CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.yakima.wa.us/

Population:
71845 (2000 census)

County:
Yakima County

North Yakima was renamed to Yakima in 1918.

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Llyn Foulkes	Painter	1935		Assemblage artist
Sam Kinison	Comic	8-Dec-1953	10-Apr-1992	Caustic stand-up comic
Robert Lucas	Economist	15-Sep-1937		Theory of rational expectations
Kyle MacLachlan	Actor	22-Feb-1959		Agent Cooper on Twin Peaks
Phil Mahre	Skier	10-May-1957		American Alpine skier
Sid Morrison	Politician	13-May-1933		Congressman from Washington, 1981-93
William P. Sullivan	Business	1949		CEO of Agilent Technologies

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Marcia Henderson	Actor	22-Jul-1929	23-Nov-1987	Peter Pan

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