CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.durham.nc.us/

Population:
187035 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1853

County:
Durham County; Orange County; Wake County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Duke University	1924
North Carolina Central University	1909

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Quintiles Transnational	1982
Liggett Group	1911
North Carolina Mutual Life	1898
American Tobacco Company	1890

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George V. Allen	Diplomat	3-Nov-1903	11-Jul-1970	US Ambassador to Iran, 1946-48
Fred Brooks	Author	19-Apr-1931		The Mythical Man-Month
James Buchanan Duke	Business	23-Dec-1856	10-Oct-1925	American Tobacco Company
David Gergen	Columnist	9-May-1942		Advisor to Nixon, Reagan, Bush, Clinton
Ray L. Heffner	Educator	7-May-1925		President of Brown University, 1966-69
Anita Morris	Actor	14-Mar-1943	2-Mar-1994	Ruthless People
James R. Patton, Jr.	Attorney	1928		Founder, Patton Boggs
Olin L. Wethington	Government	17-Nov-1948		Chairman of AIG China

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Janis Carter	Actor	10-Oct-1913	30-Jul-1994	B-Movie actress
William McDougall	Psychologist	22-Jun-1871	28-Nov-1938	An Introduction to Social Psychology
Kenneth C. Royall	Attorney	24-Jul-1894	27-May-1971	US Secretary of the Army, 1947-49
Terry Sanford	Politician	20-Aug-1917	18-Apr-1998	Governor and Senator from North Carolina
Jim Valvano	Basketball	10-Mar-1946	28-Apr-1993	NCSU Basketball Coach, 1980-89
Wallace Wade	Football	15-Jun-1892	7-Oct-1986	Alabama and Duke Head Coach

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