CITY

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

Population:
193556 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
12-Nov-1875

County:
Pierce County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Pacific Lutheran University	1890
University of Puget Sound	1888

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Weyerhaeuser	1900

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bruce Bennett	Actor	19-May-1906	24-Feb-2007	Played Tarzan in 1930s movie serials
Richard Brautigan	Author	30-Jan-1935	14-Oct-1984	So the Wind Won't Blow it All Away
Dyan Cannon	Actor	4-Jan-1937		Heaven Can Wait
Jerry Cantrell	Guitarist	18-Mar-1966		Lead guitar for Alice In Chains
Dale Chihuly	Artist	20-Sep-1941		Overrated glass artist
Bing Crosby	Singer	3-May-1903	14-Oct-1977	White Christmas
Elinor Donahue	Actor	19-Apr-1937		Father Knows Best
John Ehrlichman	Government	20-Mar-1925	14-Feb-1999	Watergate criminal, served time
Mark Emmert	Educator	16-Dec-1952		President, University of Washington
Booth Gardner	Politician	21-Aug-1936		Governor of Washington, 1985-93
Frank Herbert	Author	8-Oct-1920	11-Feb-1986	Dune
Charles W. Johnson	Judge	c. 1951		Justice, Washington Supreme Court
Richard Kovacevich	Business	30-Oct-1943		CEO of Wells Fargo
Gary Larson	Cartoonist	14-Aug-1950		Creator of The Far Side
Forrest Mars	Business	21-Mar-1904	1-Jul-1999	Invented M&Ms
Steven R. McCracken	Business	1953	7-Feb-2008	CEO of Owens-Illinois, 2004-06
Brad Owen	Politician	23-May-1950		Lt. Governor of Washington
Janis Paige	Actor	16-Sep-1922		Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Dixy Lee Ray	Politician	3-Sep-1914	2-Jan-1994	Governor of Washington, 1977-81
Pamela Reed	Actor	2-Apr-1949		Gail Green on Jericho
Albert Rosellini	Politician	21-Jan-1910		Governor of Washington, 1957-65
Richard B. Sanders	Judge	1945		Justice, Washington Supreme Court
Kyle Secor	Actor	31-May-1957		Homicide: Life on the Street
Al Swift	Politician	12-Sep-1935		Congressman from Washington, 1979-95
Blair Underwood	Actor	25-Aug-1964		Malibu's Most Wanted

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Homer T. Bone	Politician	25-Jan-1883	11-Mar-1970	US Senator from Washington, 1933-44

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