CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.dayton.oh.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.daytonchamber.org/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.daytoncvb.com/

Population:
166179 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1795

County:
Montgomery County

Founded circa 1795 by Jonathan Dayton (a signer of the Declaration of Independence) and other Revolutionary War veterans. It became the county seat of Montgomery County in 1803.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Dayton Daily News

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Dayton	1850

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Dayton Art Institute	1919

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
NewPage	2005
Mead	1881

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tom Aldredge	Actor	28-Feb-1928	22-Jul-2011	Into The Woods
Barbara Cox Anthony	Business	8-Dec-1922	28-May-2007	Cox Enterprises billionaire
Frederick B. Artz	Historian	19-Oct-1894	20-Jul-1983	Reaction and Revolution, 1814-1832
Irving Babbitt	Philosopher	2-Aug-1865	15-Jul-1933	Early leader of Neohumanism
Erma Bombeck	Columnist	21-Feb-1927	22-Apr-1996	The Grass is Always Greener
Paul S. Boyer	Historian	2-Aug-1935	17-Mar-2012	When Time Shall Be No More
Richard H. Brodhead	Educator	17-Apr-1947		President, Duke University
Ralph Byrd	Actor	22-Apr-1909	18-Aug-1952	Dick Tracy
Nancy Cartwright	Actor	25-Oct-1959		Voice of Bart Simpson
Anne Cox Chambers	Business	1-Dec-1919		Billionaire, former US Ambassador to Belgium
Damian Chapa	Actor	29-Oct-1963		Street Fighter
Roger Clemens	Baseball	4-Aug-1962		Twice pitched 20 strikeouts
Kelley Deal	Guitarist	10-Jun-1961		Sometime guitarist for The Breeders
Kim Deal	Bassist	10-Jun-1961		Pixies, Breeders bassist
Diana Lady Dougan	Diplomat	13-Jan-1943		Former US Ambassador
Paul Laurence Dunbar	Poet	27-Jun-1872	9-Feb-1906	Lyrics of a Lowly Life
Charles A. Ford	Diplomat	c. 1950		US Ambassador to Honduras
Cathy Guisewite	Cartoonist	5-Sep-1950		Cathy
Tony P. Hall	Politician	16-Jan-1942		Congressman from Ohio, 1979-2002
Chick Harbert	Golf	20-Feb-1915	1-Sep-1992	Winner, 1954 PGA Championship
Dorian Harewood	Actor	6-Aug-1950		Full Metal Jacket
John Hockenberry	Journalist	4-Jun-1956		The Takeaway
Paul Iams	Business	11-Aug-1915	26-Oct-2004	Pet food manufacturer
Tommy James	Musician	29-Apr-1947		Crimson and Clover
Allison Janney	Actor	19-Nov-1959		C. J. Cregg on The West Wing
Ken Jenkins	Actor	28-Aug-1940		Dr. Bob Kelso on Scrubs
Gordon Jump	Actor	1-Apr-1932	22-Sep-2003	Maytag repairman who headed WKRP
Paul R. Leonard	Politician	3-Jul-1943		Lt. Governor of Ohio, 1987-91
Carl H. Lindner	Business	22-Apr-1919	17-Oct-2011	Cincinnati billionaire
Chad Lowe	Actor	15-Jan-1968		Jesse McKenna on Life Goes On
Manning Marable	Educator	13-May-1950	1-Apr-2011	Beyond Black and White
Edwin M. Martin	Government	21-May-1908	12-Jan-2002	US Ambassador to Argentina, 1964-68
Raymond J. McGuire	Business	1957		Citigroup M&A executive
Edwin Moses	Track and Field	31-Aug-1955		Olympic hurdler
Patrick Nagel	Artist	25-Nov-1945	4-Feb-1984	The Nagel Woman
Clarence Page	Columnist	2-Jun-1947		Newspaper columnist, talking head
Daniel Edward Pilarczyk	Religion	12-Aug-1934		Catholic Archbishop of Cincinnati, 1982-2009
Gary Sandy	Actor	25-Dec-1945		Andy Travis on WKRP
Mike Schmidt	Baseball	27-Sep-1949		Phillies third baseman
Martin Sheen	Actor	3-Aug-1940		The West Wing
Sidney Souers	Government	30-Mar-1892	14-Jan-1973	CIA Director, 1946
Billy Strayhorn	Composer	29-Nov-1915	31-May-1967	Take the A Train
Strobe Talbott	Government	25-Apr-1946		Time journalist, Deputy Secy. of State
Andrea Thompson	Actor	6-Jan-1960		Det. Kirkendall on NYPD Blue
Michael Turner	Politician	11-Jan-1960		Congressman, Ohio 3rd
Thomas J. Watson, Jr.	Business	14-Jan-1914	31-Dec-1993	CEO of IBM, 1956-71
James B. Weaver	Politician	12-Jun-1833	6-Feb-1912	Congressman from Iowa, 1885-89
Leslie H. Wexner	Business	8-Sep-1937		CEO of Limited Brands
Charles W. Whalen, Jr.	Politician	31-Jul-1920	27-Jun-2011	Congressman from Ohio, 1967-79
Jonathan Winters	Comic	11-Nov-1925	11-Apr-2013	Mearth, son of Mork
Orville Wright	Aviator	19-Aug-1871	30-Jan-1948	Co-Inventor of the airplane

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Paul Laurence Dunbar	Poet	27-Jun-1872	9-Feb-1906	Lyrics of a Lowly Life
Charles F. Kettering	Engineer	29-Aug-1876	25-Nov-1958	Invented the electric starter
Ted Ross	Actor	30-Jun-1934	3-Sep-2002	Cowardly Lion in The Wiz
Orville Wright	Aviator	19-Aug-1871	30-Jan-1948	Co-Inventor of the airplane
Wilbur Wright	Aviator	16-Apr-1867	30-May-1912	Co-Inventor of the airplane

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