CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.san-jose.ca.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.sjchamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.sanjose.org/

Population:
894943 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
29-Nov-1777

County:
Santa Clara County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The San Jose Mercury News

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
National Hispanic University	1981
Mount Pleasant High School, San Jose, CA	1980
Evergreen Valley College	1975
Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA	1965
San Jose City College	1921
Lincoln Law School of San Jose	1919
San Jose State University	1857
Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, CA	1850

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Tech Museum of Innovation	1990
Children's Discovery Museum (San Jose)	1990

LIBRARY

Library	Founded
San Jose Public Library	1903

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Sanmina-SCI	2001
LogLogic	1999
PayPal	1998
KLA-Tencor	1997
Covad Communications	1996
Agile Software	1995
eBay	1995
Brocade Communications Systems	1995
NetIQ	1995
BEA Systems	1995
Interwoven	1995
Tessera Technologies	1994
Supermicro	1993
Una Mas	1991
Cadence Design Systems	1988
Echelon	1988
Bell Microproducts	1987
Cisco	1984
Xilinx	1984
Calpine	1984
Atmel	1984
Novellus Systems	1984
Altera	1983
Adobe Systems	1982
Quantum	1980
VLSI Technology	1979
Zilog	1974
Knight-Ridder	1974
WJ Communications	1957
Orchard Supply Hardware	1931
California Water Service Group	1926

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Maureen Arthur	Actor	15-Apr-1934		How to Succeed in Business
Lloyd Bacon	Film Director	4-Dec-1889	15-Nov-1955	Knute Rockne All American
Thomas A. Bailey	Historian	14-Dec-1902	26-Jul-1983	The American Pageant
Brandi Chastain	Soccer	21-Jul-1968		Pioneer of sports-bra exhibitionism
Vernon Dent	Actor	16-Feb-1895	5-Nov-1963	Frequent foil to The Three Stooges
Dustin Diamond	Actor	7-Jan-1977		Screech on Saved by the Bell
Don Edwards	Politician	6-Jan-1915	1-Oct-2015	Congressman from California, 1963-95
Peggy Fleming	Figure Skating	27-Jul-1948		Olympic gold medal winning ice skater
A. P. Giannini	Business	6-May-1870	3-Jun-1949	Founder of Bank of America
Farley Granger	Actor	1-Jul-1925	27-Mar-2011	Strangers on a Train
Roger Gran Harrison	Diplomat	25-May-1943		US Ambassador to Jordan, 1990-93
Dudley R. Herschbach	Chemist	18-Jun-1932		Crossed molecular beam experiments
Martin Hewitt	Actor	19-Feb-1958		Endless Love
Josh Holloway	Actor	20-Jul-1969		Sawyer on Lost
Michio Kaku	Physicist	24-Jan-1947		String Theory
Carney Lansford	Baseball	7-Feb-1957		MLB 3rd Baseman, 1978-92
Edmund Lowe	Actor	3-Mar-1890	21-Apr-1971	What Price Glory
Robert L. Mercer	Business	11-Jul-1946		Hedge fund billionaire
Norm Mineta	Politician	12-Nov-1931		Congressman from California, 1975-95
Jenny Shimizu	Model	16-Jun-1967		Lezbopunk bike-dyke
Nikki Sixx	Bassist	11-Dec-1958		Mötley Crüe bassist
Pat Tillman	Military	6-Nov-1976	22-Apr-2004	NFL player turned Army Ranger
John Vasconcellos	Politician	11-May-1932	24-May-2014	California State Legislator
Jhonen Vasquez	Cartoonist	1-Sep-1974		Invader Zim, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
Kate Walsh	Actor	13-Oct-1967		Dr. Montgomery on Private Practice
Rick Warren	Religion	28-Jan-1954		The Purpose-Driven Life
Scott Weiland	Singer	27-Oct-1967	3-Dec-2015	Frontman, Stone Temple Pilots
Steve Wozniak	Computer Programmer	11-Aug-1950		Co-Founder of Apple Computer
Sheri Moon Zombie	Actor	26-Sep-1970		Wife of Rob Zombie

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sylvia Browne	Paranormal	19-Oct-1936	20-Nov-2013	Afraid to accept Randi's $1 million challenge
Alan Shugart	Inventor	27-Sep-1930	12-Dec-2006	SCSI interface
Sarah Winchester	Relative	Sep-1839	5-Sep-1922	Winchester Mystery House

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