CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofgainesville.org/

Population:
95447 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1853

County:
Alachua County

Founded 1853 as the new seat of Alachua County, the city is named for General Edmund Gaines (commander in the Seminole War.)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Buchholz High School, Gainesville, FL	1973
University of Florida	1853

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Laura Baugh	Golf	31-May-1955		Out of the Rough
Gus Bilirakis	Politician	8-Feb-1963		Congressman, Florida 9th
Merritt Butrick	Actor	3-Sep-1959	17-Mar-1989	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Brittany Daniel	Actor	17-Mar-1976		Jessica on Sweet Valley High
Don Felder	Guitarist	21-Sep-1947		Former Guitarist for The Eagles
Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr.	Judge	15-Dec-1944		Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Tom Petty	Musician	20-Oct-1950		Don't Come Around Here No More
Scott Ritter	Government	15-Jul-1961		UNSCOM weapons inspector 1991-98
Maya Rudolph	Actor	27-Jul-1972		Saturday Night Live
Robert Scales	Military	5-Aug-1944		Military analyst

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Daniel C. Drucker	Engineer	1918	25-Aug-2001	Drucker's stability postulate
Marvin Harris	Anthropologist	18-Aug-1927	25-Oct-2001	Anthropological historian
William M. Rountree	Diplomat	28-Mar-1917	1995	US Ambassador to Brazil, 1970-73

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