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Orlando, FL

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityoforlando.net/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.orlando.org/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.orlandoinfo.com/

Population:
185951 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1836

County:
Orange County

Founded 1836, incorporated 1872, it is the county seat of Orange County, Florida.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Orlando Sentinel

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Cypress Creek High School, Orlando, FL
1992
Valencia Community College
1967
University of Central Florida
1963

MUSEUM

MuseumFounded
Orlando Science Center
1955
Orlando Museum of Art
1924

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

CompanyFounded
CNL Hotels & Resorts
1998
Darden Restaurants
1995
AirTran Holdings
1993
Walt Disney World
1971
Red Lobster
1968
SeaWorld
1960
Tupperware Brands
1946
Hughes Supply
1928
Earl of Sandwich
 

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Billy Beane
Baseball
29-Mar-1962   General Manager, Oakland A's
Wayne Brady
Talk Show Host
2-Jun-1972   Makes Bryant Gumbel look like Malcolm X
Delta Burke
Actor
30-Jul-1956   Designing Women
Howie D
Singer
22-Aug-1973   The Backstreet Boys
Darryl Dawkins
Basketball
11-Jan-1957 27-Aug-2015 Chocolate Thunder
Josh Freese
Drummer
25-Dec-1972   Session drummer
Glenda Hood
Government
10-Mar-1950   Florida Secretary of State 2003-05
Traylor Howard
Actor
14-Jun-1966   Natalie Teeger on Monk
Glenn Hubbard
Economist
4-Sep-1958   George W. Bush economist
Jonathan Jackson
Actor
11-May-1982   Lucky Spencer on General Hospital
Toni Jennings
Politician
17-May-1949   Lt. Governor of Florida, 2003-07
Chris Johnson
Football
23-Sep-1985   Tennessee Titans RB
Davey Johnson
Baseball
30-Jan-1943   5-time NFL Manager
Audrey Long
Actor
14-Apr-1922 19-Sep-2014 Born to Kill
Shaun Micheel
Golf
5-Jan-1969   Winner, 2003 PGA Championship
Mandy Musgrave
Actor
19-Sep-1986   Ashley Davies on South of Nowhere
Pete Pihos
Football
22-Oct-1923 16-Aug-2011 Hall of Fame End, Philadelphia Eagles
Warren Sapp
Football
19-Dec-1972   Defensive Tackle, Oakland Raiders
Wesley Snipes
Actor
31-Jul-1962   New Jack City
Scott Stapp
Musician
8-Aug-1973   Singer for Creed
Kirsten Storms
Actor
8-Apr-1984   Days of Our Lives
Charles T. Wells
Judge
4-Mar-1939   Justice, Florida Supreme Court

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bill Bright
Religion
19-Oct-1921 19-Jul-2003 Campus Crusade for Christ
Jim Cantalupo
Business
14-Nov-1943 19-Apr-2004 CEO of McDonald's, 2002-04
Mike Cuellar
Baseball
8-May-1936 2-Apr-2010 1969 Cy Young Award Winner
Omar Mateen
Terrorist
16-Nov-1986 12-Jun-2016 Killed 49 at an Orlando gay nightclub
John R. Mott
Activist
25-May-1865 31-Jan-1955 Peace activist, Nobel Prize recipient
Dusty Rhodes
Wrestling
12-Oct-1945 11-Jun-2015 The American Dream
Elizabeth Madox Roberts
Author
30-Oct-1881 13-Mar-1941 The Great Meadow
Phyllis Thaxter
Actor
20-Nov-1921 14-Aug-2012 The World of Henry Orient



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