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Charleston, WV
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.cityofcharleston.org/
Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.charlestonareaalliance.org/ Visitors Bureau:
http://www.charlestonwv.com/ Population:
53421 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1788 (fort) County:
Kanawha County Capital of West Virginia.
SCHOOLS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Harriet C. Babbitt |
Diplomat |
13-Nov-1947 |
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US Ambassador to OAS, 1993-97 |
| Tony Brown |
Talk Show Host |
11-Apr-1933 |
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Host of Tony Brown's Journal |
| Chauncey H. Browning, Jr. |
Attorney |
21-Nov-1934 |
1-Jan-2010 |
Attorney General of West Virginia, 1969-85 |
| Gaston Caperton |
Politician |
21-Feb-1940 |
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Governor of West Virginia, 1989-97 |
| Jean Carson |
Actor |
28-Feb-1923 |
2-Nov-2005 |
Fun girl Daphne |
| John T. Chambers |
Business |
23-Aug-1949 |
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CEO of Cisco |
| Frances D. Cook |
Diplomat |
7-Sep-1945 |
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US Ambassador to Oman, 1996-99 |
| Chip Cravaack |
Politician |
29-Dec-1959 |
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Congressman, Minnesota 8th |
| Diane C. Creel |
Business |
c. 1948 |
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CEO of Ecovation |
| George Crumb |
Composer |
24-Oct-1929 |
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1968 Pulitzer Prize for Music |
| Martin R. Delany |
Activist |
6-May-1812 |
24-Jan-1885 |
Black nationalist |
| Douglas Dick |
Actor |
20-Nov-1920 |
19-Dec-2015 |
Carl Herrick on Waterfront |
| Julie H. Edwards |
Business |
c. 1958 |
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CFO of Frontier Oil, 1994-2005 |
| John E. Ferling |
Historian |
1-Oct-1940 |
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Adams vs. Jefferson |
| Conchata Ferrell |
Actor |
28-Mar-1943 |
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Head nurse Joan Thor on E/R |
| Jim Harrick |
Basketball |
25-Jul-1938 |
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Former UCLA and UGA head coach |
| Fay Hauser |
Actor |
28-Dec-1948 |
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Roots: The Next Generations |
| Allison Hayes |
Actor |
6-Mar-1930 |
27-Feb-1977 |
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman |
| Ann Magnuson |
Actor |
4-Jan-1956 |
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Film actress, Bongwater vocalist |
| Sara Jane Moore |
Assassin |
15-Feb-1930 |
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Tried to kill President Ford |
| Alex Schoenbaum |
Business |
8-Aug-1915 |
6-Dec-1996 |
Founder, Shoney's |
| Mary Lee Settle |
Novelist |
29-Jul-1918 |
27-Sep-2005 |
Beulah Land |
| Red Sovine |
Country Musician |
17-Jul-1918 |
4-Apr-1980 |
The Old Syrup Sopper |
| Geoffrey Thorne |
Actor |
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Wilson Sweet on In the Heat of the Night |
| Daniel A. Webster |
Politician |
27-Apr-1949 |
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Congressman, Florida 10th |
| Jason Williams |
Basketball |
18-Nov-1975 |
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White Chocolate |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Chauncey H. Browning, Jr. |
Attorney |
21-Nov-1934 |
1-Jan-2010 |
Attorney General of West Virginia, 1969-85 |
| Walter E. Clark |
Politician |
7-Jan-1869 |
4-Feb-1950 |
Territorial Governor of Alaska, 1909-13 |
| Arnold Miller |
Labor Leader |
25-Apr-1923 |
12-Jul-1985 |
UMW President, 1972-79 |
| Arch A. Moore, Jr. |
Politician |
16-Apr-1923 |
7-Jan-2015 |
Twice Governor of West Virginia |
| Cecil H. Underwood |
Politician |
5-Nov-1922 |
24-Nov-2008 |
Twice Governor of West Virginia |
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