CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.richmond.va.us/

Population:
197790 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1607

County:
Richmond city

Settled in 1607, given the name Richmond in 1737.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Richmond News Leader

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Virginia Union University	1865
Virginia Commonwealth University	1838
University of Richmond	1830

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
NewMarket	2004
Genworth Financial	2004
Massey Energy	2000
Albemarle	1994
James River Coal	1988
Dominion Resources	1983
Performance Food Group	1960
Circuit City	1949
Ethyl Corporation	1922
Reynolds Metals	1919
Universal Corporation	1918
Chesapeake Corporation	1918
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond	1913
Hunton & Williams	1901
Brink's	1859
McGuireWoods LLP	1834

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Caroline Aaron	Actor	7-Aug-1952		Character actress, 1980s to present
Arthur Ashe	Tennis	10-Jul-1943	6-Feb-1993	First black man to win Wimbledon
Frank V. AtLee III	Business	c. 1940		Chairman of Monsanto, 2000-03
David Baldacci	Novelist	1960		Absolute Power
Warren Beatty	Actor	30-Mar-1937		Dick Tracy
Olive Borden	Actor	14-Jul-1906	1-Oct-1947	The Joy Girl
J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr.	Economist	8-Jul-1939		President of the Richmond Fed, 1993-2004
Robert L. Burrus, Jr.	Attorney	1934		Chairman of McGuireWoods, 1990-2006
James Branch Cabell	Novelist	14-Apr-1879	5-May-1958	Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice
George Campbell, Jr.	Educator	2-Dec-1945		President of the Cooper Union
Eric Cantor	Politician	6-Jun-1963		House Majority Leader, 2011-15
Tom Cora	Cellist	14-Sep-1953	9-Apr-1998	Avant-Garde cellist
D'Angelo	Singer	11-Feb-1974		Grammy-winning Sexy R&B Singer
Ray Dandridge	Baseball	31-Aug-1913	12-Feb-1994	Negro Leagues 3rd Baseman, Hall of Famer
Julia Faye	Actor	24-Sep-1893	6-Apr-1966	Silent film actress
Charles E. Freeman	Judge	12-Dec-1933		Justice, Illinois Supreme Court
Jim Gilmore	Politician	6-Oct-1949		Governor of Virginia, 1998-2002
Ellen Glasgow	Novelist	22-Apr-1873	21-Nov-1945	In This Our Life
Virgil Goode	Politician	17-Oct-1946		Congressman from Virginia, 1997-2009
Freeman F. Gosden	Actor	5-May-1899	10-Dec-1982	Amos of Amos & Andy
Dorothy Height	Activist	24-Mar-1912	20-Apr-2010	National Council of Negro Women
Stoney Jackson	Actor	27-Feb-1960		Character actor, 1980s to present
Xeni Jardin	Journalist	5-Aug-1970		Serial meta-blogger, Boing Boing
Benjamin J. Lambert III	Politician	29-Jan-1937		Virginia State Senate
Edward G. Lanpher	Diplomat	8-Dec-1942		US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, 1991-95
William M. Lewis, Jr.	Business	30-Apr-1956		Co-Chair Investment Banking at Lazard
Arto Lindsay	Musician	28-May-1953		No-Wave pioneer
Shirley MacLaine	Actor	24-Apr-1934		Terms of Endearment
Aimee Mann	Musician	8-Sep-1960		'Til Tuesday
Thomas D. Mutter	Doctor	9-Mar-1811	16-Mar-1859	Surgeon, Mütter Museum benefactor
Hunter Parrish	Actor	13-May-1987		Silas Botwin on Weeds
Susan M. Phillips	Educator	23-Jan-1944		Dean, GWU School of Business
George Pickett	Military	16-Jan-1825	30-Jul-1875	Battle of Gettysburg
Owen B. Pickett	Politician	31-Aug-1930	27-Oct-2010	Congressman from Virginia, 1987-2001
Sarah Purcell	TV Personality	8-Oct-1948		Real People
Corey Reynolds	Actor	3-Jul-1974		Sgt. David Gabriel on The Closer
Bill Robinson	Dancer	25-May-1878	25-Nov-1949	Bojangles
Max Robinson	Journalist	1-May-1939	20-Dec-1988	Co-Anchor of World News Tonight
Randall Robinson	Activist	6-Jul-1941		What America Owes to Blacks
Bobby Ross	Football	23-Dec-1936		Retired college, NFL football coach
William Smithers	Actor	10-Jul-1927		Jeremy Wendell on Dallas
Charles Stanley	Religion	25-Sep-1932		In Touch Ministries
Fran Tarkenton	Football	3-Feb-1940		That's Incredible!
Dub Taylor	Actor	26-Feb-1907	3-Oct-1994	Bonnie and Clyde
Lanny Wadkins	Golf	5-Dec-1949		Winner, 1977 PGA Championship
L. Douglas Wilder	Politician	17-Jan-1931		Governor of Virginia, 1990-94
Stan Winston	Artist	7-Apr-1946	15-Jun-2008	Special effects artist
Tom Wolfe	Author	2-Mar-1931		Bonfire of the Vanities

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr.	Politician	15-Jun-1898	15-Apr-1986	Governor of Virginia, 1958-62
James Branch Cabell	Novelist	14-Apr-1879	5-May-1958	Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice
John N. Dalton	Politician	11-Jul-1931	30-Jul-1986	Governor of Virginia, 1978-82
John Moncure Daniel	Editor	24-Oct-1825	30-Mar-1865	Richmond Examiner
Peter Vivian Daniel	Judge	24-Apr-1784	31-May-1860	US Supreme Court Justice, 1842-60
Jimmy Dean	Country Musician	10-Aug-1928	13-Jun-2010	Singer, songwriter, sausage-maker
John B. Fenn	Chemist	15-Jun-1917	10-Dec-2010	Electrospray ionization
Joel West Flood	Judge	2-Aug-1894	27-Apr-1964	Virginia Congressman, Judge
Ellen Glasgow	Novelist	22-Apr-1873	21-Nov-1945	In This Our Life
Oron J. Hale	Historian	29-Jul-1902	19-Jul-1991	The Great Illusion, 1900-1914
Eppa Hunton	Politician	24-Sep-1822	11-Oct-1908	Representative and Senator from Virginia
Laurence M. Keitt	Politician	4-Oct-1824	2-Jun-1864	Congressman from South Carolina, 1853-60
Charles T. Manatt	Attorney	9-Jun-1936	22-Jul-2011	DNC Chairman, 1981-85
Charles Münch	Conductor	26-Sep-1891	6-Nov-1968	Conductor, Orchestre National de France, 1962-68
Johnny Oates	Baseball	21-Jan-1946	24-Dec-2004	Former Orioles and Rangers manager
Lewis F. Powell, Jr.	Judge	19-Sep-1907	25-Aug-1998	US Supreme Court Justice, 1972-87
James H. Price	Politician	7-Sep-1878	22-Nov-1943	Governor of Virginia, 1938-42
Elizabeth Brown Pryor	Historian	15-Mar-1951	13-Apr-2015	Clara Barton: Professional Angel
Richard Samuel Reynolds	Business	15-Aug-1881	29-Jul-1955	Founder of Reynolds Metals
Alexandra Ripley	Author	8-Jan-1934	10-Jan-2004	Scarlett
Richard L. Sharp	Business	12-Apr-1947	24-Jun-2014	CEO of Circuit City, 1986-2000
Norman Sisisky	Politician	9-Jun-1927	29-Mar-2001	Congressman from Virginia, 1983-2001
Jeb Stuart	Military	6-Feb-1833	12-May-1864	Confederate cavalry officer
E. Lee Trinkle	Politician	12-Mar-1876	25-Nov-1939	Governor of Virginia, 1922-26
John Tyler	Head of State	29-Mar-1790	18-Jan-1862	10th President of the U.S.
Julia Gardiner Tyler	First Lady	23-Jul-1820	10-Jul-1889	Second wife of US President John Tyler

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