CITY

Official Website:
http://www.coj.net/

Population:
735617 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1791

County:
Duval County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of North Florida	1969
Jacksonville University	1934

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Fidelity National Information Services	2006
MPS Group	1992
PSS World Medical	1983
CSX	1978
Armor Holdings	1969
Seaboard Coast Line Industries	1969
Landstar System	1968
Regency Centers	1963
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida	1944
St. Joe Company	1936
Florida Rock Industries	1929
Rayonier	1926
Winn-Dixie	1925
Stein Mart	1908
Fidelity National Financial	1847

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Harry Lee Anstead	Judge	4-Nov-1937		Justice, Florida Supreme Court
John D. Baker II	Business	7-Aug-1948		CEO of Florida Rock Industries
Gary "U.S." Bonds	Singer/Songwriter	6-Jun-1939		New Orleans
Pat Boone	Singer	1-Jun-1934		Whitens up those black songs
Alan S. Boyd	Government	20-Jul-1922		US Secretary of Transportation, 1967-69
Corrine Brown	Politician	11-Nov-1946		Congresswoman, Florida 3rd
Danny Joe Brown	Singer/Songwriter	24-Aug-1951	10-Mar-2005	Singer for Molly Hatchet
John Chaney	Basketball	21-Jan-1932		Temple Head Coach, 1982-2006
Johnnetta B. Cole	Educator	19-Oct-1936		President of Spelman College, 1987-97
Ander Crenshaw	Politician	1-Sep-1944		Congressman, Florida 4th
Fred Durst	Musician	20-Aug-1970		Lead singer of Limp Bizkit
Elizabeth Edwards	Relative	3-Jul-1949		Wife of John Edwards
Don Fuqua	Politician	20-Aug-1933		Congressman from Florida, 1963-87
Wanda Hendrix	Actor	3-Nov-1928	1-Feb-1981	Actress-wife of Audie Murphy
James Weldon Johnson	Author	17-Jun-1871	26-Jun-1938	God's Trombones
Paula Kelly	Actor	21-Oct-1943		Sweet Charity
Mase	Rapper	27-Aug-1974		Rapper-turned-pastor
Catherine B. Reynolds	Philanthropist	c. 1957		Prominent benefactor
Rex Smith	Singer	19-Sep-1955		You Take My Breath Away
Ronnie Van Zant	Musician	15-Jan-1948	20-Oct-1977	Frontman of Lynyrd Skynyrd
John Archibald Wheeler	Physicist	9-Jul-1911	13-Apr-2008	The Mechanism of Nuclear Fission
Mark S. Wrighton	Educator	1949		Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles E. Bennett	Politician	2-Dec-1910	6-Sep-2003	Congressman from Florida, 1949-93
C. Farris Bryant	Politician	26-Jul-1914	1-Mar-2002	Governor of Florida, 1961-65
W. Haydon Burns	Politician	17-Mar-1912	22-Nov-1987	Governor of Florida, 1965-67
Tillie Fowler	Politician	23-Dec-1942	2-Mar-2005	Congresswoman from Florida
Bowie Kuhn	Baseball	28-Oct-1926	15-Mar-2007	Commissioner of Baseball, 1969-84
Henry Watterson	Journalist	16-Feb-1840	22-Dec-1921	Founder of Louisville Courier-Journal

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