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Lincoln, NE
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.ci.lincoln.ne.us/
Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.lcoc.com/ Visitors Bureau:
http://www.lincoln.org/ Population:
225581 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1856 County:
Lancaster County Founded 1856 as Lancaster, renamed Lincoln 1 March 1867 at the time of admission of Nebraska to the Union.
SCHOOLS
MUSEUM
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Charles W. Battey |
Business |
c. 1932 |
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CEO of Kinder Morgan Energy, 1989-94 |
| Joba Chamberlain |
Baseball |
23-Sep-1985 |
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Tigers pitcher |
| Dick Cheney |
Politician |
30-Jan-1941 |
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US Vice President, 2001-09 |
| David Doyle |
Actor |
1-Dec-1929 |
26-Feb-1997 |
Bosley on Charlie's Angels |
| Loren Eiseley |
Anthropologist |
3-Sep-1907 |
9-Jul-1977 |
The Firmament of Time |
| Bob Kerrey |
Politician |
27-Aug-1943 |
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Governor and Senator from Nebraska |
| Lane Kiffin |
Football |
9-May-1975 |
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Head Coach at USC, 2010-13 |
| Gale W. McGee |
Politician |
17-Mar-1915 |
9-Apr-1992 |
US Senator from Wyoming, 1959-77 |
| Jan Meyers |
Politician |
20-Jul-1928 |
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Congresswoman from Kansas, 1985-97 |
| John Moran |
Composer |
1965 |
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Composer of The Manson Family opera |
| Terrence L. O'Brien |
Judge |
8-Aug-1943 |
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10th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Harvey Perlman |
Educator |
17-Jan-1942 |
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Chancellor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Roscoe Pound |
Judge |
27-Oct-1870 |
1-Jul-1964 |
Sociological jurisprudence |
| John Ramsey |
Relative |
7-Dec-1943 |
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JonBenét's father |
| William J. Riley |
Judge |
11-Mar-1947 |
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8th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Leo Ryan |
Politician |
5-May-1925 |
18-Nov-1978 |
Congressman assassinated in Guyana |
| Lindsey Shaw |
Actor |
10-May-1989 |
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Moze on Ned's Declassified |
| Ted Sorensen |
Attorney |
8-May-1928 |
31-Oct-2010 |
Aide to JFK |
| Charles Starkweather |
Criminal |
24-Nov-1938 |
25-Jun-1959 |
Spree killer |
| Hilary Swank |
Actor |
30-Jul-1974 |
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Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry |
| Matthew Sweet |
Musician |
6-Oct-1964 |
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Girlfriend |
| Janine Turner |
Actor |
6-Dec-1962 |
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Maggie on Northern Exposure |
| Don Wilson |
Radio Personality |
1-Sep-1900 |
25-Apr-1982 |
Jack Benny's announcer |
| Samuel W. Yorty |
Politician |
1-Oct-1909 |
5-Jun-1998 |
Mayor of Los Angeles, 1961-73 |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Victor E. Anderson |
Politician |
30-Mar-1902 |
15-Aug-1962 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1955-59 |
| Ralph G. Brooks |
Politician |
6-Jul-1898 |
9-Sep-1960 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1959-60 |
| Charles W. Bryan |
Politician |
10-Feb-1867 |
4-Mar-1945 |
Twice Governor of Nebraska |
| Guy Chamberlin |
Football |
16-Jan-1894 |
4-Apr-1967 |
The Champ |
| Robert L. Cochran |
Politician |
28-Jan-1886 |
23-Feb-1963 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1935-41 |
| Robert B. Crosby |
Politician |
26-Mar-1911 |
7-Jan-2000 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1953-55 |
| Bob Devaney |
Football |
13-Apr-1915 |
9-May-1997 |
Cornhuskers Head Coach, 1962-72 |
| Jim Exon |
Politician |
9-Aug-1921 |
10-Jun-2005 |
US Senator from Nebraska, 1979-97 |
| Clifford M. Hardin |
Government |
9-Oct-1915 |
4-Apr-2010 |
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1969-71 |
| Gordon MacRae |
Actor |
12-Mar-1921 |
24-Jan-1986 |
Oklahoma |
| Charles Starkweather |
Criminal |
24-Nov-1938 |
25-Jun-1959 |
Spree killer |
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