CITY

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

Population:
336,539 (2001)

Founding Date:
1826

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The London Free Press

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Western Ontario	1878

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
W. Geoffrey Beattie	Business	c. 1960		President and CEO of Woodbridge Company
Trevor Blumas	Actor	16-Oct-1984		Stranger in Town
Hume Cronyn	Actor	18-Jul-1911	15-Jun-2003	Cocoon
Robert C. Dynes	Educator	8-Nov-1942		President, University of California, 2003-08
Victor Garber	Actor	16-Mar-1949		Jack Bristow on Alias
Ryan Gosling	Actor	12-Nov-1980		Murder by Numbers
Paul Haggis	Screenwriter	10-Mar-1953		Crash
John Kapelos	Actor	8-Mar-1956		Det. Schanke on Forever Knight
Eric Lindros	Hockey	28-Feb-1973		Philadelphia Flyers, 1992-2000
Gene Lockhart	Actor	18-Jul-1891	31-Mar-1957	Algiers
Guy Lombardo	Musician	19-Jun-1902	5-Nov-1977	The Royal Canadians
Luke MacFarlane	Actor	19-Jan-1980		Over There
Irene Mathyssen	Politician	16-Aug-1951		Canadian MP, London--Fanshawe
Rachel McAdams	Actor	17-Nov-1978		The Notebook
Kate Nelligan	Actor	16-Mar-1950		Frankie and Johnny
Michael Riley	Actor	4-Feb-1962		Dr. Tom on Being Erica
Joe Thornton	Hockey	2-Jul-1979		San Jose Sharks
Jack L. Warner	Business	2-Aug-1892	9-Sep-1978	Co-Founder, Warner Bros.
Paul Wonnacott	Economist	16-Mar-1933		Council of Economic Advisers, 1991-93

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frances Oldham Kelsey	Doctor	24-Jul-1914	7-Aug-2015	Prevented countless thalidomide babies

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