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Tucson, AZ

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/

Population:
486699 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1700

County:
Pima County

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
University of Arizona
1885

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

CompanyFounded
Ventana Medical Systems
1985

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Thad Allen
Military
16-Jan-1949   Commandant, US Coast Guard
Rose Bird
Judge
2-Nov-1936 4-Dec-1999 California Chief Justice, 1977-87
Mika Boorem
Actor
18-Aug-1987   The Education of Little Tree
Janet Burroway
Novelist
21-Sep-1936   The Dancer from the Dance
Dennis DeConcini
Politician
8-May-1937   US Senator from Arizona, 1977-95
Barbara Eden
Actor
23-Aug-1934   I Dream of Jeannie
Sean Elliot
Basketball
2-Feb-1968   San Antonio Spurs star, kidney recipient
Gabrielle Giffords
Politician
8-Jun-1970   Congresswoman, Arizona 8th
Terry Goddard
Politician
29-Jan-1947   Attorney General of Arizona
Raúl Grijalva
Politician
19-Feb-1948   Congressman, Arizona 7th
Brad Johnson
Actor
24-Oct-1959   Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
Sharon Leal
Actor
17-Oct-1972   Marilyn Sudor on Boston Public
Linda Ronstadt
Singer
15-Jul-1946   Jerry Brown's former girlfriend
Martin Spanjers
Actor
2-Feb-1987   Rory Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules
Mark Udall
Politician
18-Jul-1950   Congressman, Colorado 2nd
Tom Udall
Politician
18-May-1948   Congressman, New Mexico 3rd

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Rex Allen
Actor
31-Dec-1920 17-Dec-1999 The Arizona Cowboy
Adele Astaire
Dancer
10-Sep-1896 25-Jan-1981 Dance partner of Fred Astaire
Bart Jan Bok
Astronomer
28-Apr-1906 5-Aug-1983 Bok globules
Joe Bonanno
Criminal
18-Jan-1905 12-May-2002 Bonanno crime family
Larry Buchanan
Film Director
31-Jan-1923 2-Dec-2004 Mars Needs Women
Richard H. Gallagher
Engineer
17-Nov-1927 30-Sep-1997 Finite element method
Joseph Wood Krutch
Naturalist
25-Nov-1893 22-May-1970 The Modern Temper
Willis Lamb
Physicist
12-Jul-1913 15-May-2008 Detailed the hydrogen spectrum
Lee Marvin
Actor
19-Feb-1924 29-Aug-1987 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
William Masters
Scientist
27-Dec-1915 16-Feb-2001 Human Sexual Response
Linda McCartney
Musician
24-Sep-1941 17-Apr-1998 Beatle wife and photographer
James Merrill
Poet
3-Mar-1926 6-Feb-1995 Nights and Days
George Pake
Scientist
1-Apr-1924 4-Mar-2004 First director of Xerox PARC
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Business
29-Jan-1874 11-May-1960 Built Rockefeller Center
Margaret Sanger
Activist
14-Sep-1879 6-Sep-1966 Birth control advocate
Larry Smith
Football
12-Sep-1939 28-Jan-2008 Missouri Head Coach, 1994-2000
W. Richard Stevens
Author
1951 1-Sep-1999 UNIX Network Programming



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