CITY

Official Website:
http://www.wichitagov.org/

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

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

Population:
344284 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1863

County:
Sedgwick County

Incorporated as a city in 1870.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Wichita Eagle

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Southeast High School, Wichita, KS	1957
Newman University	1933
Friends University	1898
Wichita State University	1886

ZOO

Zoo	Founded
Sedgwick County Zoo	1971

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Koch Industries	1940
Coleman Co.

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kirstie Alley	Actor	12-Jan-1951		Rebecca from Cheers
Robert Ballard	Archaeologist	30-Jun-1942		Discovered the wreck of the Titanic
Robert C. Bonner	Government	29-Jan-1942		Commissioner, US Customs Service, 2001-05
Christopher Connelly	Actor	8-Sep-1941	7-Dec-1988	Norman Harrington on Peyton Place
Betty Dodson	Author	24-Aug-1929		Sex for One
Stanley Ann Dunham	Relative	29-Nov-1942	7-Nov-1995	Mother of President Barack Obama
David M. Ebel	Judge	3-Jun-1940		10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1988-2006
Alan Fudge	Actor	27-Feb-1934	10-Oct-2011	C. W. Crawford on The Man from Atlantis
Robert M. Gates	Government	25-Sep-1943		US Secretary of Defense, 2006-11
Dan Glickman	Politician	24-Nov-1944		Former Congressman, President of the MPAA
Alan C. Greenberg	Business	3-Sep-1927	25-Jul-2014	CEO of Bear Stearns, 1978-93
Eric Harris	Criminal	9-Apr-1981	20-Apr-1999	Columbine Massacre
Colton Haynes	Actor	13-Jul-1988		Roy Harper on Arrow
Edward A. Kangas	Business	22-May-1944		CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, 1989-2000
Stan Kenton	Jazz Musician	15-Dec-1911	25-Aug-1979	Jazz bandleader
Charles G. Koch	Philanthropist	1-Nov-1935		Conservative philanthropist, Koch heir
David H. Koch	Business	3-May-1940		Conservative philanthropist, Koch heir
William I. Koch	Business	3-May-1940		Koch Industries
David L. Kyle	Business	c. 1952		Chairman of ONEOK
Jim Lehrer	Journalist	19-May-1934		PBS NewsHour
Hattie McDaniel	Actor	10-Jun-1893	26-Oct-1952	Mammy in Gone with the Wind
Rick Mears	Auto Racing	3-Dec-1951		Four-time Indy 500 winner
Roger F. Noriega	Diplomat	22-May-1959		US Ambassador to OAS, 2001-03
Gale A. Norton	Government	11-Mar-1954		US Secretary of the Interior
Mark Parkinson	Politician	24-Jun-1957		Governor of Kansas, 2009-11
Jeff Probst	Game Show Host	4-Nov-1961		Survivor
Dennis Rader	Criminal	9-Mar-1945		BTK serial killer
Jim Ryun	Politician	29-Apr-1947		Congressman from Kansas, 1997-2007
Barry Sanders	Football	16-Jul-1968		Detroit Lions running back
Gale Sayers	Football	30-May-1943		Chicago Bears HB, 1965-71
Michael J. Sheehan	Religion	9-Jul-1939		Catholic Archbishop of Santa Fe
Vernon L. Smith	Economist	1-Jan-1927		Experimental economics
Arlen Specter	Politician	12-Feb-1930	14-Oct-2012	US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1981-2011
George Tiller	Doctor	8-Aug-1941	31-May-2009	Late-term abortionist
Joe Walsh	Musician	20-Nov-1947		Life's Been Good To Me
C. Howard Wilkins, Jr.	Business	1938		US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1989-92
Ron Wyden	Politician	3-May-1949		US Senator from Oregon

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Henry Justin Allen	Politician	11-Sep-1868	17-Jan-1950	Governor of Kansas, 1919-23
Edward F. Arn	Politician	19-May-1906	22-Jan-1998	Governor of Kansas, 1951-55
Payne Ratner	Politician	3-Oct-1896	27-Dec-1974	Governor of Kansas, 1939-43
George Tiller	Doctor	8-Aug-1941	31-May-2009	Late-term abortionist

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