LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.munlima.gob.pe/

Population:
8,043,521 (2004 estimate)

Founding Date:
18-Jan-1535

Founded 1535 by Francisco Pizarro.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Lima	1962
Peruvian Union University	1919
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina	1902
National University of San Marcos	1551

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Isabel Allende	Novelist	2-Aug-1942		The House of Spirits
Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Head of State	4-Oct-1921		President of Peru, 1975-80
Mario Brescia	Business	25-Sep-1929	16-May-2013	Grupo Breca
Javier Pérez de Cuellar	Government	19-Jan-1920		UN Secretary General, 1982-91
Fernando Fernán-Gómez	Actor	28-Aug-1921	21-Nov-2007	Voyage to Nowhere
Juan Diego Flórez	Singer	13-Jan-1973		Operatic tenor
Alberto Fujimori	Head of State	28-Jul-1938		President of Peru, 1990-2000
Alan García	Head of State	23-May-1949		President of Peru
Daniel Hannan	Politician	1-Sep-1971		British MEP, Euroskeptic
Jim Himes	Politician	5-Jul-1966		Congressman, Connecticut 4th
Luis Llosa	Film Director	1951		Anaconda
Meredith Monk	Singer	20-Nov-1942		Vocalist and "interdisciplinary performance" artist
Boris Vallejo	Painter	8-Jan-1941		Fantasy artist

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mario Brescia	Business	25-Sep-1929	16-May-2013	Grupo Breca
Bernardo O'Higgins	Head of State	20-Aug-1778	24-Oct-1842	Supreme Director of Chile, 1817-23
Francisco Pizarro	Explorer	c. 1471	26-Jun-1541	Conqueror of the Inca

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