CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.huntsville.al.us/

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

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.huntsville.org/

Population:
158216 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1805

County:
Limestone County, Madison County

Founded 1805 by John Hunt.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Alabama in Huntsville	1950
Oakwood University	1896

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Digium	2002
ADTRAN	1985

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tallulah Bankhead	Actor	31-Jan-1902	12-Dec-1968	Lifeboat
Bo Bice	Singer	1-Nov-1975		American Idol runner-up
Julia Campbell	Actor	12-Mar-1963		The Tillamook Treasure
Stewart Cink	Golf	21-May-1973		Winner, 2009 British Open
Bud Cramer	Politician	22-Aug-1947		Congressman from Alabama, 1991-2009
Felicia Day	Actor	28-Jun-1979		The Guild
Kim Dickens	Actor	18-Jun-1965		Joanie Stubbs on Deadwood
Joseph Lowery	Activist	6-Oct-1921		Co-Founder of the SCLC
Paula Poundstone	Comic	29-Dec-1959		Asexual comic
Debby Ryan	Actor	13-May-1993		Bailey Pickett on The Suite Life
Terri Sewell	Politician	1-Jan-1965		Congresswoman, Alabama 7th
Hans von Spakovsky	Government	11-Mar-1959		FEC Commissioner
Jimbo Wales	Encyclopaedist	8-Aug-1966		Co-Founder of Wikipedia

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brooks Atkinson	Critic	28-Nov-1894	14-Jan-1984	New York Times drama critic
W. G. Hefner	Politician	11-Apr-1930	2-Sep-2009	Congressman from North Carolina, 1975-99
John J. Sparkman	Politician	20-Dec-1899	16-Nov-1985	US Senator from Alabama, 1946-79

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