CITY

Official Website:
http://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.svcoc.org/

Population:
131760 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1897 (founded), 1901 (renamed)

County:
Santa Clara County

Founded by Walter Everett Crossman in 1897 as Murphy.

Renamed to Sunnyvale in 1901, incorporated 1912.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
International Technological University	1994
Fremont High School, Sunnyvale, CA	1925
Cogswell College	1887

LIBRARY

Library	Founded
Sunnyvale Public Library	1914

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Spansion	2003
Aruba Networks	2002
Leadis Technology	2000
Opsware	1999
Junglee	1996
Juniper Networks	1996
Intuitive Surgical	1995
Yahoo!	1995
Palm	1992
PointCast	1992
Network Appliance	1992
General Magic	1990
Savi Technology	1989
PLX Technology	1986
Maxim Integrated Products	1983
Applied Micro Circuits	1982
Dionex	1975
Amdahl	1970
Advanced Micro Devices	1969

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brian Boitano	Figure Skating	22-Oct-1963		What would he do?
Teri Hatcher	Actor	8-Dec-1964		Susan Mayer on Desperate Housewives

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George Oppen	Poet	24-Apr-1908	7-Jul-1984	Objectivist proponent and poet

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