CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/

Population:
368,900 (2008)

Founding Date:
1848

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Canterbury	1873

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Canterbury Museum	1867

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frances Alda	Singer	31-May-1879	18-Sep-1952	Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera
Alan Gibbs	Business	1939		CTO of Gibbs Technologies
Joan Hammond	Singer	24-May-1912	26-Nov-1996	Operatic soprano
Phil Keoghan	Game Show Host	31-May-1967		The Amazing Race
Ngaio Marsh	Novelist	23-Apr-1895	18-Feb-1982	New Zealand detective novelist

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Errol Brathwaite	Novelist	3-Apr-1924	4-Dec-2005	An Affair of Men
Ngaio Marsh	Novelist	23-Apr-1895	18-Feb-1982	New Zealand detective novelist

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