacher
* [[August 8]]: [[John Brown]], minister and street preacher
* [[August 10]]: [[Arnold Singer]], Hoover civic leader
* [[August 10]]: [[Arnold Singer]], Hoover civic leader
* [[August 11]]: [[Abe Fawal]], filmmaker, author and educator
* [[August 20]]: [[Mickey Dean]], comedian
* [[August 20]]: [[Mickey Dean]], comedian
* August 20: [[Heidi Bowman]], artist
* [[August 25]]: [[Curtis Bell]], blues DJ
* [[September 5]]: [[Mike Wilson]], founder of [[Saw's BBQ]]
* [[September 5]]: [[Mike Wilson]], founder of [[Saw's BBQ]]
* [[September 7]]: [[Henrietta Boggs-MacGuire]], former first lady of Costa Rica
* [[September 7]]: [[Henrietta Boggs-MacGuire]], former first lady of Costa Rica
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* [[September 16]]: [[Winston Groom]], novelist
* [[September 16]]: [[Winston Groom]], novelist
* [[September 20]]: [[Henry Joe]], restaurateur
* [[September 20]]: [[Henry Joe]], restaurateur
* [[September 29]]: [[Susil Rupasinghe]], gas station owner
* [[October 2]]: [[Steve Williams]], insurance executive and collector
* [[October 2]]: [[Steve Williams]], insurance executive and collector
* [[November 2]]: [[Bonnie Bolding Swearingen]], actor, stockbroker and philanthropist
* [[November 2]]: [[Bonnie Bolding Swearingen]], actor, stockbroker and philanthropist
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* [[November 17]]: [[Jimmy Jews]], retired fire captain
* [[November 17]]: [[Jimmy Jews]], retired fire captain
* [[November 20]]: [[Charles Salvagio]], attorney
* [[November 20]]: [[Charles Salvagio]], attorney
* [[December 3]]: [[Sorrel]], a red panda at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[December 5]]: [[Tom Bradley]], [[Hoover Fire Department]] chief
* [[December 5]]: [[Tom Bradley]], [[Hoover Fire Department]] chief
* [[December 7]]: [[Pat Gray]], television host
* [[December 7]]: [[Pat Gray]], television host
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* [[December 23]]: [[Rebecca Luker]], Broadway actor and cabaret singer
* [[December 23]]: [[Rebecca Luker]], Broadway actor and cabaret singer
* [[December 24]]: [[Dwayne Hawkins]], auto dealer
* [[December 24]]: [[Dwayne Hawkins]], auto dealer
* [[December 25]]: [[Dewey Corder]], Baptist minister
* [[December 26]]: [[Ted Lumpkin]], [[Tuskegee Airmen|Tuskegee Airman]]
* [[December 28]]: [[Randall Versie Smith|Randall Smith]], [[Birmingham Police Department]]
* [[December 31]]: [[Tom Lankford]], ''[[Birmingham News]]'' reporter and photographer
* See also:
* See also:
** [[2020 Folsom Field plane crash]]
** [[2020 Folsom Field plane crash]]
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* ''[[Buffalo Hunting in Alabama]]'', novel by [[Don Erwin]]
* ''[[Buffalo Hunting in Alabama]]'', novel by [[Don Erwin]]
* ''[[Underground Birmingham: Images from Birmingham’s Iron Ore Mines]]'', photographs by [[Jeff Newman]] and [[Josh Box]]
* ''[[Underground Birmingham: Images from Birmingham’s Iron Ore Mines]]'', photographs by [[Jeff Newman]] and [[Josh Box]]
* Black, Art (2020) ''[[Fame and Fortune in The Show|Fame and Fortune in The Show: Baseball at Rickwood Field and Beyond in the Middle 1900s]]'' [[Blue Rooster Press]] ISBN 9780988980792


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[1001 20th Street South]] at [[Five Points South]]
* [[1001 20th Street South]] at [[Five Points South]]
* [[20 Midtown]] Phase 3
* [[20 Midtown]] Phase 3
* [[AIDS Alabama]] [[Way Station]] in [[Smithfield]]
* [[Howlett Clubhouse]] for the [[A. G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club]] at [[CrossPlex Village]]
* [[Howlett Clubhouse]] for the [[A. G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club]] at [[CrossPlex Village]]
* Redevelopment of [[American Life Building]] as "workforce" apartments
* Redevelopment of [[American Life Building]] as "workforce" apartments
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* [[Firehouse Ministries|Firehouse Shelter]]
* [[Firehouse Ministries|Firehouse Shelter]]
* [[Freedom Manor]] renovations
* [[Freedom Manor]] renovations
* [[Foundry Yards]] apartments on [[13th Street South]] in [[Parkside District|Parkside]]
* [[I-20/59 downtown viaduct]]
* [[I-20/59 downtown viaduct]]
* [[Planned Parenthood Birmingham Clinic]] on [[1st Avenue North]] in [[Smithfield]]
* [[Planned Parenthood Birmingham Clinic]] on [[1st Avenue North]] in [[Smithfield]]
* [[Macaroni Lofts]]
* [[Macaroni Lofts]]
* [[The Market Place at The Bray]] shopping center
* [[New Ideal Lofts]]
* [[New Ideal Lofts]]
* [[UAB Technology Innovation Center]]
* [[UAB Technology Innovation Center]]
* [[Valley Hotel]] on [[28th Avenue South Homewood]]
* [[Valley Hotel]] on [[28th Avenue South Homewood]]
* [[Vestavia Medical Center]]
* [[Wylam Library]] renovations
* [[Wylam Library]] renovations


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==Context==
==Context==
In 2020 a [[2020 Coronavirus pandemic|worldwide pandemic associated with the "COVID–19" virus]] caused massive disruption to public health, markets and society. The [[2020 Olympic bid|2020 Olympic Summer Games]] in Tokyo, Japan were postponed by a year. Joe Biden was elected President of the United States.
In 2020 a [[2020 Coronavirus pandemic|worldwide pandemic associated with the "COVID–19" virus]] caused massive disruption to public health, markets and society. The [[2020 Olympic bid|2020 Olympic Summer Games]] in Tokyo, Japan were postponed by a year. Joe Biden was elected President of the United States. Great Britain's "Brexit" from the European Union was formalized.


The United Methodist Church split over acceptance of gay marriage. President Trump approved a drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at Baghdad International Airport. Massive bushfires spread across Australia and wildfires ravaged the western United States and Canada.  
The United Methodist Church split over acceptance of gay marriage. President Trump approved a drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at Baghdad International Airport. Massive bushfires spread across Australia and wildfires ravaged the western United States and Canada.  


Notable deaths in 2020 included activist C. T. Vivian; actors Chadwick Boseman, Wilford Brimley, Sean Connery, Robert Conrad, Olivia de Havilland, Kirk Douglas, Ian Holm, Kelly Preston, Ann Reinking, Diana Rigg, Jerry Stiller, Max von Sydow, and Fred Willard; aviator Charles Yeager; baseball Hall of Famers Lou Brock, Whitey Ford, and Joe Morgan; basketball stars Kobe Bryant and Curly Neal; business executives Herman Cain, Sumner Redstone, and Jack Welch; cartoonists Gene Deitch and Mort Drucker; coach John Thompson; coal baron Robert Murray; composers Johnny Mandel and Ennio Morricone; critic Michael Sorkin; directors Alan Parker, Carl Reiner, Joel Schumacher and Lynn Shelton; former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak; journalist Jim Lehrer; writers Clive Cussler, Roger Kahn, John le Carré, Terrence McNally, Charles Portis, Elizabeth Wurtzel, and Carlos Ruiz Zafón; Emir of Kuwait Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah; magician James Randi; Monty Python founder Terry Jones; musicians Charlie Daniels, Little Richard, Vera Lynn, Ellis Marsalis, Todd Nance, Neil Peart, John Prine, Kenny Rogers, Adam Schlesinger, Joseph Shabalala, Eddie Van Halen, and Bill Withers; former NBA commissioner David Stern; physicists Freeman Dyson and Katherine Johnson; playwright/activist Larry Kramer; publisher Earl Graves Sr; soccer player Diego Maradona; Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; television hosts Grant Imahara, Regis Philbin, and Alex Trebek; U.S. Representative John Lewis; and White House advisor Brent Scowcroft.
Notable deaths in 2020 included activist C. T. Vivian; actors Chadwick Boseman, Wilford Brimley, Sean Connery, Robert Conrad, Olivia de Havilland, Kirk Douglas, Ian Holm, Kelly Preston, Ann Reinking, Diana Rigg, Jerry Stiller, Max von Sydow, Dawn Wells and Fred Willard; aviator Charles Yeager; baseball Hall of Famers Lou Brock, Whitey Ford, and Joe Morgan; basketball stars Kobe Bryant and Curly Neal; business executives Herman Cain, Sumner Redstone, and Jack Welch; cartoonists Gene Deitch and Mort Drucker; coach John Thompson; coal baron Robert Murray; composers Johnny Mandel and Ennio Morricone; critic Michael Sorkin; directors Alan Parker, Carl Reiner, Joel Schumacher and Lynn Shelton; former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak; journalist Jim Lehrer; writers Clive Cussler, Roger Kahn, John le Carré, Terrence McNally, Charles Portis, Elizabeth Wurtzel, and Carlos Ruiz Zafón; Emir of Kuwait Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah; magician James Randi; Monty Python founder Terry Jones; musicians Charlie Daniels, Little Richard, Vera Lynn, Ellis Marsalis, Todd Nance, Neil Peart, John Prine, Kenny Rogers, Adam Schlesinger, Joseph Shabalala, Eddie Van Halen, and Bill Withers; former NBA commissioner David Stern; physicists Freeman Dyson and Katherine Johnson; playwright/activist Larry Kramer; publisher Earl Graves Sr; soccer player Diego Maradona; Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; television hosts Grant Imahara, Regis Philbin, and Alex Trebek; U.S. Representative John Lewis; and White House advisor Brent Scowcroft.


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A message reading "Heroes Work Here" was projected onto the Quarterback Tower at UAB Medical Center during the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic.

2020 was the 149th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

With 73.05 inches of rain, it was the city's 5th wettest year on record.

Events

Vandalism of the Confederate Monument on May 31, 2020

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Education

Government

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

Sammy Salvo (1932–2020)
Tarvaris Jackson (1983–2020)
Cleve Eaton (1939–2020)
Rebecca Luker (1961–2020)

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office reported 302 deaths from drug overdoses during the year, a 28% increase over 2019. In almost every death, a combination of fentanyl and another drug were present.

Works

The completed I-20/59 downtown viaduct on January 16, 2020. Photograph by Joe Songer.

Books

Buildings

Demolitions

Context

In 2020 a worldwide pandemic associated with the "COVID–19" virus caused massive disruption to public health, markets and society. The 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan were postponed by a year. Joe Biden was elected President of the United States. Great Britain's "Brexit" from the European Union was formalized.

The United Methodist Church split over acceptance of gay marriage. President Trump approved a drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at Baghdad International Airport. Massive bushfires spread across Australia and wildfires ravaged the western United States and Canada.

Notable deaths in 2020 included activist C. T. Vivian; actors Chadwick Boseman, Wilford Brimley, Sean Connery, Robert Conrad, Olivia de Havilland, Kirk Douglas, Ian Holm, Kelly Preston, Ann Reinking, Diana Rigg, Jerry Stiller, Max von Sydow, Dawn Wells and Fred Willard; aviator Charles Yeager; baseball Hall of Famers Lou Brock, Whitey Ford, and Joe Morgan; basketball stars Kobe Bryant and Curly Neal; business executives Herman Cain, Sumner Redstone, and Jack Welch; cartoonists Gene Deitch and Mort Drucker; coach John Thompson; coal baron Robert Murray; composers Johnny Mandel and Ennio Morricone; critic Michael Sorkin; directors Alan Parker, Carl Reiner, Joel Schumacher and Lynn Shelton; former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak; journalist Jim Lehrer; writers Clive Cussler, Roger Kahn, John le Carré, Terrence McNally, Charles Portis, Elizabeth Wurtzel, and Carlos Ruiz Zafón; Emir of Kuwait Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah; magician James Randi; Monty Python founder Terry Jones; musicians Charlie Daniels, Little Richard, Vera Lynn, Ellis Marsalis, Todd Nance, Neil Peart, John Prine, Kenny Rogers, Adam Schlesinger, Joseph Shabalala, Eddie Van Halen, and Bill Withers; former NBA commissioner David Stern; physicists Freeman Dyson and Katherine Johnson; playwright/activist Larry Kramer; publisher Earl Graves Sr; soccer player Diego Maradona; Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; television hosts Grant Imahara, Regis Philbin, and Alex Trebek; U.S. Representative John Lewis; and White House advisor Brent Scowcroft.

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