LOCATION

Population:
2,100,000

Founding Date:
1515

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Havana	1721

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alex Abella	Author	8-Nov-1950		Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation
Alicia Alonso	Dancer	21-Dec-1920		Prima Ballerina Assoluta
Rolando Alphonso	Musician	12-Jan-1931	20-Nov-1998	Horn player, Ska/Reggae pioneer
Nelson Ascencio	Comic	30-Aug-1964		MADtv
Steven Bauer	Actor	2-Dec-1956		Scarface
Danny J. Boggs	Judge	23-Oct-1944		6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Everett Briggs	Diplomat	6-Apr-1934		US Ambassador to Portugal, 1990-93
Georg Stanford Brown	Actor	24-Jun-1943		Officer Webster on The Rookies
Jose Canseco	Baseball	2-Jul-1964		Troubled Oakland A's player
Alberto Cardenas	Government	3-Jan-1948		Washington lobbyist
Armando M. Codina	Business	c. 1946		Founder of Codina Group
Celia Cruz	Singer	21-Oct-1924	16-Jul-2003	Queen of Salsa
Lincoln Diaz-Balart	Politician	13-Aug-1954		Congressman from Florida, 1993-2011
Cari M. Dominguez	Government	8-Mar-1949		Chairman of the EEOC, 2001-06
Gloria Estefan	Singer/Songwriter	1-Sep-1957		The Miami Sound Machine
George Feldenkreis	Business	14-Aug-1935		CEO of Perry Ellis International
Daisy Fuentes	Model	17-Nov-1966		America's Funniest Home Videos
Andy Garcia	Actor	12-Apr-1956		Ocean's 11, The Godfather: Part III
Roberto C. Goizueta	Business	18-Nov-1931	18-Oct-1997	CEO of Coca-Cola, 1981-97
Fredi Gonzalez	Baseball	28-Jan-1964		Manager, Atlanta Braves
Vida Guerra	Model	19-Mar-1980		Amply-bottomed Cuban model
Carlos Gutierrez	Government	4-Nov-1953		US Secretary of Commerce, 2005-09
Lino Gutierrez	Diplomat	26-Mar-1951		US Ambassador to Argentina, 2003-06
Al Jourgensen	Musician	9-Oct-1958		Lead for industrial band Ministry
Cuban Link	Rapper	14-Sep-1974		24 Karat
Dave Lombardo	Drummer	16-Feb-1965		Slayer drummer
Modesto A. Maidique	Educator	20-Mar-1940		President, Florida International University
José Martí	Activist	28-Jan-1853	19-May-1895	Cuban hero
Tommy McCook	Musician	3-Mar-1927	5-May-1998	Sax player for The Skatalites
Ana Mendieta	Performance Artist	18-Nov-1948	8-Sep-1985	Feminist performance artist
Tomas Milian	Actor	3-Mar-1932		The Big Gundown
Millard Mitchell	Actor	14-Aug-1903	13-Oct-1953	My Six Convicts
Elsa A. Murano	Educator	14-Aug-1959		President of Texas A&M University, 2008-09
Rafael Palmeiro	Baseball	24-Sep-1964		Steroid-tainted baseball legend
Tony Plana	Actor	19-Apr-1952		Ignacio Suarez on Ugly Betty
Otto J. Reich	Diplomat	16-Oct-1945		US Ambassador to Venezuela, 1986-89
Félix Rodríguez	Spy	31-May-1941		Bay of Pigs, Iran-Contra operative
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Politician	15-Jul-1952		Congresswoman, Florida 18th
Carlos A. Saladrigas	Business	1948		CEO of the Vincam Group, 1984-2002
Mongo Santamaria	Drummer	7-Apr-1922	1-Feb-2003	Influential latin percussionist
Cristina Saralegui	TV Personality	29-Jan-1948		The Hispanic Oprah
Jon Secada	Singer/Songwriter	4-Oct-1961		Latin heartthrob
John H. Sununu	Government	2-Jul-1939		George H.W. Bush's Chief of Staff

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Philip Agee	Spy	19-Jul-1935	7-Jan-2008	Inside the Company: CIA Diary
William Lee Brent	Criminal	10-Nov-1930	4-Nov-2006	Black Panther hijacker
Fidel Castro	Head of State	13-Aug-1926	25-Nov-2016	Dictator of Cuba for almost fifty years
Ward Greene	Novelist	23-Dec-1892	22-Jan-1956	Lady and the Tramp
Juan Ponce de León	Explorer	1460	1521	Sought the Fountain of Youth
Clara Maass	Activist	28-Jun-1876	24-Aug-1901	Human experiments with yellow fever
Compay Segundo	Guitarist	18-Nov-1907	13-Jul-2003	Cuban guitarist, Buena Vista Social Club
Robert Vesco	Criminal	4-Nov-1935	23-Nov-2007	Fugitive financier

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