CITY

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

Population:
193556 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
12-Nov-1875

County:
Pierce County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Tacoma News Tribune
Tacoma Daily News

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Pacific Lutheran University	1890
University of Puget Sound	1888

ZOO

Zoo	Founded
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium	1905

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Weyerhaeuser	1900

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bruce Bennett	Actor	19-May-1906	24-Feb-2007	Played Tarzan in 1930s movie serials
Richard Brautigan	Author	30-Jan-1935	14-Oct-1984	So the Wind Won't Blow it All Away
Dyan Cannon	Actor	4-Jan-1937		Heaven Can Wait
Jerry Cantrell	Guitarist	18-Mar-1966		Lead guitar for Alice In Chains
Dale Chihuly	Artist	20-Sep-1941		Glass artist
Curtis J. Clawson	Government	28-Sep-1959		CEO of Hayes Lemmerz
Bing Crosby	Singer	3-May-1903	14-Oct-1977	White Christmas
Elinor Donahue	Actor	19-Apr-1937		Father Knows Best
John Ehrlichman	Government	20-Mar-1925	14-Feb-1999	Watergate criminal, served time
Mark Emmert	Educator	16-Dec-1952		President, University of Washington
Betty B. Fletcher	Judge	29-Mar-1923	22-Oct-2012	9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-98
Booth Gardner	Politician	21-Aug-1936	15-Mar-2013	Governor of Washington, 1985-93
Cam Gigandet	Actor	16-Aug-1982		The Roommate
Michael S. Hart	Curator	8-Mar-1947	6-Sep-2011	Founder of Project Gutenberg
Frank Herbert	Author	8-Oct-1920	11-Feb-1986	Dune
Charles W. Johnson	Judge	c. 1951		Justice, Washington Supreme Court
Richard Kovacevich	Business	30-Oct-1943		CEO of Wells Fargo, 1998-2007
Gary Larson	Cartoonist	14-Aug-1950		Creator of The Far Side
Forrest Mars	Business	21-Mar-1904	1-Jul-1999	Invented M&Ms
Steven R. McCracken	Business	1953	7-Feb-2008	CEO of Owens-Illinois, 2004-06
Eric T. Olson	Military	24-Jan-1952		Cmdr., US Special Operations Command,. 2007-11
Brad Owen	Politician	23-May-1950		Lt. Governor of Washington
Janis Paige	Actor	16-Sep-1922		Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Dixy Lee Ray	Politician	3-Sep-1914	2-Jan-1994	Governor of Washington, 1977-81
Pamela Reed	Actor	2-Apr-1949		Gail Green on Jericho
Albert Rosellini	Politician	21-Jan-1910	10-Oct-2011	Governor of Washington, 1957-65
Richard B. Sanders	Judge	1945		Justice, Washington Supreme Court
Kyle Secor	Actor	31-May-1957		Homicide: Life on the Street
R. G. Springsteen	Film Director	8-Sep-1904	9-Dec-1989	Taggart
Al Swift	Politician	12-Sep-1935		Congressman from Washington, 1979-95
Blair Underwood	Actor	25-Aug-1964		Malibu's Most Wanted

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Homer T. Bone	Politician	25-Jan-1883	11-Mar-1970	US Senator from Washington, 1933-44
Booth Gardner	Politician	21-Aug-1936	15-Mar-2013	Governor of Washington, 1985-93
John Shalikashvili	Military	27-Jun-1936	23-Jul-2011	Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1993-97

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