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Fort Lauderdale, FL
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.ci.fort-lauderdale.fl.us/
Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.ftlchamber.com/ Visitors Bureau:
http://www.sunny.org/ Population:
152397 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1911 County:
Broward County
NEWSPAPERS
SCHOOLS
MUSEUM
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Justin Bartha |
Actor |
21-Jul-1978 |
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National Treasure |
| Rielle Hunter |
Relative |
20-Mar-1964 |
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Mistress of John Edwards |
| George LeMieux |
Politician |
21-May-1969 |
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US Senator from Florida, 2009-11 |
| Bailee Madison |
Actor |
15-Oct-1999 |
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Bridge to Terabithia |
| Jim Naugle |
Politician |
1954 |
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Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, 1991-2009 |
| Archie Shepp |
Jazz Musician |
24-May-1937 |
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Jazz tenor saxophonist |
| Nancy Stafford |
Actor |
5-Jun-1954 |
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Michelle Thomas on Matlock |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Blowfly |
Rapper |
14-Feb-1945 |
17-Jan-2016 |
The Original X Rated Rapper |
| Julius Boros |
Golf |
3-Mar-1920 |
28-May-1994 |
Winner of 3 major titles |
| Dennis Cole |
Actor |
19-Jul-1940 |
15-Nov-2009 |
Beefcake model turned actor |
| Clarence Earl Gideon |
Criminal |
30-Aug-1910 |
18-Jan-1972 |
Gideon v. Wainwright |
| D. James Kennedy |
Religion |
3-Nov-1930 |
5-Sep-2007 |
Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church |
| Noel Madison |
Actor |
30-Apr-1897 |
6-Jan-1975 |
American character actor |
| Howard Metzenbaum |
Politician |
4-Jun-1917 |
12-Mar-2008 |
US Senator from Ohio, 1977-95 |
| Leslie Nielsen |
Actor |
11-Feb-1926 |
28-Nov-2010 |
Airplane! |
| Jaco Pastorius |
Jazz Musician |
1-Dec-1951 |
21-Sep-1987 |
Bassist for Weather Report |
| Luther Simjian |
Inventor |
28-Jan-1905 |
23-Oct-1997 |
Invented automated teller machine |
| Carl W. Strom |
Diplomat |
22-Dec-1899 |
27-Jan-1969 |
US Ambassador to Bolivia, 1959-61 |
| George C. Wortley |
Politician |
8-Dec-1926 |
21-Jan-2014 |
Congressman from New York, 1981-89 |
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