CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.las-vegas.nv.us/

Population:
478434 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
15-May-1905

County:
Clark County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
The Las Vegas Review-Journal

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas, NV	1930
University of Nevada at Las Vegas

AQUARIUM

Aquarium	Founded
Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay	2000

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Caesars Entertainment	2004
Wynn Resorts	2002
MGM Mirage	2000
Las Vegas Sands Corporation	1988
Citadel Broadcasting	1984
Boyd Gaming	1973
Sierra Health Services	1972
Ameristar Casinos	1954
Bank of Las Vegas	1954
Pinnacle Entertainment	1938
Harrah's Entertainment	1937
Bally Technologies	1932
Southwest Gas	1931

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Andre Agassi	Tennis	29-Apr-1970		Winner of 8 Grand Slam singles
James H. Bilbray	Politician	19-May-1938		Congressman from Nevada, 1987-95
Charisma Carpenter	Actor	23-Jul-1970		Cordelia on Buffy
Daveigh Chase	Actor	24-Jul-1990		Lilo & Stitch
Abby Dalton	Actor	15-Aug-1935		Julia Cumson on Falcon Crest
Loren Dean	Actor	31-Jul-1969		Mumford
Thomas Dekker	Actor	28-Dec-1987		Adam Conant on The Secret Circle
Patricia Dunn	Business	27-Mar-1953	4-Dec-2011	Hewlett Packard chair, 2005-06
Lorenzo Fertitta	Business	3-Jan-1968		Station Casinos, Gordon Biersch, UFC billionaire
Brandon Flowers	Musician	21-Jun-1981		The Killers
Michele Greene	Actor	3-Feb-1962		Abby Perkins on LA Law
Matthew Gray Gubler	Actor	9-Mar-1980		Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds
Carey Hart	Sports Figure	17-Jul-1975		Motocross racer
Veronica Hart	Pornstar	27-Oct-1956		Latex, Wanda Whips Wall Street
Adam Hicks	Actor	28-Nov-1992		Luther on Zeke and Luther
Jenna Jameson	Pornstar	9-Apr-1974		Got naked with Howard Stern in Private Parts
Ken Jordan	Electronic Musician	?		Half of The Crystal Method
Scott Kirkland	Electronic Musician	?		Half of The Crystal Method
Jack Kramer	Tennis	1-Aug-1921	12-Sep-2009	Winner of 10 Grand Slam titles
Jenny Lewis	Actor	8-Jan-1976		Katie Monahan on Brooklyn Bridge
Ross Miller	Politician	26-Mar-1976		Nevada Secretary of State
Thomas Ian Nicholas	Actor	10-Jul-1980		American Pie
James Root	Guitarist	2-Oct-1971		Rhythm guitarist, Slipknot
Ryan Ross	Guitarist	30-Aug-1986		Panic! at the Disco
Billy Sherwood	Musician	14-Mar-1965		Briefly a producer and member of Yes
Spencer Smith	Drummer	2-Sep-1987		Panic! at the Disco
Brendon Urie	Singer	12-Apr-1987		Panic! at the Disco
Cerina Vincent	Actor	7-Feb-1979		Cabin Fever
David Yow	Singer	2-Aug-1960		Singer for The Jesus Lizard
Barry Zito	Baseball	13-May-1978		SF Giants pitcher

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rex Bell	Actor	16-Oct-1903	5-Jul-1962	Cowboy actor, Nevada politician
Edgar Bergen	Actor	16-Feb-1903	30-Sep-1978	Radio's greatest ventriloquist
Gary Dean Best	Historian	18-Sep-1936	12-Feb-2010	Herbert Hoover: The Postpresidential Years
Benny Binion	Business	20-Nov-1904	25-Dec-1989	Founder, World Series of Poker
Pamela Blake	Actor	6-Aug-1915	6-Oct-2009	No Greater Sin
Ruth Brown	Singer	12-Jan-1928	17-Nov-2006	Miss Rhythm
Berkeley L. Bunker	Politician	12-Aug-1906	21-Jan-1999	Senator and Congressman from Nevada
Charlie Callas	Comic	20-Dec-1924	27-Jan-2011	Malcolm Argos on Switch
Howard W. Cannon	Politician	26-Jan-1912	5-Mar-2002	US Senator from Nevada, 1959-83
Jimmy Castor	Musician	23-Jun-1947	16-Jan-2012	Troglodyte
Lindsay Crosby	Actor	5-Jan-1938	11-Dec-1989	Son of Bing Crosby, suicide with rifle
Tony Curtis	Actor	3-Jun-1925	29-Sep-2010	Some Like It Hot
Gloria DeHaven	Actor	23-Jul-1925	30-Jul-2016	Summer Holiday
Jerry Doyle	Actor	16-Jul-1956	27-Jul-2016	Michael Garibaldi on Babylon 5
Kevin DuBrow	Singer	29-Oct-1955	25-Nov-2007	Lead singer, Quiet Riot
Wild Bill Elliott	Actor	16-Oct-1903	26-Nov-1965	1940s movie cowboy
John Entwistle	Bassist	9-Oct-1944	27-Jun-2002	Bassist for The Who
Herbie Faye	Actor	2-Feb-1899	28-Jun-1980	Cpl. Fender on The Phil Silvers Show
Totie Fields	Comic	7-May-1930	2-Aug-1978	Weight-conscious comedienne
Pancho Gonzales	Tennis	9-May-1928	3-Jul-1995	Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles
Eydie Gorme	Singer	16-Aug-1928	10-Aug-2013	Blame it on the Bossa Nova
Wardell Gray	Jazz Musician	13-Feb-1921	25-May-1955	Tenor sax bop-jazzman
Jimmy The Greek	TV Personality	9-Sep-1918	21-Apr-1996	Oddsmaker
Kenny Guinn	Politician	24-Aug-1936	22-Jul-2010	Governor of Nevada, 1999-2007
Lee Hazlewood	Music Producer	9-Jul-1929	4-Aug-2007	Cowboy in Sweden
Chic Hecht	Politician	30-Nov-1928	15-May-2006	US Senator from Nevada, 1983-89
Harry James	Musician	15-Mar-1916	5-Jul-1983	Big Band-era bandleader
B. B. King	Musician	16-Sep-1925	14-May-2015	King of the Blues
Sonny Liston	Boxing	8-May-1932	30-Dec-1970	World Heavyweight Champion 1962-64
Joe Louis	Boxing	13-May-1914	12-Apr-1981	The Champ
Tony Martinez	Actor	27-Jan-1920	16-Sep-2002	Pepino on The Real McCoy's
Denny Miller	Actor	25-Apr-1934	9-Sep-2014	Duke Shannon on Wagon Train
Russ Morgan	Musician	29-Apr-1904	8-Aug-1969	Bandleader, arranger and trombonist
Pat Morita	Actor	28-Jun-1932	24-Nov-2005	Miyagi on Karate Kid
Greg Morris	Actor	27-Sep-1933	27-Aug-1996	Mission: Impossible
Craig H. Neilsen	Business	1941	19-Nov-2006	Ameristar Casinos
Red Nichols	Jazz Musician	8-May-1905	28-Jun-1965	Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
Mike O'Callaghan	Politician	10-Sep-1929	5-Mar-2004	Governor of Nevada, 1971-79
Colonel Tom Parker	Business	26-Jun-1909	21-Jan-1997	Elvis Presley's manager
Justin Pierce	Actor	21-Mar-1975	10-Jul-2000	Kids
Vail Pittman	Politician	17-Sep-1880	29-Jan-1964	Governor of Nevada, 1945-51
Jay Sarno	Business	2-Jul-1921	21-Jul-1984	Creator of Caesars Palace
Grant Sawyer	Politician	14-Dec-1918	19-Feb-1996	Governor of Nevada, 1959-67
Jimmy Scott	Singer	17-Jul-1925	12-Jun-2014	Jazz soprano vocalist
Tupac Shakur	Rapper	16-Jun-1971	13-Sep-1996	All Eyez on Me
Leonard Shoen	Business	29-Feb-1916	4-Oct-1999	Founder of U-Haul
George Sidney	Film Director	4-Oct-1916	5-May-2002	Bye Bye Birdie
David Strickland	Actor	14-Oct-1969	22-Mar-1999	Todd Stites on Suddenly Susan
Norma Talmadge	Actor	26-May-1893	24-Dec-1957	Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Jerry Tarkanian	Basketball	8-Aug-1930	11-Feb-2015	Longtime UNLV basketball coach
Joe Viterelli	Actor	10-Mar-1941	29-Jan-2004	Jelly in Analyze This
Dan Wheldon	Auto Racing	22-Jun-1978	16-Oct-2011	Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner
Joe Williams	Singer	12-Dec-1918	29-Mar-1999	Baritone jazz vocalist
Verne Winchell	Business	30-Oct-1915	26-Nov-2002	Founder of Winchell's Donuts

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