CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.sandusky.oh.us/

Population:
27844 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1816 (founded), 1818 (renamed)

County:
Erie County

Founded 1816 as Portland, renamed Sandusky in 1818.

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jon Gruden	Football	17-Aug-1963		Head Coach, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2002-08
Carl Karcher	Business	16-Jan-1917	11-Jan-2008	Founder of Carl's Jr.
Charles Merz	Journalist	23-Feb-1893	31-Aug-1977	Editor of the New York Times, 1938-61
Thomas J. Moyer	Judge	18-Apr-1939	2-Apr-2010	Ohio Chief Justice, 1987-2010
George W. Norris	Politician	11-Jul-1861	2-Sep-1944	US Senator from Nebraska, 1913-43

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Pope	Military	16-Mar-1822	23-Sep-1892	Union Army General

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