2005

2005 is the 134th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

• January 4: Homewood Middle School moved to a new building
• January 6: Tapestry went on the air
• February 22: Magic City Flickr Group was founded
• March: The Birmingham Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta lost 70 jobs
• May: ServisFirst Bank was founded
• May 30: Natalee Holloway went missing in Aruba
• June 17-19: 2005 City Stages
• June 28: Richard Scrushy was acquitted of 36 counts of fraud and conspiracy
• July: The Universist Movement was chartered as a religious non-profit corporation in Alabama
• August 15: Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa opened
• September 23: The Birmingham Post-Herald published its last edition
• October: SouthPoint Bank opened
• October 24: SouthTrust Bank merged with Wachovia
• October 26: Don Siegelman was indicted on charges of racketeering, bribery, and extortion; Richard Scrushy was indicted on charges of bribery and mail fraud

Sports

• October 29: Alabama A&M beat Alabama State 31-28 in the Magic City Classic
• November 19: Auburn beat Alabama 28-18 in the 2005 Iron Bowl
• December: The Tragic City Rollers were formed

Deaths

• February 5: Elton B. Stephens, businessman and philanthropist
• March 1: Houston Brice, Jr, businessman
• June 2: Maynard, Birmingham Zoo lion
• August 2: Loulie Jean Norman, singer
• August 9: C. Pat Reynolds, restauranteur and former mayor of Vestavia Hills

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2005

See Also

• 2004
• 2005 City Stages
• 2005 Birmingham Barons (82-57, 2nd in Western Division)
• 2005 Birmingham Steeldogs (2-14)
• 2005 UAB Blazers (5-6)
• 2006