CITY

Official Website:
http://www.bloomington.in.gov/

Population:
69291 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1818

County:
Monroe County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Indiana University Bloomington	1820

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Arija Bareikis	Actor	21-Jul-1966		The Myth of Fingerprints
Joshua Bell	Violinist	9-Dec-1967		Violin virtuoso
Abraham Benrubi	Actor	4-Oct-1969		Jerry Markovic on ER
Meg Cabot	Author	1-Feb-1967		The Princess Diaries
Hoagy Carmichael	Songwriter	22-Nov-1899	27-Dec-1981	Star Dust
Rex Grossman	Football	23-Aug-1980		Chicago Bears QB
Paul Helmke	Politician	24-Nov-1948		Mayor of Fort Wayne, IN, 1988-2000
Denny Miller	Actor	25-Apr-1934	9-Sep-2014	Duke Shannon on Wagon Train
William Lee Miller	Historian	21-Apr-1926	27-May-2012	Arguing About Slavery
David Lee Roth	Singer	10-Oct-1954		Sometimes lead singer, Van Halen
David Shuster	Journalist	18-Apr-1967		Former MSNBC anchor

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Terry Hoeppner	Football	19-Aug-1947	19-Jun-2007	Hoosiers Head Coach, 2005-07
Alfred Kinsey	Scientist	23-Jun-1894	25-Aug-1956	Researched human sexual behavior
Frank McCloskey	Politician	12-Jun-1939	2-Nov-2003	Congressman from Indiana, 1983-95
Elinor Ostrom	Sociologist	7-Aug-1933	12-Jun-2012	Common-pool resources
David M. Pletcher	Historian	14-Jun-1920	22-Feb-2004	The Diplomacy of Involvement
Max Zorn	Mathematician	6-Jun-1906	9-Mar-1993	Zorn's Lemma

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