TOWN

Official Website:
http://www.ci.chapel-hill.nc.us/

Population:
48715 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1819 (founded)

County:
Durham County, Orange County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Kenan-Flagler Business School	1919
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1789
University of North Carolina	1789

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Cam Cameron	Football	6-Feb-1961		Miami Dolphins Head Coach, 2007
Laurel Holloman	Actor	23-May-1971		Tina Kennard on The L Word
Mojo Nixon	Musician	2-Aug-1957		Don Henley Must Die
Buzz Patterson	Radio Personality	c. 1955		The Buzz Cut
David Rees	Cartoonist	1972		Get Your War On
Loudon Wainwright III	Singer/Songwriter	5-Feb-1947		Rufus was a Tit-Man

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George H. Hitchings	Scientist	18-Apr-1905	27-Feb-1998	Developed medicines for leukemia, herpes, arthritis
Luther H. Hodges	Politician	9-Mar-1898	6-Oct-1974	Governor of North Carolina, 1954-61
Randall Jarrell	Poet	6-May-1914	14-Oct-1965	The Woman at the Washington Zoo
Kay Kyser	Musician	18-Jun-1897	23-Jul-1985	The Ol' Professor, eleven #1 records
Martin Rodbell	Scientist	1-Dec-1925	7-Dec-1998	G-protein cell signal transmission

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