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<html> <head> <title>Havana, Cuba</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/geo/899/000069692/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> Havana, Cuba LOCATION Population: 2,100,000Founding Date: 1515 SCHOOLS <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>School</th><th>Founded</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/edu/256/000110923/">University of Havana</a></td><td><center>1721</center></td></tr></table> BIRTHS <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_births"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/751/000400548/">Alex Abella</a></td> <td><center>Author</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Nov-1950</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td> Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/243/000173721/">Alicia Alonso</a></td> <td><center>Dancer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Dec-1920</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Prima Ballerina Assoluta</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/327/000125949/">Rolando Alphonso</a></td> <td><center>Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Jan-1931</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Nov-1998</tt></td> <td>Horn player, Ska/Reggae pioneer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/288/000029201/">Nelson Ascencio</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Aug-1964</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>MADtv</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/551/000109224/">Steven Bauer</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Dec-1956</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Scarface</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/954/000208330/">Danny J. Boggs</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Oct-1944</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>6th Circuit Court of Appeals</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/575/000119218/">Everett Briggs</a></td> <td><center>Diplomat</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Apr-1934</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>US Ambassador to Portugal, 1990-93</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/861/000131468/">Georg Stanford Brown</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Jun-1943</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Officer Webster on The Rookies</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/549/000026471/">Jose Canseco</a></td> <td><center>Baseball</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Jul-1964</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Troubled Oakland A's player</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/914/000129527/">Alberto Cardenas</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Jan-1948</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Washington lobbyist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/198/000126817/">Armando M. Codina</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1946</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Founder of Codina Group</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/575/000026497/">Celia Cruz</a></td> <td><center>Singer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Oct-1924</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Jul-2003</tt></td> <td>Queen of Salsa</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/931/000036823/">Lincoln Diaz-Balart</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Aug-1954</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Congressman from Florida, 1993-2011</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/603/000170093/">Cari M. Dominguez</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Mar-1949</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Chairman of the EEOC, 2001-06</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/117/000023048/">Gloria Estefan</a></td> <td><center>Singer/Songwriter</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Sep-1957</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Miami Sound Machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/709/000171196/">George Feldenkreis</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Aug-1935</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Perry Ellis International</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/323/000025248/">Daisy Fuentes</a></td> <td><center>Model</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Nov-1966</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>America's Funniest Home Videos</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/534/000024462/">Andy Garcia</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Apr-1956</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Ocean's 11, The Godfather: Part III</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/140/000169630/">Roberto C. Goizueta</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Nov-1931</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Oct-1997</tt></td> <td>CEO of Coca-Cola, 1981-97</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/899/000165404/">Fredi Gonzalez</a></td> <td><center>Baseball</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Jan-1964</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Manager, Atlanta Braves</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/779/000109452/">Vida Guerra</a></td> <td><center>Model</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Mar-1980</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Amply-bottomed Cuban model</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/078/000109748/">Carlos Gutierrez</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Nov-1953</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>US Secretary of Commerce, 2005-09</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/762/000122396/">Lino Gutierrez</a></td> <td><center>Diplomat</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Mar-1951</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>US Ambassador to Argentina, 2003-06</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/861/000023792/">Al Jourgensen</a></td> <td><center>Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Oct-1958</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Lead for industrial band Ministry</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/503/000165008/">Cuban Link</a></td> <td><center>Rapper</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Sep-1974</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>24 Karat</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/792/000045657/">Dave Lombardo</a></td> <td><center>Drummer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Feb-1965</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Slayer drummer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/678/000168174/">Modesto A. Maidique</a></td> <td><center>Educator</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Mar-1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>President, Florida International University</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/331/000123959/">José Martí</a></td> <td><center>Activist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Jan-1853</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>19-May-1895</tt></td> <td>Cuban hero</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/237/000126856/">Tommy McCook</a></td> <td><center>Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Mar-1927</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-May-1998</tt></td> <td>Sax player for The Skatalites</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/173/000162684/">Ana Mendieta</a></td> <td><center>Performance Artist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Nov-1948</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Sep-1985</tt></td> <td>Feminist performance artist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/893/000136485/">Tomas Milian</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Mar-1932</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Big Gundown</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/390/000135982/">Millard Mitchell</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Aug-1903</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Oct-1953</tt></td> <td>My Six Convicts</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/940/000174418/">Elsa A. Murano</a></td> <td><center>Educator</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Aug-1959</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>President of Texas A&M University, 2008-09</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/764/000100464/">Rafael Palmeiro</a></td> <td><center>Baseball</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Sep-1964</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Steroid-tainted baseball legend</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/795/000345757/">Tony Plana</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Apr-1952</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Ignacio Suarez on Ugly Betty</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/234/000130841/">Otto J. Reich</a></td> <td><center>Diplomat</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Oct-1945</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>US Ambassador to Venezuela, 1986-89</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/677/000107356/">Félix Rodríguez</a></td> <td><center>Spy</center></td> <td align=right><tt>31-May-1941</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Bay of Pigs, Iran-Contra operative</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/291/000040171/">Ileana Ros-Lehtinen</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Jul-1952</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Congresswoman, Florida 18th</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/192/000170679/">Carlos A. Saladrigas</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1948</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of the Vincam Group, 1984-2002</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/467/000045332/">Mongo Santamaria</a></td> <td><center>Drummer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Apr-1922</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Feb-2003</tt></td> <td>Influential latin percussionist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/838/000050688/">Cristina Saralegui</a></td> <td><center>TV Personality</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Jan-1948</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Hispanic Oprah</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/843/000025768/">Jon Secada</a></td> <td><center>Singer/Songwriter</center></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Oct-1961</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Latin heartthrob</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/097/000024025/">John H. Sununu</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Jul-1939</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>George H.W. Bush's Chief of Staff</td> </tr> </table> DEATHS <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_deaths"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/858/000023789/">Philip Agee</a></td> <td><center>Spy</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Jul-1935</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Jan-2008</tt></td> <td>Inside the Company: CIA Diary</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/688/000123319/">William Lee Brent</a></td> <td><center>Criminal</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Nov-1930</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Nov-2006</tt></td> <td>Black Panther hijacker</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/118/000023049/">Fidel Castro</a></td> <td><center>Head of State</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Aug-1926</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Nov-2016</tt></td> <td>Dictator of Cuba for almost fifty years</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/660/000343628/">Ward Greene</a></td> <td><center>Novelist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Dec-1892</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Jan-1956</tt></td> <td>Lady and the Tramp</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/527/000109200/">Juan Ponce de León</a></td> <td><center>Explorer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1460</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1521</tt></td> <td>Sought the Fountain of Youth</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/679/000205064/">Clara Maass</a></td> <td><center>Activist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Jun-1876</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Aug-1901</tt></td> <td>Human experiments with yellow fever</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/780/000023711/">Compay Segundo</a></td> <td><center>Guitarist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Nov-1907</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Jul-2003</tt></td> <td>Cuban guitarist, Buena Vista Social Club</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/114/000174589/">Robert Vesco</a></td> <td><center>Criminal</center></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Nov-1935</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Nov-2007</tt></td> <td>Fugitive financier</td> </tr> </table> Do you know something we don't? <a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=69692" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a> Copyright ©2017 Soylent Communications </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"><div class="contentf"><center><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a> <a style="color: #0000ff" href="http://mapper.nndb.com/maps/397/000000397/"><img src="http://mapper.nndb.com/t/397/397/s397.jpg" width=128> Black Mayor Fraternity</a> Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</center></div> <div class="contentf"><center>BibliographiesNNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. 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