CITY

Official Website:
http://www.city.victoria.bc.ca/

Population:
78,659 (2006 census)

Founding Date:
1843

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Victoria	1963

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Maritime Museum of British Columbia	1952
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria	1951
Royal British Columbia Museum	1886

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Cameron Bright	Actor	26-Jan-1993		Ultraviolet
Chad Faust	Actor	14-Jul-1980		Kyle Baldwin on The 4400
David Foster	Songwriter	1-Nov-1949		Songwriter, has won 14 Grammys
Nelly Furtado	Musician	2-Dec-1978		Whoa, Nelly!
Meghan Ory	Actor	20-Aug-1982		Red Riding Hood on Once Upon a Time
Lynn Patrick	Hockey	3-Feb-1912	26-Jan-1980	Bruins, St. Louis Blues GM
Margaret Trudeau	First Lady	10-Sep-1948		Ex-Wife of Pierre Trudeau
William Vickrey	Economist	21-Jun-1914	11-Oct-1996	Asymmetric information in economics
Hazel Wolf	Activist	10-Mar-1898	19-Jan-2000	Seattle environmental activist

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stan Brakhage	Film Director	14-Jan-1933	9-Mar-2003	Experimental filmmaker
George P. Cosmatos	Film Director	4-Jan-1941	19-Apr-2005	Tombstone
Lester Patrick	Hockey	30-Dec-1883	1-Jun-1960	NY Rangers Head Coach, 1926-39
Carol Shields	Novelist	2-Jun-1935	16-Jul-2003	The Stone Diaries

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