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Macon, GA
CITY
Official Website: http://www.cityofmacon.net/ Population: 97255 (2000 census) Founding Date: 1823 County: Bibb County; Jones County SCHOOLS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Luke Askew |
Actor |
1937 |
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Easy Rider |
| Blake Clark |
Comic |
2-Feb-1946 |
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Harry on Home Improvement |
| Melvyn Douglas |
Actor |
5-Apr-1901 |
4-Aug-1981 |
Being There |
| Nancy Grace |
Journalist |
23-Oct-1958 |
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CourtTV and CNN legal host |
| Sidney Lanier |
Poet |
3-Feb-1842 |
7-Sep-1881 |
Important Southern lyrical poet |
| Jack McBrayer |
Actor |
27-May-1973 |
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30 Rock |
| Emmett Miller |
Singer |
02-Feb-1900 |
29-Mar-1962 |
Minstrel show yodeller |
| Jim Parker |
Football |
3-Apr-1934 |
18-Jul-2005 |
Lineman, NFL Hall of Famer |
| P. B. S. Pinchback |
Government |
10-May-1837 |
21-Dec-1921 |
First African-American US Governor |
| Little Richard |
Musician |
5-Dec-1932 |
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Tutti Frutti |
| John Rocker |
Baseball |
17-Oct-1974 |
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MLB player, suspended for racist remarks |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Duane Allman |
Guitarist |
20-Nov-1946 |
29-Oct-1971 |
Guitarist, The Allman Brothers |
| Emmett Miller |
Singer |
02-Feb-1900 |
29-Mar-1962 |
Minstrel show yodeller |
| Richard Ray |
Politician |
2-Feb-1927 |
29-May-1999 |
Congressman from Georgia, 1983-93 |
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