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Augusta, GA
LOCATION
Official Website:
http://www.augustaga.gov/
Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.augustachamber.net/ Visitors Bureau:
http://www.augustaga.org/ Population:
195,182 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1736 County:
Richmond County Consolidated with Richmond County in 1996.
SCHOOLS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Doug Barnard, Jr. |
Politician |
20-Mar-1922 |
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Congressman from Georgia, 1977-93 |
| Ben Bernanke |
Economist |
13-Dec-1953 |
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Federal Reserve Chairman, 2006-14 |
| James H. Blanchard |
Business |
22-Aug-1941 |
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CEO of Synovus Financial, 1971-2005 |
| Laurence Fishburne |
Actor |
30-Jul-1961 |
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The Matrix |
| Marshall Frady |
Journalist |
11-Jan-1940 |
9-Mar-2004 |
Wallace |
| Phil Gingrey |
Politician |
10-Jul-1942 |
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Congressman, Georgia 11th |
| Amy Grant |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Nov-1960 |
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Christian rocker |
| Hulk Hogan |
Wrestling |
11-Aug-1953 |
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Hogan Knows Best |
| Frank M. Hull |
Judge |
9-Dec-1948 |
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11th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Jasper Johns |
Painter |
15-May-1930 |
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Neo-Dadaist painter of US Flag |
| Sharon Jones |
Singer |
4-May-1956 |
18-Nov-2016 |
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| D. James Kennedy |
Religion |
3-Nov-1930 |
5-Sep-2007 |
Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church |
| Wyck A. Knox, Jr. |
Attorney |
1-Nov-1940 |
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Of Counsel, Kilpatrick Townsend |
| Goodwin Liu |
Attorney |
1970 |
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Boalt Hall law professor |
| Augustus Baldwin Longstreet |
Author |
9-Jul-1790 |
9-Jul-1870 |
Georgia Scenes |
| Larry Mize |
Golf |
23-Sep-1958 |
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Winner, 1987 Masters |
| Jessye Norman |
Singer |
15-Sep-1945 |
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Operatic soprano |
| Larry L. Palmer |
Diplomat |
c. 1948 |
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US Ambassador to Honduras, 2002-05 |
| David M. Potter |
Historian |
6-Dec-1910 |
18-Feb-1971 |
The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861 |
| Carl Sanders |
Politician |
15-May-1925 |
16-Nov-2014 |
Governor of Georgia, 1963-67 |
| Austin Scott |
Politician |
10-Dec-1969 |
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Congressman, Georgia 8th |
| Herschel Walker |
Football |
3-Mar-1962 |
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NFL Running back, 1986-97 |
| Ken Whisenhunt |
Football |
28-Feb-1962 |
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Former Coach, Arizona Cardinals |
| Frank Yerby |
Novelist |
5-Sep-1916 |
29-Nov-1991 |
The Dahomean |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Butterfly McQueen |
Actor |
7-Jan-1911 |
22-Dec-1995 |
Gone with the Wind |
| Charlie Norwood |
Politician |
27-Jul-1941 |
13-Feb-2007 |
Congressman from Georgia, 1995-2007 |
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