CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.irvine.ca.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.irvinechamber.com/

Population:
143072 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1887

County:
Orange County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Irvine Valley College	1985
Concordia University Irvine	1976
University High School, Irvine, CA	1971
University of California at Irvine	1965

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Edwards Lifesciences	2000
Exult	1998
New Century Financial	1995
Blizzard Entertainment	1991
Broadcom	1991
Sun Healthcare Group	1989
Linksys	1988
WestCorp	1978
El Pollo Loco	1975
Taco Bell	1962
Standard Pacific	1961
In-N-Out Burger	1948
Allergan	1948
Golden State Foods	1947
Kelley Blue Book	1918

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Will Ferrell	Comic	16-Jul-1967		Saturday Night Live
Ezra Klein	Journalist	9-May-1984		The Washington Post

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Raymond Bailey	Actor	6-May-1904	15-Apr-1980	Milburn on Beverly Hillbillies
Frances Drake	Actor	22-Oct-1912	18-Jan-2000	WWII pinup girl, also actress
Jack Peltason	Educator	29-Aug-1923	21-Mar-2015	President, University of California, 1992-95
John H. Rousselot	Politician	1-Nov-1927	11-May-2003	Congressman from California, 1961-63 & 1970-83

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