CITY

Official Website:
http://www.lafayette.in.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.lafayettechamber.com/

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

Population:
56397 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1825 (platted)

County:
Tippecanoe County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Lafayette Daily Courier
Lafayette Journal & Courier

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Embeth Davidtz	Actor	11-Aug-1965		Matilda
Louise Fazenda	Actor	17-Jun-1895	17-Apr-1962	The Old Maid
Patricia A. Graham	Educator	1935		Dean of Harvard GSE, 1982-91
Jack P. Greene	Historian	12-Aug-1931		The Intellectual Construction of America
Shannon Hoon	Musician	26-Sep-1967	21-Oct-1995	Frontman for Blind Melon
John Korty	Film Director	22-Jul-1936		The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Brian Lamb	Talk Show Host	9-Oct-1941		Founded C-SPAN
George Barr McCutcheon	Novelist	26-Jul-1866	23-Oct-1928	Brewster's Millions
Tammy Lynn Michaels	Actor	26-Nov-1974		Tess on Committed
Sydney Pollack	Film Director	1-Jul-1934	26-May-2008	Tootsie
Alvah C. Roebuck	Business	9-Jun-1864	18-Jun-1948	Sears Roebuck founder
Axl Rose	Musician	6-Feb-1962		Lead singer, Guns N' Roses
Izzy Stradlin	Guitarist	8-Apr-1962		Former rhythm guitarist, Guns n' Roses

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lou Harrison	Composer	14-May-1917	2-Feb-2003	Musical wayfarer

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