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Oklahoma City, OK
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.okc.gov/ Population:
506132 (2000 census) Founding Date:
22-Apr-1889 County:
Canadian County; Cleveland County; Oklahoma County; Pottawatomie SCHOOLS
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Suzy Amis |
Actor |
5-Jan-1962 |
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The Ballad of Little Jo |
| Johnny Bench |
Baseball |
7-Dec-1947 |
|
Hall of Fame catcher |
| Brian Bosworth |
Football |
9-Mar-1965 |
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The Boz |
| J. J. Cale |
Songwriter |
5-Dec-1938 |
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Wrote Cocaine and After Midnight |
| Tisha Campbell |
Actor |
13-Oct-1968 |
|
Gina on Martin |
| Joe Carter |
Baseball |
7-Mar-1960 |
|
Toronto Blue Jays |
| Lon Chaney, Jr. |
Actor |
10-Feb-1906 |
12-Jul-1973 |
The Wolf Man |
| Don Cherry |
Jazz Musician |
18-Nov-1936 |
19-Oct-1995 |
A founder of free-jazz; pocket trumpeter |
| Tom Colbert |
Judge |
30-Dec-1949 |
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Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court |
| Mick Cornett |
Politician |
c. 1959 |
|
Mayor of Oklahoma City |
| Ralph Ellison |
Novelist |
1-Mar-1914 |
16-Apr-1994 |
Invisible Man |
| Gennifer Flowers |
unspecified |
24-Jan-1950 |
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Former mistress of Bill Clinton |
| Kay Francis |
Actor |
13-Jan-1905 |
26-Aug-1968 |
Trouble in Paradise |
| Wardell Gray |
Jazz Musician |
13-Feb-1921 |
25-May-1955 |
Tenor sax bop-jazzman |
| Alan C. Greenberg |
Business |
1927 |
|
CEO of Bear Stearns, 1978-93 |
| Joe Haldeman |
Novelist |
9-Jun-1943 |
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The Forever War |
| David Hall |
Politician |
20-Oct-1930 |
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Governor of Oklahoma, 1971-75 |
| James Hampton |
Actor |
6-Jul-1936 |
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Trooper Dobbs on F Troop |
| James J. Kilpatrick |
Columnist |
1-Nov-1920 |
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Syndicated columnist, conservative |
| Lauren Lane |
Actor |
2-Feb-1961 |
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C.C. Babcock on The Nanny |
| Aubrey K. McClendon |
Business |
1959 |
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CEO of Chesapeake Energy |
| Cleta Mitchell |
Attorney |
1950 |
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Conservative lawyer |
| Bobby Murcer |
Baseball |
20-May-1946 |
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MLB player, Yankees sportscaster |
| Cleo A. Noel, Jr. |
Diplomat |
6-Aug-1918 |
2-Mar-1973 |
US Ambassador to Sudan, 1972-73 |
| James Pike |
Religion |
14-Feb-1913 |
Sep-1969 |
5th Episcopal Bishop of California |
| Dennis H. Reilley |
Business |
1953 |
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Chairman of Praxair, 2000-07 |
| John Russell |
Baseball |
5-Jan-1961 |
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Manager, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Ted Shackelford |
Actor |
23-Jun-1946 |
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Gary Ewing on Knots Landing |
| Randall Stephenson |
Business |
22-Apr-1960 |
|
CEO of AT&T |
| Pamela Tiffin |
Actor |
13-Oct-1942 |
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One, Two, Three |
| Jim Guy Tucker |
Politician |
13-Jun-1943 |
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Governor of Arkansas, 1992-96 |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| J. Howard Edmondson |
Politician |
27-Sep-1925 |
17-Nov-1971 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1959-63 |
| Alfred P. Murrah |
Judge |
27-Oct-1904 |
30-Oct-1975 |
Oklahoma City Federal Building namesake |
| Erik Rhodes |
Actor |
10-Feb-1906 |
17-Feb-1990 |
Top Hat |
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