LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.winnipeg.ca/

Population:
619,544 (2001)

Founding Date:
8-Nov-1873 (incorporated)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Manitoba

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
CanWest Global Communications	1974

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Randy Bachman	Musician	27-Sep-1943		Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Cameron Bancroft	Actor	17-May-1967		Joe Bradley on Beverly Hills 90210
Ashleigh Banfield	Journalist	29-Dec-1967		MSNBC anchor and correspondent
Andy Bathgate	Hockey	28-Aug-1932		NHL Hall of Famer
Len Cariou	Actor	30-Sep-1939		Sweeney Todd
Deanna Durbin	Actor	4-Dec-1921		It Started with Eve
Aaron Funk	Electronic Musician	11-Jan-1975		Venetian Snares
Joanna Gleason	Actor	2-Jun-1950		Crimes and Misdemeanors
Monty Hall	Game Show Host	25-Aug-1921		Let's Make a Deal
Doug Henning	Magician	3-May-1947	7-Feb-2000	Extremely flamboyant magician
Terry Jacks	Singer/Songwriter	29-Mar-1944		Seasons in the Sun
Jack Kruschen	Actor	20-Mar-1922	2-Apr-2002	The Apartment
Tom McCamus	Actor	25-Jul-1955		I Love a Man in Uniform
Lee Montgomery	Actor	3-Nov-1961		Ben
Anna Paquin	Actor	24-Jul-1982		The Piano and X-Men
Leonard Peikoff	Philosopher	1933		Proseletyzer of objectivism
Ernest S. Rady	Business	28-Aug-1937		CEO of WestCorp, 1978-2006
David Reimer	Victim	1965	4-May-2004	Boy raised as a girl
Terry Sawchuk	Hockey	28-Dec-1929	31-May-1970	Goalie, NHL Hall of Famer
Fred Shero	Hockey	23-Oct-1925	24-Nov-1990	Flyers and Rangers Head Coach
Louis Slotin	Physicist	1-Dec-1910	30-May-1946	Died tickling the dragon's tail
David Steinberg	Comic	9-Aug-1942		Second City alumnus
Fred Turner	Musician	16-Oct-1943		Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Nia Vardalos	Actor	24-Sep-1962		My Big Fat Greek Wedding
A. E. van Vogt	Novelist	26-Apr-1912	26-Jan-2000	Science fiction writer

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Izzy Asper	Business	11-Aug-1932	7-Oct-2003	Founder, CanWest Global
Ralph Connor	Author	13-Sep-1860	31-Oct-1937	Canadian pulp author, Black Rock
David Reimer	Victim	1965	4-May-2004	Boy raised as a girl

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