LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.riga.lv/

Population:
747,200 (2004)

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mikhail Baryshnikov	Dancer	27-Jan-1948		Kirov ballet dancer defected to USA
Isaiah Berlin	Philosopher	6-Jun-1909	5-Nov-1997	The Hedgehog and the Fox
Lipman Bers	Mathematician	22-May-1914	29-Oct-1993	Riemann surfaces
Sergei Eisenstein	Film Director	23-Jan-1898	11-Feb-1948	Alexander Nevsky
Mariss Jansons	Conductor	14-Jan-1943		Conductor, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Aigars Kalvitis	Head of State	27-Jun-1966		Prime Minister of Latvia
Cynthia Lynn	Actor	2-Apr-1936	10-Mar-2014	Helga on Hogan's Heroes
Wilhelm Ostwald	Chemist	2-Sep-1853	4-Apr-1932	Ostwald's Law of Dilution and Conductivity
Ilana D. Rovner	Judge	21-Aug-1938		7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Vaira Vike-Freiberga	Head of State	1-Dec-1937		President of Latvia, 1999-2007
Valdis Zatlers	Head of State	22-Mar-1955		President of Latvia

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Vsevolod Pudovkin	Film Director	28-Feb-1893	30-Jun-1953	Mother

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