CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityoforlando.net/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.orlando.org/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.orlandoinfo.com/

Population:
185951 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1836

County:
Orange County

Founded 1836, incorporated 1872, it is the county seat of Orange County, Florida.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Orlando Sentinel

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Cypress Creek High School, Orlando, FL	1992
Valencia Community College	1967
University of Central Florida	1963

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Orlando Science Center	1955
Orlando Museum of Art	1924

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
CNL Hotels & Resorts	1998
Darden Restaurants	1995
AirTran Holdings	1993
Walt Disney World	1971
Red Lobster	1968
SeaWorld	1960
Tupperware Brands	1946
Hughes Supply	1928
Earl of Sandwich

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Billy Beane	Baseball	29-Mar-1962		General Manager, Oakland A's
Wayne Brady	Talk Show Host	2-Jun-1972		Makes Bryant Gumbel look like Malcolm X
Delta Burke	Actor	30-Jul-1956		Designing Women
Howie D	Singer	22-Aug-1973		The Backstreet Boys
Darryl Dawkins	Basketball	11-Jan-1957	27-Aug-2015	Chocolate Thunder
Josh Freese	Drummer	25-Dec-1972		Session drummer
Glenda Hood	Government	10-Mar-1950		Florida Secretary of State 2003-05
Traylor Howard	Actor	14-Jun-1966		Natalie Teeger on Monk
Glenn Hubbard	Economist	4-Sep-1958		George W. Bush economist
Jonathan Jackson	Actor	11-May-1982		Lucky Spencer on General Hospital
Toni Jennings	Politician	17-May-1949		Lt. Governor of Florida, 2003-07
Chris Johnson	Football	23-Sep-1985		Tennessee Titans RB
Davey Johnson	Baseball	30-Jan-1943		5-time NFL Manager
Audrey Long	Actor	14-Apr-1922	19-Sep-2014	Born to Kill
Shaun Micheel	Golf	5-Jan-1969		Winner, 2003 PGA Championship
Mandy Musgrave	Actor	19-Sep-1986		Ashley Davies on South of Nowhere
Pete Pihos	Football	22-Oct-1923	16-Aug-2011	Hall of Fame End, Philadelphia Eagles
Warren Sapp	Football	19-Dec-1972		Defensive Tackle, Oakland Raiders
Wesley Snipes	Actor	31-Jul-1962		New Jack City
Scott Stapp	Musician	8-Aug-1973		Singer for Creed
Kirsten Storms	Actor	8-Apr-1984		Days of Our Lives
Charles T. Wells	Judge	4-Mar-1939		Justice, Florida Supreme Court

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bill Bright	Religion	19-Oct-1921	19-Jul-2003	Campus Crusade for Christ
Jim Cantalupo	Business	14-Nov-1943	19-Apr-2004	CEO of McDonald's, 2002-04
Mike Cuellar	Baseball	8-May-1936	2-Apr-2010	1969 Cy Young Award Winner
Omar Mateen	Terrorist	16-Nov-1986	12-Jun-2016	Killed 49 at an Orlando gay nightclub
John R. Mott	Activist	25-May-1865	31-Jan-1955	Peace activist, Nobel Prize recipient
Dusty Rhodes	Wrestling	12-Oct-1945	11-Jun-2015	The American Dream
Elizabeth Madox Roberts	Author	30-Oct-1881	13-Mar-1941	The Great Meadow
Phyllis Thaxter	Actor	20-Nov-1921	14-Aug-2012	The World of Henry Orient

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