CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/

Population:
461522 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1888

County:
Los Angeles County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
California State University Long Beach	1949
Long Beach City College	1927
Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Long Beach, CA	1911

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Molina Healthcare	1980

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jack Anderson	Columnist	19-Oct-1922	17-Dec-2005	Uncovered CIA plot to kill Fidel Castro
Frank Black	Singer/Songwriter	4-Apr-1965		Pixies frontman
Mari Blanchard	Actor	13-Apr-1927	10-May-1970	She-Devil
Barbara Britton	Actor	26-Sep-1919	17-Jan-1980	Mr. and Mrs. North
H. Monroe Browne	Diplomat	9-May-1917		US Ambassador to New Zealand, 1981-85
Nicolas Cage	Actor	7-Jan-1964		Leaving Las Vegas
Jeffrey Carlson	Actor	23-Jun-1975		Broadway actor, transgender soap star
Lana Clarkson	Actor	5-Apr-1962	3-Feb-2003	Barbarian Queen
William E. Dannemeyer	Politician	22-Sep-1929		Congressman from California, 1979-93
Bo Derek	Actor	20-Nov-1956		10
Snoop Dogg	Rapper	20-Oct-1971		Sippin' on gin, juice
Michael Fishman	Actor	22-Oct-1981		D.J. Conner on Roseanne
Warren G	Rapper	10-Nov-1970		Regulate... G Funk Era
Kathy Garver	Actor	13-Dec-1945		Cissy on Family Affair
Frances Gifford	Actor	7-Dec-1919	15-Jan-1994	Jungle Girl
Tony Gillespie	Diplomat	22-Mar-1935	7-Mar-2008	US Ambassador to Chile, 1988-91
Marjoe Gortner	Religion	14-Jan-1944		Former child preacher
Gary Graham	Actor	6-Jun-1950		Det. Matt Sikes on Alien Nation
Walter Hill	Film Director	10-Jan-1942		48 Hrs.
Susan Saint James	Actor	14-Aug-1946		Wife in McMillan and Wife
Spike Jones	Musician	14-Dec-1911	1-May-1965	Cocktails for Two
Sally Kellerman	Actor	2-Jun-1937		Hot Lips in M*A*S*H
Billie Jean King	Tennis	22-Nov-1943		Defeated Bobby Riggs in '73 Battle of the Sexes
Eva LaRue	Actor	27-Dec-1966		All My Children
Greg Laurie	Religion	10-Dec-1952		Harvest Christian Fellowship
Dan Lungren	Politician	22-Sep-1946		Congressman, California 3rd
Mike Montgomery	Basketball	27-Feb-1947		Stanford Head Coach, 1986-2004
Carlos J. Moorhead	Politician	6-May-1922		Congressman from California, 1973-97
Brad Nowell	Musician	22-Feb-1968	25-May-1996	Lead singer of Sublime
Michelle Phillips	Singer/Songwriter	4-Jun-1944		The Mamas and the Papas
Tony Poe	Military	18-Sep-1924	27-Jul-2003	CIA ear collection operative in Southeast Asia
Taylor Rain	Pornstar	16-Aug-1981		Filthy Whore
Rodney Allen Rippy	Actor	29-Jul-1968		Jack in the Box commercials
Zack de la Rocha	Musician	12-Jan-1970		Rage Against the Machine
Peggy Rowe	Film/TV Producer	1956		Revayah Productions
Virginia M. Ueberroth	Relative	c. 1940		Wife of Peter Ueberroth
Dan White	Assassin	2-Sep-1946	21-Oct-1985	Assassinated George Moscone and Harvey Milk
Tiger Woods	Golf	30-Dec-1975		World's best golfer
Anthony Zerbe	Actor	20-May-1936		Dog boy in Cool Hand Luke

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Glenn M. Anderson	Politician	21-Feb-1913	13-Dec-1994	Congressman from California, 1969-93
Lowell Fulson	Musician	31-Mar-1921	6-Mar-1999	West Coast blues guitarist and bandleader
James Hilton	Novelist	9-Sep-1900	20-Dec-1954	Goodbye, Mr. Chips

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