CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.miami.fl.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

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

Population:
362470 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
28-Jul-1896

County:
Miami-Dade County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Miami Herald

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
New World School of the Arts	1987
Florida International University	1972
Miami International University of Art & Design	1965
St. John Vianney College Seminary	1959
Miami Dade College	1959
Miami Edison High School, Miami, FL	1930

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Miami Art Museum	1996
Miami Children's Museum	1983
Miami Science Museum	1949

VENUE

Venue	Founded
Carnival Center for the Performing Arts

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
World Fuel Services	1984
Perry Ellis International	1978
Carnival	1972
Royal Caribbean	1968
Greenberg Traurig	1967
Burger King	1954
Lennar	1954
Ryder	1933
Eastern Airlines	1926
Steel, Hector & Davis	1925
Vector Group	1911

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rodney C. Adkins	Business	23-Aug-1958		Senior VP at IBM
Lew Allen, Jr.	Military	30-Sep-1925	4-Jan-2010	Director of the NSA, 1973-77
David Archuleta	Singer	28-Dec-1990		American Idol
Sherry S. Barrat	Business	c. 1949		President Northern Trust FPS
Barbara Bass	Business	?		CEO of Emporium-Weinstock, 1989-92
Steve Benen	Pundit	15-May-1973		Washington Monthly
Jebby Bush	Relative	13-Dec-1983		Son of Jeb Bush
William Calley	Military	8-Jun-1943		Led the My Lai Massacre
Luther Campbell	Rapper	22-Dec-1960		2 Live Crew, Luke Records founder
Steve Carlton	Baseball	22-Dec-1944		Winner of four Cy Young Awards
Ronald D. Castille	Judge	16-Mar-1944		Pennsylvania Chief Justice
Kathy Castor	Politician	20-Aug-1966		Congresswoman, Florida 14th
Patricia Cornwell	Novelist	9-Jun-1956		Crime novelist, Postmortem
Trick Daddy	Rapper	27-Sep-1973		Thug
Bobby Dall	Bassist	2-Nov-1963		Bassist for Poison
Jason Derülo	Singer/Songwriter	21-Sep-1989		Watcha Say
Kyan Douglas	TV Personality	5-May-1970		Grooming Queer Eye guy
Dona Drake	Actor	15-Nov-1914	20-Jun-1989	Road to Morocco
Lynda Goodfriend	Actor	31-Oct-1953		Lori Beth on Happy Days
Frank Gore	Football	14-May-1983		San Francisco 49ers RB
Pedro José Greer, Jr.	Doctor	15-Jun-1956		Gastroenterologist, RAND Trustee
Brian Griese	Football	18-Mar-1975		Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB
Debbie Harry	Singer	1-Jul-1945		Blondie
William P. Head	Historian	15-Oct-1949		America's China Sojourn
Perez Hilton	Columnist	23-Mar-1978		Gossip columnist
Linda Hogan	TV Personality	24-Aug-1959		Ex-wife of Hulk Hogan
Carol W. Hunstein	Judge	16-Aug-1944		Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
Vanilla Ice	Rapper	31-Oct-1968		Ice Ice Baby
Victoria Jackson	Comic	2-Aug-1959		Saturday Night Live
Barry Jenkins	Film Director	19-Nov-1979		Moonlight
Donald Justice	Poet	12-Aug-1925	6-Aug-2004	The Summer Anniversaries
Catherine Keener	Actor	23-Mar-1959		Maxine in Being John Malkovich
Barry C. Lynn	Journalist	20-Aug-1961		Cornered: The New Monopoly Capitalism
William H. Macy	Actor	13-Mar-1950		Fargo
Trayvon Martin	Victim	5-Feb-1995	26-Feb-2012	Shot and killed by George Zimmerman
Julio Oscar Mechoso	Actor	31-May-1955		Joaquin Tiant on Greetings from Tucson
Kendrick Meek	Politician	6-Sep-1966		Congressman from Florida, 2003-11
Eva Mendes	Actor	5-Mar-1974		2 Fast 2 Furious
J. T. Money	Rapper	?		Who Dat
Enrique Murciano	Actor	9-Jul-1973		Without a Trace
Patrick Murphy	Politician	30-Mar-1983		Congressman, Florida 18th
Bill Nelson	Politician	29-Sep-1942		US Senator from Florida
Chad Ochocinco	Football	9-Jan-1978		NFL wide receiver
R. David Paulison	Government	27-Feb-1947		FEMA Director, 2005-09
Alex Penelas	Politician	18-Dec-1961		Mayor of Miami-Dade County, 1996-2004
Danny Pino	Actor	15-Apr-1974		Scotty Valens on Cold Case
Pitbull	Rapper	15-Jan-1981		M.I.A.M.I.
Sidney Poitier	Actor	20-Feb-1927		In The Heat Of The Night
Kelly Reichardt	Film Director	1964		Wendy and Lucy
Janet Reno	Government	21-Jul-1938	7-Nov-2016	US Attorney General, 1993-2001
Frederic G. Reynolds	Business	c. 1957		CFO of CBS
Ed Roberts	Inventor	13-Sep-1941	1-Apr-2010	Inventor of the Altair computer
Genesis Rodriguez	Actor	29-Jul-1987		Prisionera
Roxie Roker	Actor	28-Aug-1929	2-Dec-1995	Helen Willis on The Jeffersons
Marco Rubio	Politician	28-May-1971		US Senator from Florida
E. Clay Shaw	Politician	19-Apr-1939	10-Sep-2013	Congressman from Florida, 1981-2007
C. J. Silas	Business	15-Apr-1932		CEO of Phillips Petroleum, 1985-94
Sean Taylor	Football	1-Apr-1983	27-Nov-2007	Washington Redskins safety, murdered 2007
David Thomas	Musician	1953		Founder of avant-rock band Pere Ubu
Derrick Thomas	Football	1-Jan-1967	8-Feb-2000	Hall of Fame Linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs
Chuck Todd	Journalist	8-Apr-1972		Host of NBC's Meet the Press
Trina	Rapper	3-Dec-1978		Diamond Princess
Wilmer Valderrama	Actor	30-Jan-1980		Fez on That 70's Show
Alexa Vega	Actor	27-Aug-1988		Spy Kids
Ben Vereen	Actor	10-Oct-1946		Jesus Christ Superstar
Bob Vila	TV Personality	20-Jun-1946		Former host of This Old House
Persia White	Actor	25-Oct-1972		Lynn Searcy on Girlfriends
Frederica Wilson	Politician	5-Nov-1942		Congresswoman, Florida 24th
Hugh Wilson	Film Director	21-Aug-1943		Police Academy

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Eddie Arcaro	Jockey	19-Feb-1916	14-Nov-1997	Two-time Triple Crown winner
Charles Bedaux	Business	26-Oct-1887	18-Feb-1944	Industrial efficiency expert
Prince Buster	Singer	28-May-1938	8-Sep-2016	Reggae/ska/rocksteady pioneer
Max Carey	Baseball	11-Jan-1890	30-May-1976	MLB Hall of Famer
Anton J. Cermak	Politician	9-May-1873	6-Mar-1933	Mayor of Chicago, assassinated in office
Andrew Cunanan	Criminal	31-Aug-1969	23-Jul-1997	Murdered Gianni Versace
Ossie Davis	Actor	18-Dec-1917	4-Feb-2005	Do The Right Thing
David W. Dyer	Judge	28-Jun-1910	7-Jun-1998	5th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1966-76
Chet Forrest	Songwriter	31-Jul-1915	10-Oct-1999	Kismet
Jimmie Foxx	Baseball	22-Oct-1907	21-Jul-1967	Seven-time All Star, 534 home runs
Jim Fregosi	Baseball	4-Apr-1942	14-Feb-2014	Former MLB Manager
Jack Horkheimer	Astronomer	11-Jun-1938	20-Aug-2010	Naked-eye astronomer
E. Howard Hunt	Criminal	9-Oct-1918	23-Jan-2007	Coordinated Watergate break-in
Paul Kangas	Journalist	14-Apr-1937	28-Feb-2017	Nightly Business Report
Harry G. Leslie	Politician	6-Apr-1878	10-Dec-1937	Governor of Indiana, 1929-33
Peter B. Lewis	Business	11-Nov-1933	23-Nov-2013	CEO of Progressive, 1965-98
Bob Marley	Singer/Songwriter	6-Feb-1945	11-May-1981	No Woman No Cry
Forrest Mars	Business	21-Mar-1904	1-Jul-1999	Invented M&Ms
Don Martin	Artist	18-May-1931	6-Jan-2000	Mad Magazine artist
Nam June Paik	Artist	20-Jul-1932	29-Jan-2006	Korean-American video artist
George Papanicolaou	Scientist	13-May-1883	19-Feb-1962	Pap smear
Lou Pearlman	Music Producer	19-Jun-1954	19-Aug-2016	Boy bands and Ponzi schemes
Carlos Andres Perez	Head of State	27-Oct-1922	25-Dec-2010	Twice President of Venezuela, impeached
Samuel J. Popeil	Inventor	22-Jan-1915	17-Jul-1984	Veg-O-Matic
Adam Clayton Powell	Politician	29-Nov-1908	4-Apr-1972	Congressman from New York, 1945-71
Antonio Prohias	Artist	17-Jan-1921	24-Feb-1998	Spy vs. Spy
Bebe Rebozo	Business	17-Nov-1912	8-May-1998	Nixon confidant
Alfred Reed	Composer	25-Jan-1921	17-Sep-2005	Russian Christmas Music
Janet Reno	Government	21-Jul-1938	7-Nov-2016	US Attorney General, 1993-2001
Mongo Santamaria	Drummer	7-Apr-1922	1-Feb-2003	Influential latin percussionist
Earl W. Sutherland, Jr.	Scientist	19-Nov-1915	9-Mar-1974	Hormones mechanisms (cyclic AMP)
June Taylor	Dancer	14-Dec-1917	17-May-2004	June Taylor Dancers choreographer
Sean Taylor	Football	1-Apr-1983	27-Nov-2007	Washington Redskins safety, murdered 2007
Derrick Thomas	Football	1-Jan-1967	8-Feb-2000	Hall of Fame Linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs
Fuller Warren	Politician	3-Oct-1905	23-Sep-1973	Governor of Florida, 1949-53
Robert Wright	Songwriter	25-Sep-1914	27-Jul-2005	Kismet

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