LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.winnipeg.ca/

Population:
619,544 (2001)

Founding Date:
8-Nov-1873 (incorporated)

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Winnipeg Sun

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Winnipeg	1938
University of Manitoba

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Canadian Museum for Human Rights	2010
Naval Museum of Manitoba	1980
Manitoba Museum	1932
Winnipeg Art Gallery	1912

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
CanWest Global Communications	1974

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Randy Bachman	Musician	27-Sep-1943		Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Cameron Bancroft	Actor	17-May-1967		Joe Bradley on Beverly Hills 90210
Ashleigh Banfield	Journalist	29-Dec-1967		MSNBC anchor and correspondent
Andy Bathgate	Hockey	28-Aug-1932	26-Feb-2016	NHL Hall of Famer
Greg Bryk	Actor	1972		Weston Field on ReGenesis
Len Cariou	Actor	30-Sep-1939		Sweeney Todd
Deanna Durbin	Actor	4-Dec-1921	28-Apr-2013	It Started with Eve
Aaron Funk	Electronic Musician	11-Jan-1975		Venetian Snares
Daniel Gillies	Actor	14-Mar-1976		Dr. Joel Goran on Saving Hope
Joanna Gleason	Actor	2-Jun-1950		Crimes and Misdemeanors
Monty Hall	Game Show Host	25-Aug-1921		Let's Make a Deal
Doug Henning	Magician	3-May-1947	7-Feb-2000	Extremely flamboyant magician
Terry Jacks	Singer/Songwriter	29-Mar-1944		Seasons in the Sun
F. Ross Johnson	Business	13-Dec-1931	29-Dec-2016	CEO of RJR Nabisco, 1987-89
Jack Kruschen	Actor	20-Mar-1922	2-Apr-2002	The Apartment
Mimi Kuzyk	Actor	21-Feb-1952		Judith Parker on Sophie
Laurence Lampert	Philosopher	10-Jun-1941		Leo Strauss and Nietzsche
Guy Maddin	Film Director	28-Feb-1956		The Saddest Music in the World
Tom McCamus	Actor	25-Jul-1955		I Love a Man in Uniform
Gerald T. McCaughey	Business	1956		CEO of CIBC
Belinda Montgomery	Actor	23-Jul-1950		Katherine Howser on Doogie Howser, M.D.
Lee Montgomery	Actor	3-Nov-1961		Ben
Anna Paquin	Actor	24-Jul-1982		The Piano and X-Men
Leonard Peikoff	Philosopher	15-Oct-1933		Proseletyzer of objectivism
Ernest S. Rady	Business	28-Aug-1937		CEO of WestCorp, 1978-2006
David Reimer	Victim	1965	4-May-2004	Boy raised as a girl
Irv Robbins	Business	6-Dec-1917	5-May-2008	Co-Founder of Baskin-Robbins
Terry Sawchuk	Hockey	28-Dec-1929	31-May-1970	Goalie, NHL Hall of Famer
Fred Shero	Hockey	23-Oct-1925	24-Nov-1990	Flyers and Rangers Head Coach
Louis Slotin	Physicist	1-Dec-1910	30-May-1946	Died tickling the dragon's tail
David Steinberg	Comic	9-Aug-1942		Second City alumnus
Fred Turner	Musician	16-Oct-1943		Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Nia Vardalos	Actor	24-Sep-1962		My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Adele Wiseman	Author	21-May-1928	1-Jun-1992	The Sacrifice

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Izzy Asper	Business	11-Aug-1932	7-Oct-2003	Founder, CanWest Global
Ralph Connor	Author	13-Sep-1860	31-Oct-1937	Canadian pulp author, Black Rock
David Reimer	Victim	1965	4-May-2004	Boy raised as a girl

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