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Oklahoma City, OK
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.okc.gov/
Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.okcchamber.com/ Visitors Bureau:
http://www.okccvb.org/ Population:
506132 (2000 census) Founding Date:
22-Apr-1889 County:
Canadian County, Cleveland County, Oklahoma County, Pottawatomie County
NEWSPAPERS
SCHOOLS
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Louise Allbritton |
Actor |
3-Jul-1920 |
16-Feb-1979 |
Son of Dracula |
| Suzy Amis |
Actor |
5-Jan-1962 |
|
The Ballad of Little Jo |
| Michael Been |
Singer |
1950 |
19-Aug-2010 |
Frontman for The Call |
| Johnny Bench |
Baseball |
7-Dec-1947 |
|
Hall of Fame catcher |
| Brian Bosworth |
Football |
9-Mar-1965 |
|
The Boz |
| Sam Bradford |
Football |
8-Nov-1987 |
|
Winner, 2008 Heisman Trophy |
| J. J. Cale |
Songwriter |
5-Dec-1938 |
26-Jul-2013 |
Wrote Cocaine and After Midnight |
| Tisha Campbell |
Actor |
13-Oct-1968 |
|
Gina on Martin |
| Joe Carter |
Baseball |
7-Mar-1960 |
|
Toronto Blue Jays |
| Lon Chaney, Jr. |
Actor |
10-Feb-1906 |
12-Jul-1973 |
The Wolf Man |
| Don Cherry |
Jazz Musician |
18-Nov-1936 |
19-Oct-1995 |
A founder of free-jazz, pocket trumpeter |
| Tom Colbert |
Judge |
30-Dec-1949 |
|
Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court |
| Mick Cornett |
Politician |
c. 1959 |
|
Mayor of Oklahoma City |
| Linda Hall Daschle |
Lobbyist |
15-May-1955 |
|
Washington lobbyist |
| Ralph Ellison |
Novelist |
1-Mar-1914 |
16-Apr-1994 |
Invisible Man |
| Bryan Fischer |
Radio Personality |
1951 |
|
Right-wing radio host |
| Gennifer Flowers |
Relative |
24-Jan-1950 |
|
Former mistress of Bill Clinton |
| Kay Francis |
Actor |
13-Jan-1905 |
26-Aug-1968 |
Trouble in Paradise |
| Richard Gaines |
Actor |
23-Jul-1904 |
20-Jul-1975 |
Double Indemnity |
| Susan P. Graber |
Judge |
5-Jul-1949 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Wardell Gray |
Jazz Musician |
13-Feb-1921 |
25-May-1955 |
Tenor sax bop-jazzman |
| Blake Griffin |
Basketball |
16-Mar-1989 |
|
Los Angeles Clippers power forward |
| Joe Haldeman |
Novelist |
9-Jun-1943 |
|
The Forever War |
| David Hall |
Politician |
20-Oct-1930 |
6-May-2016 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1971-75 |
| James Hampton |
Actor |
6-Jul-1936 |
|
Trooper Dobbs on F Troop |
| Rochelle Hudson |
Actor |
6-Mar-1916 |
17-Jan-1972 |
Rebel Without a Cause |
| James J. Kilpatrick |
Columnist |
1-Nov-1920 |
15-Aug-2010 |
Conservative columnist, Point-Counterpoint |
| Lauren Lane |
Actor |
2-Feb-1961 |
|
C.C. Babcock on The Nanny |
| Aubrey K. McClendon |
Business |
14-Jul-1959 |
2-Mar-2016 |
CEO of Chesapeake Energy, 1989-2013 |
| Cleta Mitchell |
Attorney |
1950 |
|
Conservative lawyer |
| Lloyd N. Morrisett |
Administrator |
2-Nov-1929 |
|
President, Markle Foundation, 1969-98 |
| Olivia Munn |
Actor |
3-Jul-1980 |
|
Attack of the Show! |
| Bobby Murcer |
Baseball |
20-May-1946 |
12-Jul-2008 |
MLB player, Yankees sportscaster |
| Cleo A. Noel, Jr. |
Diplomat |
6-Aug-1918 |
2-Mar-1973 |
US Ambassador to Sudan, 1972-73 |
| James Pike |
Religion |
14-Feb-1913 |
Sep-1969 |
5th Episcopal Bishop of California |
| Dennis H. Reilley |
Business |
1953 |
|
Chairman of Praxair, 2000-07 |
| Jimmy Rushing |
Singer |
26-Aug-1901 |
8-Jun-1972 |
Mr. Five By Five |
| John Russell |
Baseball |
5-Jan-1961 |
|
Manager, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Ted Shackelford |
Actor |
23-Jun-1946 |
|
Gary Ewing on Knots Landing |
| Randall Stephenson |
Business |
22-Apr-1960 |
|
CEO of AT&T |
| Pamela Tiffin |
Actor |
13-Oct-1942 |
|
One, Two, Three |
| Billy Tipton |
Jazz Musician |
29-Dec-1914 |
21-Jan-1989 |
Transgender bandleader |
| Jim Guy Tucker |
Politician |
13-Jun-1943 |
|
Governor of Arkansas, 1992-96 |
| Bob Tway |
Golf |
4-May-1959 |
|
Winner, 1986 PGA Championship |
| Elizabeth Warren |
Legal Scholar |
22-Jun-1949 |
|
US Senator from Massachusetts |
| Wes Welker |
Football |
1-May-1981 |
|
Denver Broncos WR |
| Ken Wilber |
Author |
31-Jan-1949 |
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Founder, Integral Institute |
| Lawrence Wright |
Author |
2-Aug-1947 |
|
The Looming Tower |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Henry Bellmon |
Politician |
3-Sep-1921 |
29-Sep-2009 |
Governor and Senator from Oklahoma |
| J. Howard Edmondson |
Politician |
27-Sep-1925 |
17-Nov-1971 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1959-63 |
| Charles N. Haskell |
Politician |
13-Mar-1860 |
5-Jul-1933 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1907-11 |
| William J. Holloway |
Politician |
15-Dec-1888 |
28-Jan-1970 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1929-31 |
| William J. Holloway, Jr. |
Judge |
23-Jun-1923 |
25-Apr-2014 |
10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1968-92 |
| Aubrey K. McClendon |
Business |
14-Jul-1959 |
2-Mar-2016 |
CEO of Chesapeake Energy, 1989-2013 |
| Bobby Murcer |
Baseball |
20-May-1946 |
12-Jul-2008 |
MLB player, Yankees sportscaster |
| Alfred P. Murrah |
Judge |
27-Oct-1904 |
30-Oct-1975 |
Oklahoma City Federal Building namesake |
| Johnston Murray |
Politician |
21-Jul-1902 |
16-Apr-1974 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1951-55 |
| William H. Murray |
Politician |
21-Nov-1869 |
15-Oct-1956 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1931-35 |
| Marian P. Opala |
Judge |
20-Jan-1921 |
11-Oct-2010 |
Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court, 1978-2010 |
| Erik Rhodes |
Actor |
10-Feb-1906 |
17-Feb-1990 |
Top Hat |
| J. B. A. Robertson |
Politician |
15-Mar-1871 |
7-Mar-1938 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1919-23 |
| Troy N. Smith |
Business |
26-May-1922 |
26-Oct-2009 |
Founder of Sonic Drive-In |
| Martin E. Trapp |
Politician |
18-Apr-1877 |
26-Jul-1951 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1923-27 |
| Roy J. Turner |
Politician |
6-Nov-1894 |
11-Jun-1973 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1947-51 |
| Lawrence E. Walsh |
Government |
8-Jan-1912 |
19-Mar-2014 |
Independent Prosecutor for Iran-Contra |
| Jack Walton |
Politician |
6-Mar-1881 |
25-Nov-1949 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1923, impeached |
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