CITY

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

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

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.mobile.org/

Population:
198915 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1711

County:
Mobile County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of South Alabama	1963
University of Mobile	1961
Bishop State Community College	1927
Spring Hill College	1830

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hank Aaron	Baseball	5-Feb-1934		Hit 755 home runs over his career
Lloyd J. Austin	Military	8-Aug-1953		Commander-in-Chief, CENTCOM
Gregory Benford	Novelist	30-Jan-1941		Physicist and author of Timescape
Regina Benjamin	Doctor	26-Oct-1956		US Surgeon General
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.	Politician	4-Feb-1947		Congressman, Georgia 2nd
Rich Boy	Rapper	2-Sep-1983		Throw Some Ds
Robert Brazile	Football	7-Feb-1953		Former Houston Oilers LB
Sonny Callahan	Politician	11-Sep-1932		Congressman from Alabama, 1985-2003
Laverne Cox	Actor	29-May-1984		Orange is the New Black
Jeremiah Denton	Military	15-Jul-1924	28-Mar-2014	US Senator from Alabama, 1981-87
Vince Dooley	Football	4-Sep-1932		Georgia Bulldogs Head Coach, 1964-88
E. Duncan Getchell	Attorney	12-Oct-1949		McGuireWoods LLP
Alexis Herman	Government	16-Jul-1947		US Secretary of Labor, 1997-2001
Ethan A. Hitchcock	Business	19-Sep-1835	9-Apr-1909	US Interior Secretary, 1899-1907
Lonnie Johnson	Inventor	6-Oct-1949		Revolutionized the squirt gun industry
Orlando Jones	Actor	10-Apr-1968		Drumline
Frank J. Low	Astronomer	23-Nov-1933	11-Jun-2009	Infrared astronomy
Willie McCovey	Baseball	10-Jan-1938		521 homers, 18 grand slams
Fayard Nicholas	Dancer	20-Oct-1914	24-Jan-2006	Tapdancer, The Nicholas Brothers
Satchel Paige	Baseball	7-Jul-1906	8-Jun-1982	Negro Leagues, Cleveland Indians pitcher
William H. Pryor, Jr.	Judge	26-Apr-1962		11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Ted Radcliffe	Baseball	7-Jul-1902	11-Aug-2005	Double Duty
Max Savelle	Historian	8-Jan-1896	12-Sep-1979	The Origins of American Diplomacy
Don Siegelman	Politician	24-Feb-1946		Governor of Alabama, 1999-2003
Ozzie Smith	Baseball	26-Dec-1954		Hall of Fame shortstop
Richard Tyson	Actor	13-Feb-1961		Kindergarten Cop
Cootie Williams	Jazz Musician	10-Jul-1910	15-Sep-1985	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George Washington Owen	Politician	20-Oct-1796	18-Aug-1837	Congressman from Alabama, 1823-29
O. V. Wright	Singer	9-Oct-1939	16-Nov-1980	Southern gospel and soul singer

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