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Daytona Beach, FL
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.ci.daytona-beach.fl.us/
Population:
64112 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1870 County:
Volusia County Founded 1870 by Mathias Day.
SCHOOLS
MUSEUM
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Vince Carter |
Basketball |
26-Jan-1977 |
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Memphis Grizzlies dunker |
| Brian France |
Auto Racing |
2-Aug-1962 |
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Chairman and CEO of NASCAR |
| Kenneth C. Griffin |
Business |
c. 1969 |
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Citadel Investment Group |
| Lee H. Hamilton |
Politician |
20-Apr-1931 |
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9/11 Commission vice chairman |
| Bob Ross |
TV Personality |
29-Oct-1942 |
4-Jul-1995 |
The Joy of Painting |
| T. K. Wetherell |
Politician |
22-Dec-1945 |
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President, Florida State University |
| Robert Wright |
Songwriter |
25-Sep-1914 |
27-Jul-2005 |
Kismet |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Mary McLeod Bethune |
Educator |
10-Jul-1875 |
18-May-1955 |
Black activist and educator |
| Shirley Chisholm |
Politician |
30-Nov-1924 |
1-Jan-2005 |
First black woman elected to US House |
| Dale Earnhardt |
Auto Racing |
29-Apr-1951 |
18-Feb-2001 |
NASCAR driver died in Daytona 500 accident |
| Bill France, Jr. |
Auto Racing |
4-Apr-1933 |
4-Jun-2007 |
CEO of NASCAR, 1972-2003 |
| Nap Lajoie |
Baseball |
5-Sep-1874 |
7-Feb-1959 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
| Walter M. Miller, Jr. |
Novelist |
23-Jan-1923 |
9-Jan-1996 |
A Canticle for Leibowitz |
| Frank Sinatra, Jr. |
Singer |
10-Jan-1944 |
16-Mar-2016 |
Son of Frank |
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