CITY

Official Website:
http://www.coj.net/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.myjaxchamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visitjacksonville.com/

Population:
735617 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1791

County:
Duval County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Florida Times-Union

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Trinity Baptist College	1974
University of North Florida	1969
Florida Community College at Jacksonville	1966
Jacksonville University	1934
Jones College	1918
Edward Waters College	1866

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens	1961
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville	1924

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Fidelity National Information Services	2006
MPS Group	1992
PSS World Medical	1983
CSX	1978
Armor Holdings	1969
Seaboard Coast Line Industries	1969
Landstar System	1968
Regency Centers	1963
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida	1944
St. Joe Company	1936
Florida Rock Industries	1929
Rayonier	1926
Winn-Dixie	1925
Stein Mart	1908
Fidelity National Financial	1847

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Harry Lee Anstead	Judge	4-Nov-1937		Justice, Florida Supreme Court
John D. Baker II	Business	7-Aug-1948		CEO of Florida Rock Industries
Gary "U.S." Bonds	Singer/Songwriter	6-Jun-1939		New Orleans
Pat Boone	Singer	1-Jun-1934		Lounge singer, 45-million records sold
Alan S. Boyd	Government	20-Jul-1922		US Secretary of Transportation, 1967-69
Corrine Brown	Politician	11-Nov-1946		Congresswoman, Florida 5th
Danny Joe Brown	Singer/Songwriter	24-Aug-1951	10-Mar-2005	Singer for Molly Hatchet
John Chaney	Basketball	21-Jan-1932		Temple Head Coach, 1982-2006
Vic Chesnutt	Singer/Songwriter	12-Nov-1964	25-Dec-2009	Wheelchair-bound folk singer
Johnnetta B. Cole	Educator	19-Oct-1936		President of Spelman College, 1987-97
Vince Coleman	Baseball	22-Sep-1960		St. Louis Cardinal, base stealer
Angela Corey	Attorney	31-Oct-1954		State Prosecutor, Florida 4th
Ander Crenshaw	Politician	1-Sep-1944		Congressman, Florida 4th
Alice Denham	Author	21-Jan-1927	27-Jan-2016	Sleeping with the Bad Boys
Ron DeSantis	Politician	14-Sep-1978		Congressman, Florida 6th
Fred Durst	Musician	20-Aug-1970		Lead singer of Limp Bizkit
David Duval	Golf	9-Nov-1971		Winner, 2001 British Open
Elizabeth Edwards	Relative	3-Jul-1949	7-Dec-2010	Wife of ex-Senator John Edwards
Craig Fugate	Government	14-May-1959		Director of FEMA
Don Fuqua	Politician	20-Aug-1933		Congressman from Florida, 1963-87
Ashley Greene	Actor	21-Feb-1987		Twilight
Ruth Hall	Actor	29-Dec-1910	9-Oct-2003	Monkey Business
Bob Hayes	Football	20-Dec-1942	18-Sep-2002	Sprinter, Cowboy, NFH Hall-of-Famer
Wanda Hendrix	Actor	3-Nov-1928	1-Feb-1981	Actress-wife of Audie Murphy
Sharpe James	Politician	20-Feb-1936		Mayor of Newark, 1986-2006
James Weldon Johnson	Author	17-Jun-1871	26-Jun-1938	God's Trombones
Kelly Kelly	Wrestling	15-Jan-1987		Youngest WWE Diva
Paula Kelly	Actor	21-Oct-1943		Sweet Charity
Mase	Rapper	27-Aug-1974		Rapper-turned-pastor
Scott McKenzie	Singer	10-Jan-1939	18-Aug-2012	San Francisco
Catherine B. Reynolds	Philanthropist	c. 1957		Prominent benefactor
Theodore Roosevelt IV	Business	27-Nov-1942		Lehman Brothers
Tyler Shields	Photographer	29-Apr-1982		Unsubtle photographer
Rex Smith	Singer	19-Sep-1955		You Take My Breath Away
Ronnie Van Zant	Musician	15-Jan-1948	20-Oct-1977	Frontman of Lynyrd Skynyrd
Scooter Ward	Musician	7-May-1970		Frontman for the band Cold
John Archibald Wheeler	Physicist	9-Jul-1911	13-Apr-2008	The Mechanism of Nuclear Fission
Mark S. Wrighton	Educator	1949		Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis
Jack Youngblood	Football	26-Jan-1950		NFL Hall of Fame Defensive End

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles E. Bennett	Politician	2-Dec-1910	6-Sep-2003	Congressman from Florida, 1949-93
Napoleon Bonaparte Broward	Politician	19-Apr-1857	1-Oct-1910	Governor of Florida, 1905-09
C. Farris Bryant	Politician	26-Jul-1914	1-Mar-2002	Governor of Florida, 1961-65
W. Haydon Burns	Politician	17-Mar-1912	22-Nov-1987	Mayor of Jacksonville, 1949-65
John Evander Couey	Criminal	19-Sep-1958	30-Sep-2009	Sex offender, killed Jessica Lunsford
Tillie Fowler	Politician	23-Dec-1942	2-Mar-2005	Congresswoman from Florida
Bob Hayes	Football	20-Dec-1942	18-Sep-2002	Sprinter, Cowboy, NFH Hall-of-Famer
Bowie Kuhn	Baseball	28-Oct-1926	15-Mar-2007	Commissioner of Baseball, 1969-84
John W. Martin	Politician	21-Jun-1884	22-Feb-1958	Governor of Florida, 1925-29
J. Frank Norris	Religion	18-Sep-1877	20-Aug-1952	Fundamentalist Baptist preacher
Henry Watterson	Journalist	16-Feb-1840	22-Dec-1921	Founder of Louisville Courier-Journal

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