LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/

Population:
305,353 (2001)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Wales	1893
Cardiff University	1883

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dannie Abse	Novelist	22-Sep-1923		Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve
Shirley Bassey	Singer	8-Jan-1937		Singer of James Bond title song Goldfinger
Andy Bell	Bassist	11-Aug-1970		Ride, now bassist for Oasis
George Benson	Actor	11-Jan-1911	17-Jun-1983	The Creeping Flesh
Downtown Julie Brown	TV Personality	27-Aug-1963		MTV Veejay
Dave Edmunds	Musician	15-Apr-1944		I Hear You Knocking
Geoffrey Eglinton	Geologist	1-Nov-1927		Molecular organic geochemistry
Andy Fairweather-Low	Guitarist	2-Aug-1948		Feather-wielding guitarist
Green Gartside	Musician	22-Jun-1955		Frontman for Scritti Politti
Ryan Giggs	Soccer	29-Nov-1973		Manchester United
Ioan Gruffudd	Actor	6-Oct-1973		Horatio Hornblower
Griff Rhys Jones	Actor	6-Nov-1953		Alas Smith & Jones
Brian D. Josephson	Physicist	4-Jan-1940		Discovered the Josephson Effect
Richard Marquand	Film Director	17-Apr-1938	4-Sep-1987	Return of the Jedi
Michael Moritz	Business	c. 1954		Partner, Sequoia Capital
Matthew Rhys	Actor	4-Nov-1974		Brothers & Sisters
Iain Sinclair	Author	11-Jun-1943		Downriver
Peter Wingfield	Actor	5-Sep-1962		Dan Clifford on Holby City

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gene Pitney	Singer/Songwriter	17-Feb-1940	5-Apr-2006	60s teen idol and songwriter

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