CITY

Official Website:
http://www.monterey.org/

Population:
29674 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1770

County:
Monterey County

Founded 1770 as a fort by Gaspar de Portolá, Monterey was the capital of California, 1777-1849.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Monterey Peninsula College	1947
Naval Postgraduate School	1909

AQUARIUM

Aquarium	Founded
Monterey Bay Aquarium	1984

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Century Aluminum	1981

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Olin Dutra	Golf	17-Jan-1901	5-May-1983	Winner of 2 Majors
Scott Eastwood	Actor	21-Mar-1986		Enter Nowhere
Sammy Hagar	Musician	13-Oct-1947		Can't Drive 55
Molly Ivins	Columnist	30-Aug-1944	31-Jan-2007	Loudmouthed Texas dame
Edgar Kennedy	Actor	26-Apr-1890	9-Nov-1948	Mad Wednesday
Sean O'Keefe	Administrator	27-Jan-1956		NASA Administrator, 2001-05
Leon Panetta	Government	28-Jun-1938		US Secretary of Defense, 2011-13

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Josh Billings	Author	21-Apr-1818	14-Oct-1885	19th century American humorist
Lamont Johnson	Film Director	30-Sep-1922	24-Oct-2010	Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Gary Kildall	Business	19-May-1942	11-Jul-1994	Founder of Digital Research, Inc.
Helen Martin	Actor	23-Jul-1909	25-Mar-2000	Pearl Shay on 227
Alan Shepard	Astronaut	18-Nov-1923	21-Jul-1998	First American in space
Robert H. Winters	Politician	18-Aug-1910	10-Oct-1969	Canadian Minister of Trade, 1966-68

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