CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.savannah.ga.us/

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

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.savannahvisit.com/

Population:
131510 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
12-Feb-1733

County:
Chatham County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Savannah College of Art and Design	1978
Armstrong Atlantic State University	1935
South University	1899
Savannah State University	1890

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Gulfstream Aerospace	1958

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dianna Agron	Actor	30-Apr-1986		Quinn Fabray on Glee
Conrad Aiken	Poet	5-Aug-1889	17-Aug-1973	Earth Triumphant
Big Boi	Musician	01-Feb-1975		OutKast
Eva M. Clayton	Politician	16-Sep-1934		Congresswoman from North Carolina, 1992-2003
Charles Coburn	Actor	17-Jun-1877	30-Aug-1961	The More the Merrier
Desiree Cousteau	Pornstar	1956		Pretty Peaches, Inside Desiree Cousteau
Mike Curb	Politician	24-Dec-1944		Lt. Governor of California, 1979-83
Billy Currington	Country Musician	19-Nov-1973		Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right
Bucky Dent	Baseball	25-Nov-1951		Former MLB shortstop, Yankees manager
Michael J. Egan	Politician	8-Aug-1926		Georgia State Senator
John C. Fremont	Explorer	21-Jan-1813	13-Jul-1890	Conqueror of California
Thomas P. Gerrity	Business	13-Jul-1941		Former Dean, Wharton School
William Joseph Hardee	Military	10-Nov-1815	6-Nov-1873	Confederate Army General
Omari Hardwick	Actor	9-Jan-1974		Ty Curtis on Dark Blue
Claude Harmon	Golf	14-Jul-1916	23-Jul-1989	Winner, 1948 Masters Tournament
Desmond Harrington	Actor	19-Oct-1976		Ghost Ship
Alexander Heard	Educator	14-Mar-1917	24-Jul-2009	Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, 1963-82
Miriam Hopkins	Actor	18-Oct-1902	9-Oct-1972	The Story of Temple Drake
Bob Inglis	Politician	11-Oct-1959		Congressman from South Carolina, 1993-98, 2005-11
Al Jaffee	Cartoonist	13-Mar-1921		Invented the Mad fold-in
Ernest E. Jones	Business	c. 1944		Philadelphia Workforce Development Corp.
James Keach	Actor	7-Dec-1947		The Long Riders
Stacy Keach	Actor	2-Jun-1941		Mike Hammer, also voice narrator
Juliette Gordon Low	Activist	31-Oct-1860	18-Jan-1927	Founder of Girl Scouts of the USA
James G. Martin	Politician	11-Dec-1935		Governor of North Carolina, 1985-93
James Alan McPherson	Author	16-Sep-1943	27-Jul-2016	Elbow Room
Johnny Mercer	Songwriter	18-Nov-1909	25-Jun-1976	Accentuate the Positive
Flannery O'Connor	Author	25-Mar-1925	3-Aug-1964	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Hal Scardino	Actor	25-Dec-1984		The Indian in the Cupboard
Diana Scarwid	Actor	27-Aug-1955		Mommie Dearest
Merriman Smith	Journalist	10-Feb-1913	13-Apr-1970	UPI correspondent, reported Kennedy's death
Kirk Varnedoe	Curator	19-Jan-1946	15-Aug-2003	Curator at MOMA, 1988-2001
James Moore Wayne	Judge	1790	5-Jul-1867	US Supreme Court Justice, 1835-67
Ellen Wilson	First Lady	15-May-1860	6-Aug-1914	First wife of US President Woodrow Wilson
Johnny Young	Diplomat	6-Feb-1940		US Ambassador to Slovenia, 2001-04

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Conrad Aiken	Poet	5-Aug-1889	17-Aug-1973	Earth Triumphant
George Busbee	Politician	7-Aug-1927	16-Jul-2004	Governor of Georgia, 1975-83
Button Gwinnett	Politician	1735	19-May-1777	Most valuable signature
Juliette Gordon Low	Activist	31-Oct-1860	18-Jan-1927	Founder of Girl Scouts of the USA
Lachlan McIntosh	Military	17-Mar-1725	20-Feb-1806	Killed Button Gwinnett in a duel
King Oliver	Jazz Musician	11-May-1885	10-Apr-1938	King Oliver Creole Jazz Band
Casimir Pulaski	Military	7-Mar-1745	11-Oct-1779	Polish General in the American Revolution
Bobby Thomson	Baseball	25-Oct-1923	16-Aug-2010	1951 home run brought Giants to the Series
William B. Wilson	Government	2-Apr-1862	25-May-1934	US Secretary of Labor, 1913-21

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