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Montgomery, AL
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.montgomery.al.us/ Population:
201568 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1819 County:
Montgomery County Founded 1819 with the union of East Alabama and New Philadelphia. SCHOOLS
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Michael F. Adams |
Educator |
c. 1948 |
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President, University of Georgia |
| Brett Butler |
Comic |
20-Jan-1958 |
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Comedian with southern drawl |
| Nat King Cole |
Singer |
17-Mar-1917 |
15-Feb-1965 |
Unforgettable |
| Artur Davis |
Politician |
9-Apr-1967 |
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Congressman, Alabama 7th |
| Eddie Floyd |
Musician |
25-Jun-1935 |
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R&B/Stax performer and songwriter |
| Jim Folsom, Jr. |
Politician |
14-May-1949 |
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Governor of Alabama, 1993-95 |
| Melvin Franklin |
Singer |
12-Oct-1942 |
23-Feb-1995 |
Bass vocals for The Temptations |
| Lister Hill |
Politician |
29-Dec-1894 |
21-Dec-1984 |
US Senator from Alabama, 1938-69 |
| William U. Hill |
Judge |
c. 1948 |
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Justice, Wyoming Supreme Court |
| Percy Julian |
Chemist |
11-Apr-1899 |
19-Apr-1975 |
Physostigmine and cortisone |
| Martin Luther King III |
Activist |
23-Oct-1957 |
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Former President of the SCLC |
| Tom Parker |
Judge |
19-Aug-1951 |
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Justice, Alabama Supreme Court |
| Albert Parsons |
Activist |
20-Jun-1848 |
11-Nov-1887 |
Haymarket Martyr |
| Tommy Shaw |
Musician |
11-Sep-1953 |
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Styx and Damn Yankees |
| Bart Starr |
Football |
9-Jan-1934 |
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Green Bay Packers QB, 1956-71 |
| Jett Williams |
Country Musician |
6-Jan-1953 |
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Daughter of Hank Williams, Sr. |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Bill Dickinson |
Politician |
5-Jun-1925 |
31-Mar-2008 |
Congressman from Alabama, 1965-92 |
| Lister Hill |
Politician |
29-Dec-1894 |
21-Dec-1984 |
US Senator from Alabama, 1938-69 |
| James T. Rapier |
Politician |
13-Nov-1837 |
31-May-1883 |
Congressman from Alabama, 1873-75 |
| George Wallace |
Politician |
25-Aug-1919 |
13-Sep-1998 |
Governor of Alabama crippled by assassin |
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