Events from the year 2019 in Michigan.

2019
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Michigan

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Office holders

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State office holders

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Gretchen Whitmer

Mayors of major cities

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Mike Duggan

Federal office holders

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Debbie Stabenow
 
Gary Peters

Population

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In the 2010 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 9,883,640 persons, ranking as the eighth most populous state in the country. By 2018, the state's population was estimated at 9,995,915, and the state had become the 10th most populous state.

The state's largest cities, having populations of at least 75,000 based on 2019 estimates, were as follows:

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City County 2010 pop. (est) 2019 pop. Change 2010-19
1 Detroit Wayne 713,777 670,031 −6.1%  
2 Grand Rapids Kent 188,040 201,013 6.9%  
3 Warren Macomb 134,056 133,943 −0.01%  
4 Sterling Heights Macomb 129,699 132,438 2.1%  
5 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 113,934 119,980 5.3%  
6 Lansing Ingham 114,297 118,210 3.4%  
7 Flint Genesee 102,434 95,538 −6.7%  
8 Dearborn Wayne 98,153 93,932 −4.3%  
9 Livonia Wayne 96,942 93,665 −3.4%  
10 Troy Oakland 80,980 84,092 3.8%  
11 Westland Wayne 84,094 81,511 −3.1%  
12 Farmington Hills Oakland 79,740 80,612 1.1%  
13 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 74,262 76,200 2.6%  
14 Wyoming Kent 72,125 75,667 4.9%  

Sports

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Baseball

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American football

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Basketball

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Ice hockey

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Music and culture

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  • January 19 - Greta Van Fleet, a rock band from Frankenmuth, Michigan, featuring three Kiszka brothers, appeared on Saturday Night Live, performing "Black Smoke Rising" and "You're the One".
  • February 10 - From the Fires by Greta Van Fleet won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.
  • February 23 - Eminem celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of "The Slim Shady LP". A 20th anniversary digital edition was released with bonus tracks, rarities, a capellas, freestyles, and instrumentals.
  • March 10 - "Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul", a tribute concert for Aretha Franklin taped on January 13 in Los Angeles, aired on CBS.
  • April 21 - "Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration", a tribune concert celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of Motown Records held in February, aired on CBS.
  • May 3 - Jack White received an honorary degree from Wayne State University as part of the school's commencement ceremony at Detroit's Fox Theatre.
  • June 5 - The address of the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, was changed from 7774 Sashabaw to 33 Bob Seger Drive, as a tribute to Bob Seger's 33 shows at the theatre. As part of his farewell tour, the 74-year-old Seger performed six shows at DTE as part of his Roll Me Away farewell tour.
  • June 7 - The album Scriptures by Detroit rapper Tee Grizzley was released and reached No. 9 on the U.S. rap chart.
  • June 14 - Madonna's 14th studio album "Madame X" was released. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard album chart.
  • August 23 - "Hitsville: The Making of Motown", a documentary produced by Berry Gordy, premiered in Royal Oak before airing the following night on Showtime.
  • September 6 - Kid Rock started a four-show stand at DTE Energy Music Theatre.[6]
  • October 18 - "Stacked", the debut album from Detroit rapper Kash Doll, was released. She also performed on singles in 2019 with Lil Wayne, Big Sean, and Iggy Azalea, and signed as an opening performer for Meek Mill's 2019 The Motivation Tour.
  • To be determined - The album Don Life by Detroit rapper Big Sean is scheduled for release in October or November. His prior albums in 2015 and 2017 both went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

Chronology of events

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January

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  • January 1 - Democrat Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in as the 49th Governor of Michigan on the Capitol grounds in Lansing
  • January 3 - Democrat Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress, and three other new members of the House from Michigan (Andy Levin, Elissa Slotkin, and Haley Stevens) were sworn in. Tlaib drew national attention with her public call to "impeach the mother****er" in reference to President Trump.
  • January 6 - An Arab-American family of five from Northville, Michigan, was killed by a wrong-way driver on I-75
  • January 7 - Uber driver Jason Dalton pled guilty to six counts of first-degree murder in the 2016 Kalamazoo shootings.
  • January 9 - Fiat Chrysler agreed to pay $650 million to settle claims that it cheated on emissions tests.
  • January 12 - The 60th anniversary of Motown Records was celebrated in Detroit.
  • January 15 - Ford and Volkswagen announce a new business alliance.
  • January 16 - Hours before the board was scheduled to meet to consider firing him, John Engler resigned as interim president of Michigan State University. He was criticized for his handling of the university's response to the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal.
  • January 30 - A U.S. Department of Education report on the Nassar sex abuse scandal was highly critical of Michigan State University's handling of reports of sexual abuse.

February

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  • February 21 - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced an investigation into George Perles' resignation from the Michigan State University Board of Trustees and the decision to waive a debt owed by Perles to the university.
  • February 26 - Fiat Chrysler announced plans to convert Detroit's Mack Avenue engine factor into a new assembly plant for its Jeep division, as part of a $4.5 billion investment in southeastern Michigan. The plant was touted as the city's first new auto assembly plant in a generation.

March

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April

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June

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July

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August

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  • August 15 - Under pressure from President Trump, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu banned Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib from visiting Israel.[7]

September

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  • September 2 - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer led 20,000 to 30,000 persons in the 62nd annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk.
  • September 5 - The U.S. Department of Education imposed a record $4.5 million fine against Michigan State University for its mishandling of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case.
  • September 15 - The UAW declared a nationwide strike against General Motors, aka the 2019 General Motors strike. It was first nationwide strike by the UAW since 2007. Two days later, GM stopped paying health insurance premiums for striking workers.
  • A 34-year-old Detroit man, Deangelo Martin, was arrested and charged with killing four women on Detroit's east side.

October

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  • October 21 - The U.S. Supreme Court revered a Sixth Circuit decision challenging Republican-drawn electoral maps as being based on partisan gerrymandering.

November

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December

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  • December 18 - On the day President Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives, he appeared at a rally in Battle Creek. Trump was criticized for a statement made at the rally suggesting that recently-deceased Michigan Congressman John Dingell was in hell.

Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Michigan Wolverines Roster and Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
  4. ^ "2018-19 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
  5. ^ "2018-19 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics". Sports Reference LLC.
  6. ^ "Something felt different at Kid Rock's DTE concert". Detroit Free Press. September 8, 2019. pp. A4, A6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Israeli Decision on Omar and Tlaib Inflames Politics in Two Countries". The New York Times. August 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "U-M Social Psychologist, Research Scientist and ISR Founding Member Bob Kahn dies at 100". University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. January 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Todd Spangler (February 8, 2019). "Man of the House". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1A, 14A – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "William Broomfield, stalwart GOP voice on foreign policy in Congress, dies at 96". The Washington Post. February 26, 2019.
  11. ^ Mitch Albom (March 5, 2019). "Ted Terrific". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1A, 7A – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Don Williamson, former Flint mayor, millionaire businessman, dead at 85". Mlive.com. April 2, 2019.
  13. ^ "Beloved Icon". Detroit Free Press. April 29, 2019. pp. 1A – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Red Giant". Detroit Free Press. May 3, 2019. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Loren Monroe, first black State Treasurer of Michigan, dead at 87". Michigan Chronicle. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  16. ^ "Icon of the Auto World". Detroit Free Press. July 3, 2019. pp. 1A, 6A – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Pat Saperstein (July 4, 2019). "Emmy-winning star of comedy show 'Laugh In'". Chicago Tribune. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Long Time Michigan Coach Gus Stager, Winner of 5 NCAA Team Titles, Dies at 96". Swim Swam. July 7, 2019.
  19. ^ "James Harvy -- mayor, congressman, judge -- dies at 97". The Lansing State Journal. July 24, 2019. p. A6 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Longtime Oakland executive Patterson dies at 80". Detroit Free Press. August 4, 2019. pp. 1A, 6A – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Lions, fans honor beloved tailgater 'Yooperman'". Detroit Free Press. September 16, 2019. p. A4 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Napoleon Chagnon, 81, Controversial Anthropologist, Is Dead". The New York Times. September 30, 2019.