CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.wilmington.nc.us/

Population:
75838 (2000 census)

County:
New Hanover County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Wilmington Star-News

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of North Carolina at Wilmington	1947

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David Brinkley	Journalist	10-Jul-1920	11-Jun-2003	The Huntley-Brinkley Report
Thomas E. Capps	Business	31-Oct-1935		CEO of Dominion Resources, 1990-2005
Phillip L. Clay	Educator	17-May-1946		Chancellor, MIT
Charlie Daniels	Country Musician	28-Oct-1936		The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Roman Gabriel	Football	5-Aug-1940		Rams/Eagles Quarterback
Sonny Jurgensen	Football	23-Aug-1934		NFL Hall of Famer
Charles Kuralt	TV Personality	10-Sep-1934	4-Jul-1997	On the Road
Sugar Ray Leonard	Boxing	17-May-1956		Retired six times

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brandon Lee	Actor	1-Feb-1965	31-Mar-1993	Actor son of Bruce Lee
J. Fred Rippy	Historian	27-Oct-1892	10-Feb-1977	Historical Evolution of Hispanic America
Willie Stargell	Baseball	6-Mar-1940	9-Apr-2001	National League MVP 1979

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