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Fresno, CA
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.ci.fresno.ca.us/ Population:
427652 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1872 County:
Fresno County Founded 1872 when the population of Millerton collectively moved to be closer to the railroad. Incorporated 12 October 1885.
SCHOOLS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Ross Bagdasarian |
Musician |
27-Jan-1919 |
16-Jun-1972 |
Progenitor of Alvin and the Chipmunks |
| Mike Connors |
Actor |
15-Aug-1925 |
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Joe Mannix |
| Jim Costa |
Politician |
13-Apr-1952 |
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Congressman, California 20th |
| Tom Flores |
Football |
21-Mar-1937 |
|
Raiders QB, later Head Coach |
| Christopher Gorham |
Actor |
14-Aug-1974 |
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Harrison John on Popular |
| Sid Haig |
Actor |
14-Jul-1939 |
|
House of 1000 Corpses |
| Jon Hall |
Actor |
23-Feb-1915 |
13-Dec-1979 |
The Hurricane |
| Kirk Kerkorian |
Business |
6-Jun-1917 |
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Las Vegas baron |
| Sammy Lee |
Swimmer/Diver |
1-Aug-1920 |
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Olympic diver |
| Vern Mikkelsen |
Basketball |
21-Oct-1928 |
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NBA Hall of Famer |
| Carson Palmer |
Football |
27-Dec-1980 |
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Cincinnati Bengals QB |
| Chip Pashayan |
Politician |
27-Mar-1941 |
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Congressman from California, 1979-91 |
| Sam Peckinpah |
Film Director |
21-Feb-1925 |
28-Dec-1984 |
Breakthrough director of ultraviolent film |
| Jerry Perenchio |
Business |
20-Dec-1930 |
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Univision billionaire |
| Chuck Poochigian |
Politician |
31-May-1949 |
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California State Senator |
| William Saroyan |
Author |
31-Aug-1908 |
18-May-1981 |
The Time of Your Life |
| Tom Seaver |
Baseball |
17-Nov-1944 |
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Three-time Cy Young Award winner |
| James R. Ukropina |
Attorney |
1937 |
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Former Partner, O'Melveny & Myers |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Ken Curtis |
Actor |
2-Jul-1916 |
29-Apr-1991 |
Festus Haggen on Gunsmoke |
| Bob Mathias |
Sports Figure |
17-Nov-1930 |
2-Sep-2006 |
Decathlon athlete turned Congressman |
| Dennis Morgan |
Actor |
20-Dec-1908 |
7-Sep-1994 |
My Wild Irish Rose |
| William Saroyan |
Author |
31-Aug-1908 |
18-May-1981 |
The Time of Your Life |
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