CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofgainesville.org/

Population:
95447 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1853

County:
Alachua County

Founded 1853 as the new seat of Alachua County, the city is named for General Edmund Gaines (commander in the Seminole War.)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Buchholz High School, Gainesville, FL	1973
Santa Fe College	1966
University of Florida	1853

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Laura Baugh	Golf	31-May-1955		Out of the Rough
Gus Bilirakis	Politician	8-Feb-1963		Congressman, Florida 12th
Merritt Butrick	Actor	3-Sep-1959	17-Mar-1989	Johnny Slash on Square Pegs
Brittany Daniel	Actor	17-Mar-1976		Jessica on Sweet Valley High
Don Felder	Guitarist	21-Sep-1947		Former Guitarist for The Eagles
Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr.	Judge	15-Dec-1944		Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Tom Petty	Musician	20-Oct-1950		Don't Come Around Here No More
Scott Ritter	Government	15-Jul-1961		UNSCOM weapons inspector 1991-98
Maya Rudolph	Actor	27-Jul-1972		Saturday Night Live
Robert Scales	Military	5-Aug-1944		Military analyst

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Harry Crews	Novelist	7-Jun-1935	28-Mar-2012	The Gospel Singer
Daniel C. Drucker	Engineer	1918	25-Aug-2001	Drucker's stability postulate
Marvin Harris	Anthropologist	18-Aug-1927	25-Oct-2001	Anthropological historian
Charley E. Johns	Politician	27-Feb-1905	23-Jan-1990	Governor of Florida, 1953-55
William M. Rountree	Diplomat	28-Mar-1917	3-Nov-1995	US Ambassador to Brazil, 1970-73
Wilbur Scoville	Chemist	22-Jan-1865	10-Mar-1942	Scoville heat units

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