CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.daytona-beach.fl.us/

Population:
64112 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1870

County:
Volusia County

Founded 1870 by Mathias Day.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Daytona State College	1957
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	1925
Bethune-Cookman University	1904

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Museum of Arts and Sciences Daytona Beach	1955

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
NASCAR	1948

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Vince Carter	Basketball	26-Jan-1977		Memphis Grizzlies dunker
Brian France	Auto Racing	2-Aug-1962		Chairman and CEO of NASCAR
Kenneth C. Griffin	Business	c. 1969		Citadel Investment Group
Lee H. Hamilton	Politician	20-Apr-1931		9/11 Commission vice chairman
Bob Ross	TV Personality	29-Oct-1942	4-Jul-1995	The Joy of Painting
T. K. Wetherell	Politician	22-Dec-1945		President, Florida State University
Robert Wright	Songwriter	25-Sep-1914	27-Jul-2005	Kismet

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mary McLeod Bethune	Educator	10-Jul-1875	18-May-1955	Black activist and educator
Shirley Chisholm	Politician	30-Nov-1924	1-Jan-2005	First black woman elected to US House
Dale Earnhardt	Auto Racing	29-Apr-1951	18-Feb-2001	NASCAR driver died in Daytona 500 accident
Bill France, Jr.	Auto Racing	4-Apr-1933	4-Jun-2007	CEO of NASCAR, 1972-2003
Nap Lajoie	Baseball	5-Sep-1874	7-Feb-1959	MLB Hall of Famer
Walter M. Miller, Jr.	Novelist	23-Jan-1923	9-Jan-1996	A Canticle for Leibowitz
Frank Sinatra, Jr.	Singer	10-Jan-1944	16-Mar-2016	Son of Frank

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