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Richmond, VA
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.ci.richmond.va.us/ Population:
197790 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1607 County:
Richmond city Settled in 1607, given the name Richmond in 1737. SCHOOLS
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Caroline Aaron |
Actor |
7-Aug-1957 |
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Character actress, 1980s to present |
| Arthur Ashe |
Tennis |
10-Jul-1943 |
6-Feb-1993 |
First black man to win Wimbledon |
| Frank V. AtLee III |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Chairman of Monsanto, 2000-03 |
| David Baldacci |
Novelist |
1960 |
|
Absolute Power |
| Warren Beatty |
Actor |
30-Mar-1937 |
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Dick Tracy |
| J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr. |
Economist |
8-Jul-1939 |
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President of the Richmond Fed, 1993-2004 |
| Robert L. Burrus, Jr. |
Attorney |
1934 |
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Chairman of McGuireWoods, 1990-2006 |
| James Branch Cabell |
Novelist |
14-Apr-1879 |
5-May-1958 |
Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice |
| George Campbell, Jr. |
Educator |
2-Dec-1945 |
|
President of the Cooper Union |
| Eric Cantor |
Politician |
6-Jun-1963 |
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Congressman, Virginia 7th |
| Tom Cora |
Musician |
1954 |
9-Apr-1998 |
Avant-Garde cellist |
| D'Angelo |
Singer |
11-Feb-1974 |
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Grammy-winning Sexy R&B Singer |
| Ray Dandridge |
Baseball |
31-Aug-1913 |
12-Feb-1994 |
Negro Leagues 3rd Baseman, Hall of Famer |
| Charles E. Freeman |
Judge |
12-Dec-1933 |
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Justice, Illinois Supreme Court |
| Jim Gilmore |
Politician |
6-Oct-1949 |
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Governor of Virginia, 1998-2002 |
| Ellen Glasgow |
Novelist |
22-Apr-1873 |
21-Nov-1945 |
In This Our Life |
| Virgil Goode |
Politician |
17-Oct-1946 |
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Congressman, Virginia 5th |
| Stoney Jackson |
Actor |
27-Feb-1960 |
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Character actor, 1980s to present |
| Xeni Jardin |
Journalist |
c. 1973 |
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Serial meta-blogger, Boing Boing |
| Benjamin J. Lambert III |
Politician |
29-Jan-1937 |
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Virginia State Senate |
| William M. Lewis, Jr. |
Business |
30-Apr-1956 |
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Co-Chair Investment Banking at Lazard |
| Arto Lindsay |
Musician |
28-May-1953 |
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No-Wave pioneer |
| Shirley MacLaine |
Actor |
24-Apr-1934 |
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Terms of Endearment |
| Aimee Mann |
Musician |
8-Sep-1960 |
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'Til Tuesday |
| Thomas D. Mutter |
Doctor |
9-Mar-1811 |
16-Mar-1859 |
Surgeon, Mütter Museum benefactor |
| Hunter Parrish |
Actor |
13-May-1987 |
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Silas Botwin on Weeds |
| Susan M. Phillips |
Educator |
23-Jan-1944 |
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Dean, GWU School of Business |
| George Pickett |
Military |
16-Jan-1825 |
30-Jul-1875 |
Battle of Gettysburg |
| Owen B. Pickett |
Politician |
31-Aug-1930 |
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Congressman from Virginia, 1987-2001 |
| Sarah Purcell |
TV Personality |
8-Oct-1948 |
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Real People |
| Max Robinson |
Journalist |
1-May-1939 |
20-Dec-1988 |
Co-Anchor of World News Tonight |
| Randall Robinson |
Activist |
6-Jul-1941 |
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What America Owes to Blacks |
| Bobby Ross |
Football |
23-Dec-1936 |
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Retired college, NFL football coach |
| Charles Stanley |
Religion |
25-Sep-1932 |
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In Touch Ministries |
| Fran Tarkenton |
Football |
3-Feb-1940 |
|
That's Incredible! |
| Dub Taylor |
Actor |
26-Feb-1907 |
3-Oct-1994 |
Bonnie and Clyde |
| Lanny Wadkins |
Golf |
5-Dec-1949 |
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Winner, 1977 PGA Championship |
| L. Douglas Wilder |
Politician |
17-Jan-1931 |
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Governor of Virginia, 1990-94 |
| Stan Winston |
Artist |
7-Apr-1946 |
15-Jun-2008 |
Special effects artist |
| Tom Wolfe |
Author |
2-Mar-1931 |
|
Bonfire of the Vanities |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. |
Politician |
15-Jun-1898 |
15-Apr-1986 |
Governor of Virginia, 1958-62 |
| James Branch Cabell |
Novelist |
14-Apr-1879 |
5-May-1958 |
Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice |
| John N. Dalton |
Politician |
11-Jul-1931 |
30-Jul-1986 |
Governor of Virginia, 1978-82 |
| Joel West Flood |
Judge |
2-Aug-1894 |
27-Apr-1964 |
Virginia Congressman, Judge |
| Ellen Glasgow |
Novelist |
22-Apr-1873 |
21-Nov-1945 |
In This Our Life |
| Johnny Oates |
Baseball |
21-Jan-1946 |
24-Dec-2004 |
Former Orioles and Rangers manager |
| Lewis F. Powell, Jr. |
Judge |
19-Sep-1907 |
25-Aug-1998 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1972-87 |
| Alexandra Ripley |
Author |
8-Jan-1934 |
10-Jan-2004 |
Wrote Scarlett |
| Norman Sisisky |
Politician |
9-Jun-1927 |
29-Mar-2001 |
Congressman from Virginia, 1983-2001 |
| Jeb Stuart |
Military |
6-Feb-1833 |
12-May-1864 |
Confederate cavalry officer |
| John Tyler |
Head of State |
29-Mar-1790 |
18-Jan-1862 |
10th President of the U.S. |
| Julia Gardiner Tyler |
First Lady |
23-Jul-1820 |
10-Jul-1889 |
Second wife of US President John Tyler |
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