CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.charlotte.nc.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce

Population:
540828 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1755

County:
Mecklenburg County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Charlotte Observer
The Charlotte News

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	1946
Johnson C. Smith University	1867
Queens University of Charlotte	1857

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Sonic Automotive	1997
Duke Energy	1997
NationsBank	1991
MedCath	1988
Bojangles	1977
Ruddick Corporation	1968
Family Dollar Stores	1959
First Union National Bank	1958
EnPro Industries	1951
Piedmont Natural Gas	1950
Cato Corporation	1946
Nucor	1940
Carolinas HealthCare System	1940
National Gypsum Company	1925
Carlisle Companies	1917
SPX Corporation	1911
Bank of America	1904
Duke Power	1904
Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated	1902
Belk	1888
Wachovia	1879
Goodrich	1870
Babcock & Wilcox	1867

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Graham T. Allison	Scholar	23-Mar-1940		Kennedy School of Government
John A. Allison	Business	14-Aug-1948		CEO of BB&T
Romare Bearden	Painter	2-Sep-1911	12-Mar-1988	Collagist
Richard Darman	Government	10-May-1943	25-Jan-2008	Carlyle Group member, former OMB Director
Walter Dellinger	Attorney	15-May-1941		Duke University law professor
Charles Duke	Astronaut	3-Oct-1935		10th to walk on the Moon
William A. Emerson, Jr.	Journalist	28-Feb-1923	25-Aug-2009	Editor, Saturday Evening Post, 1965-69
Anthony Foxx	Politician	30-Apr-1971		US Secretary of Transportation
Billy Graham	Religion	7-Nov-1918		Televangelist
Tim Griffin	Politician	21-Aug-1968		Congressman, Arkansas 2nd
Charles Gwathmey	Architect	19-Jun-1938	3-Aug-2009	Designed extension to the Guggenheim
Anthony Hamilton	Singer/Songwriter	28-Jan-1971		Comin' from Where I'm From
Wilbert Harrison	Musician	5-Jan-1929	26-Oct-1994	Let's Work Together
Hamilton Jordan	Government	21-Sep-1944	20-May-2008	White House Chief of Staff, 1979-80
Sharon Lawrence	Actor	29-Jun-1961		NYPD Blue
Chyler Leigh	Actor	10-Apr-1982		Dr. Lexie Grey on Grey's Anatomy
Davis Love III	Golf	13-Apr-1964		Winner, 1997 PGA Championship
Kevin J. Martin	Government	14-Dec-1966		FCC Chairman, 2005-09
Ross McElwee	Film Director	21-Jul-1947		Idiosyncratic documentary filmmaker
J. Alex McMillan	Politician	9-May-1932		Congressman from North Carolina, 1985-95
Sarah Parker	Judge	23-Aug-1942		North Carolina Chief Justice
Jim Rash	Actor	15-Jul-1970		Dean Pelton on Community
Leon Rippy	Actor	30-Oct-1949		Earl on Saving Grace
Britt Robertson	Actor	18-Apr-1990		Cassie Blake on The Secret Circle
Charles G. Sellers	Historian	9-Sep-1923		James K. Polk
John Shelby Spong	Religion	16-Jun-1931		Retired bishop of Newark, NJ
John Spratt	Politician	1-Nov-1942		Congressman from South Carolina, 1983-2011
Isaiah Tidwell	Business	c. 1945		EVP at Wachovia, 1996-2005
Berlinda Tolbert	Actor	4-Nov-1949		Jenny Willis Jefferson on The Jeffersons
Richard Vinroot	Politician	14-Apr-1941		Mayor of Charlotte, 1991-95

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William W. Barron	Politician	8-Dec-1911	12-Nov-2002	Governor of West Virginia, 1961-65
Mark R. Bernstein	Attorney	7-Apr-1930	27-Apr-2015	Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein LP
Fielder Cook	Film Director	9-Mar-1923	20-Jun-2003	A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Ivan Dixon	Actor	6-Apr-1931	16-Mar-2008	Sgt. Kinchloe on Hogan's Heroes
David Kuo	Government	26-Jun-1968	5-Apr-2013	Tempting Faith
Oscar Micheaux	Film/TV Producer	2-Jan-1884	25-Mar-1951	Within Our Gates
Ray Shaw	Journalist	28-Mar-1934	19-Jul-2009	Former President, Dow Jones

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