CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.ann-arbor.mi.us/

Population:
114024 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
Jan-1824

County:
Washtenaw County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Cleary University	1883
Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, MI	1856
University of Michigan	1817

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Affinia Group	2004
Hoover Universal	1977
Borders	1971
Domino's Pizza	1960
ProQuest	1938
Flint Ink	1920

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bruce Bartlett	Government	11-Oct-1951		Conservative pundit
Charles Cooley	Educator	17-Aug-1864	8-May-1929	Looking-glass self
Lee Fisher	Politician	7-Aug-1951		Lt. Governor of Ohio
William Hewlett	Business	20-May-1913	12-Jan-2001	Co-Founder of Hewlett-Packard
Reed E. Hundt	Business	3-Mar-1948		FCC Chairman, 1993-97
Thomas Monaghan	Business	25-Mar-1937		Domino's Pizza founder, pro-life activist
Austin Nichols	Actor	24-Apr-1980		John from Cincinnati
Robert D. Orr	Politician	17-Nov-1917	10-Mar-2004	Governor of Indiana, 1989-92
Michael Porter	Scholar	1947		Competitive Strategy
Gene Sperling	Economist	24-Dec-1958		Chief Economic Advisor, 1996-2000
William C. Steere, Jr.	Business	17-Jun-1936		CEO of Pfizer, 1991-2001
Samuel C. C. Ting	Physicist	27-Jan-1936		Co-Discoverer of J/psi particle
Thomas H. Weller	Scientist	15-Jun-1915		Cultured the polio virus
Grace Lee Whitney	Actor	1-Apr-1930		Yeoman Rand on Star Trek

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
H. Gardner Ackley	Economist	30-Jun-1915	12-Feb-1998	US Ambassador to Italy, 1968-69
Henry Carter Adams	Economist	31-Dec-1851	11-Aug-1921	Public Debts
Dave Alexander	Bassist	3-Jun-1947	10-Feb-1975	Original bassist for the Stooges
Warren Avis	Business	4-Aug-1915	24-Apr-2007	Founder of Avis Rent A Car
Charles Cooley	Educator	17-Aug-1864	8-May-1929	Looking-glass self
Kiki Cuyler	Baseball	30-Aug-1898	11-Feb-1950	MLB Hall of Famer
Alexander Eckstein	Economist	9-Dec-1915	4-Dec-1976	Sinologist, China's Economic Revolution
Robert Hayden	Poet	4-Aug-1913	25-Feb-1980	Words in the Mourning Time
Eero Saarinen	Architect	20-Aug-1910	1-Sep-1961	Designed IBM's Watson Research Centre
Leonard Woodcock	Diplomat	15-Feb-1911	16-Jan-2001	5th UAW President, 1970-77
Fielding H. Yost	Football	30-Apr-1871	20-Apr-1946	Legendary UMich Head Coach

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