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* February 3: Three Birmingham college students set fire to 9 rural Alabama churches | * February 3: Three Birmingham college students set fire to 9 rural Alabama churches | ||
* February 20: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] designated a National Historic Landmark | * February 20: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] was designated a National Historic Landmark | ||
* February 26: ESPN Classic | * February 26: ESPN Classic televised a re-created Negro League game from [[Rickwood Field]] | ||
* March 15: [[BhamWiki:About|BhamWiki]] launched | * March 15: [[BhamWiki:About|BhamWiki]] was launched | ||
* March 20: [[Torchmark]] | * March 20: [[Torchmark]] announced their move to Texas | ||
* March 26: [[Mike Anderson]] | * March 26: [[Mike Anderson]] accepted an offer to become Missouri's head basketball coach | ||
* March 30: Cirque du Soleil | * March 30: Cirque du Soleil made its Birmingham debut with "Delirium" | ||
* April 7: [[Mike Davis]] named [[UAB]]'s new men's basketball coach | * April 7: [[Mike Davis]] was named [[UAB]]'s new men's basketball coach | ||
* May 22: [[Avondale Mills]] | * May 22: [[Avondale Mills]] announced plans to sell or close all its mills. | ||
* May 24: [[Taylor Hicks]] | * May 24: [[Taylor Hicks]] won ''American Idol''.. | ||
* May 24: [[Regions Bank]] and [[AmSouth Bank]] | * May 24: [[Regions Bank]] and [[AmSouth Bank]] announced plans for a merger. | ||
* June 6: Statewide primary and referendum | * June 6: [[2006 primary elections|Statewide primary elections and referendum]] were held. | ||
* June 15-22: [[217th Presbyterian General Assembly]] held in Birmingham | * June 15-22: [[217th Presbyterian General Assembly]] was held in Birmingham. | ||
* June 16-18: [[2006 City Stages]] | * June 16-18: [[2006 City Stages]] | ||
* June 17: [[1906 Shelby County time capsule]] opened | * June 17: [[1906 Shelby County time capsule]] was opened. | ||
* June 29: Demolition of [[Eastwood Mall]] officially | * June 29: Demolition of [[Eastwood Mall]] officially began. | ||
* July 16-19: [[2006 National Association of Free Will Baptists convention]] | * July 16-19: [[2006 National Association of Free Will Baptists convention]] | ||
* August 2: [[Saks, Inc.]] | * August 2: [[Saks, Inc.]] sold its [[Parisian]] division to Belk, Inc. | ||
* August 10: The ''[[Birmingham News]]'' moved into its new [[2006 Birmingham News building|building]]. | |||
* September 28: President Bush [[2006 Presidential speech in Hoover|discussed energy policy]] in [[Hoover]] and hosted a fundraiser for [[Bob Riley]] | |||
* October 6: Ground was ceremonially broken for the [[Railroad Reservation Park]] | |||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 11:29, 3 November 2006
2006 is the 135th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- February 3: Three Birmingham college students set fire to 9 rural Alabama churches
- February 20: 16th Street Baptist Church was designated a National Historic Landmark
- February 26: ESPN Classic televised a re-created Negro League game from Rickwood Field
- March 15: BhamWiki was launched
- March 20: Torchmark announced their move to Texas
- March 26: Mike Anderson accepted an offer to become Missouri's head basketball coach
- March 30: Cirque du Soleil made its Birmingham debut with "Delirium"
- April 7: Mike Davis was named UAB's new men's basketball coach
- May 22: Avondale Mills announced plans to sell or close all its mills.
- May 24: Taylor Hicks won American Idol..
- May 24: Regions Bank and AmSouth Bank announced plans for a merger.
- June 6: Statewide primary elections and referendum were held.
- June 15-22: 217th Presbyterian General Assembly was held in Birmingham.
- June 16-18: 2006 City Stages
- June 17: 1906 Shelby County time capsule was opened.
- June 29: Demolition of Eastwood Mall officially began.
- July 16-19: 2006 National Association of Free Will Baptists convention
- August 2: Saks, Inc. sold its Parisian division to Belk, Inc.
- August 10: The Birmingham News moved into its new building.
- September 28: President Bush discussed energy policy in Hoover and hosted a fundraiser for Bob Riley
- October 6: Ground was ceremonially broken for the Railroad Reservation Park
Births
- August 7: Rowan, a male reticulated giraffe at the Birmingham Zoo
Deaths
- January 19: Reverend Willie Spencer of Hueytown
- January 23: Murray Sokol, sales clerk
- January 30: Coretta Scott King
- February: Matilda, world's oldest chicken
- March 12: Richard N. Murray, former director of the Birmingham Museum of Art
- March 22: Alan Potts, owner of Silvertron Café
- April 4: Shirley Crumley, casting director
- April 23: John Hallum, actor
- May 25: Audis Williams, Clay building inspector
- June 9: Walter Hill, former Sardis Missionary Baptist Church deacon, murdered
- June 16: Joseph Braswell, interior designer
- June 29: Joe Dentici, radio engineer and DJ
- July 14: George M. Murray, former Bishop of Alabama
- July 17: Bill Morgan Freeman, artist
- August 3: Terrence West, Woodlawn High School girls basketball coach, murdered
- August 14: Robert Davis III, adventurer
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2006