Christchurch, New Zealand

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Christchurch, New Zealand

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/

Population:
368,900 (2008)

Founding Date:
1848

SCHOOLS

School Founded

University of Canterbury 1873

MUSEUM

Museum Founded

Canterbury Museum 1867

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Frances Alda Singer 31-May-1879 18-Sep-1952 Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera

Alan Gibbs Business 1939 CTO of Gibbs Technologies

Joan Hammond Singer 24-May-1912 26-Nov-1996 Operatic soprano

Phil Keoghan Game Show Host 31-May-1967 The Amazing Race

Ngaio Marsh Novelist 23-Apr-1895 18-Feb-1982 New Zealand detective novelist

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Errol Brathwaite Novelist 3-Apr-1924 4-Dec-2005 An Affair of Men

Ngaio Marsh Novelist 23-Apr-1895 18-Feb-1982 New Zealand detective novelist

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