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Tallahassee, FL
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.state.fl.us/citytlh/ Population:
150624 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1539 County:
Leon County Founded around 1539 under Spanish suzerainty, became the capital of Florida Territory in 1824, and the capital of Florida in 1845. SCHOOLS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Kay Aldridge |
Actor |
9-Jul-1917 |
12-Jan-1995 |
Perils of Nyoka |
| Wally Amos |
Business |
1-Jul-1936 |
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Formerly known as Famous Amos |
| Matt Battaglia |
Actor |
25-Sep-1965 |
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Universal Soldier II |
| LeRoy Collins |
Politician |
10-Mar-1909 |
12-Mar-1991 |
Governor of Florida, 1955-61 |
| Brad Davis |
Actor |
6-Nov-1949 |
8-Sep-1991 |
Midnight Express |
| Carrie P. Meek |
Politician |
29-Apr-1926 |
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Congresswoman from Florida, 1993-2003 |
| T-Pain |
Singer |
30-Jun-1985 |
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Buy U a Drank |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Red Barber |
Sports Figure |
17-Feb-1908 |
22-Oct-1992 |
The Voice of the Dodgers |
| Lawton Chiles |
Politician |
3-Apr-1930 |
12-Dec-1998 |
Florida Governor and Senator |
| LeRoy Collins |
Politician |
10-Mar-1909 |
12-Mar-1991 |
Governor of Florida, 1955-61 |
| Paul Dirac |
Physicist |
8-Aug-1902 |
20-Oct-1984 |
The Principles of Quantum Mechanics |
| Jake Gaither |
Football |
11-Apr-1903 |
18-Feb-1994 |
Head Coach, Florida A&M, 1945-69 |
| Abba Lerner |
Economist |
28-Oct-1903 |
27-Oct-1982 |
The Economics of Control |
| Michael Shaara |
Author |
23-Jun-1929 |
5-May-1988 |
The Killer Angels |
| Josiah Walls |
Politician |
30-Dec-1842 |
15-May-1905 |
Congressman from Florida, 1871-76 |
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