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Omaha, NE

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.omaha.ne.us/

Population:
390007 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1854

County:
Douglas County

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
University of Nebraska at Omaha
1908
Creighton University
1878

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

CompanyFounded
TD Ameritrade
2006
Election Systems & Software
1996
West Corporation
1986
Ameritrade
1983
Godfather's Pizza
1973
infoUSA
1972
Valmont Industries
1967
McGrath, North, Mullin & Kratz
1959
Werner Enterprises
1956
Berkshire Hathaway
1955
ConAgra
1919
HDR
1917
Peter Kiewit Sons
1884
Union Pacific
1862
Northwestern Bell
 

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Adele Astaire
Dancer
10-Sep-1896 25-Jan-1981 Dance partner of Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Dancer
10-May-1899 22-Jun-1987 Broadway ballroom dancer
Max Baer
Boxing
11-Feb-1909 21-Nov-1959 Beat Max Schmeling in 1933
Ray Baker
Actor
9-Jul-1948   Parent Trap III
Malcolm Baldrige
Politician
4-Oct-1922 25-Jul-1987 US Secretary of Commerce 1981-87
Wade Boggs
Baseball
15-Jun-1958   Boston Red Sox
Marlon Brando
Actor
03-Apr-1924 1-Jul-2004 A Streetcar Named Desire
Howard Homan Buffett
Business
13-Aug-1903 30-Apr-1964 Congressman, father of Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
Business
30-Aug-1930   Billionaire in Omaha
Walter Capps
Politician
5-May-1934 28-Oct-1997 Congressman from California, 1997
Montgomery Clift
Actor
17-Oct-1920 23-Jul-1966 From Here to Eternity
Eric Crouch
Football
16-Nov-1978   Winner, 2001 Heisman Trophy
Randolph M. Ferlic
Doctor
17-Jul-1936   Thoracic surgeon
Gerald Ford
Head of State
14-Jul-1913 26-Dec-2006 38th US President, 1974-77
Jorge Garcia
Actor
28-Apr-1972   Hurley on Lost
Bob Gibson
Baseball
9-Nov-1935   Two-time Cy Young Award winner
Terry Goodkind
Novelist
1948   Sword of Truth series
Bryan Greenberg
Actor
24-May-1978   Jake Jagielski on One Tree Hill
Hallee Hirsh
Actor
16-Dec-1987   Daley on Flight 29 Down
Peter Hoagland
Politician
17-Nov-1941 30-Oct-2007 Congressman from Nebraska, 1989-95
Michael Ivins
Bassist
17-Mar-1963   Bassist for The Flaming Lips
John I. Jenkins
Educator
17-Dec-1953   President, University of Notre Dame
Jay Karnes
Actor
27-Jun-1963   Det. Wagenbach on The Shield
Jaime King
Actor
23-Apr-1979   White Chicks
Terry Kiser
Actor
1-Aug-1939   Weekend at Bernie's
Lawrence R. Klein
Economist
14-Sep-1920   Macroeconometric modeling
Swoosie Kurtz
Actor
6-Sep-1944   A Shock to the System
Melvin Laird
Government
1-Sep-1922   US Secretary of Defense, 1969-73
Christopher Lasch
Author
1-Jun-1932 14-Feb-1994 The Culture of Narcissism
Malcolm X
Activist
19-May-1925 21-Feb-1965 Nation of Islam
Dorothy McGuire
Actor
14-Jun-1916 13-Sep-2001 A Summer Place
Charles T. Munger
Business
1-Jan-1924   Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
Nick Nolte
Actor
6-Feb-1941   48 Hours
Phyllis E. Oakley
Government
1934   Assistant Secy. of State for Intelligence, 1997-99
Conor Oberst
Singer/Songwriter
15-Feb-1980   Emo cloud responsible for Bright Eyes
Tillie Olsen
Author
14-Jan-1913 1-Jan-2007 Tell Me a Riddle
Alexander Payne
Film Director
10-Feb-1961   Director, Election, About Schmidt
Pete Peterson
Diplomat
26-Jun-1935   US Ambassador to Vietnam, 1997-2001
Roger D. Pierce
Diplomat
?   US Ambassador to Cape Verde
Ron Prince
Football
18-Sep-1969   Kansas State Head Coach
Anne Ramsey
Actor
1-Sep-1929 11-Aug-1988 Throw Momma from the Train
Mark Richt
Football
18-Feb-1960   Head Coach, UGA Bulldogs
Andy Roddick
Tennis
30-Aug-1982   Tennis player with 149 MPH serve
Johnny Rodgers
Football
5-Jul-1951   Winner, 1972 Heisman Trophy
Edward Ruscha
Painter
16-Dec-1937   Twenty-six Gasoline Stations
Walter Scott, Jr.
Business
c. 1931   Chairman of Level 3 Communications
Herbert A. Sklenar
Business
7-Jun-1931   CEO of Vulcan Materials, 1986-97
Elliott Smith
Guitarist
6-Aug-1969 21-Oct-2003 Indie guitarist stabbed himself to death
David Sokol
Business
1956   CEO, MidAmerican Energy Holdings
Nicholas Sparks
Novelist
31-Dec-1965   The Notebook
Joel Stebbins
Astronomer
30-Jul-1878 16-Mar-1966 Photoelectric photometry
Mike Sullivan
Politician
22-Sep-1939   Governor of Wyoming, 1987-95
Inga Swenson
Actor
29-Dec-1932   Kraus on Benson
Lee Terry
Politician
29-Jan-1962   Congressman, Nebraska 2nd
Gabrielle Union
Actor
29-Oct-1972   Night Stalker
Chris Ware
Cartoonist
28-Dec-1967   The ACME Novelty Library
Fee Waybill
Musician
17-Sep-1950   Frontman for The Tubes
Paul Williams
Musician
19-Sep-1940   Just an Old Fashioned Love Song
Paula Zahn
Journalist
24-Feb-1956   CNN's Paula Zahn Now
Edward Zorinsky
Politician
11-Nov-1928 6-Mar-1987 US Senator from Nebraska, 1976-87
Ed Zschau
Politician
6-Jan-1940   Congressman from California, 1983-87

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Howard Homan Buffett
Business
13-Aug-1903 30-Apr-1964 Congressman, father of Warren Buffett
Edward Zorinsky
Politician
11-Nov-1928 6-Mar-1987 US Senator from Nebraska, 1976-87



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