California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States.
It is the most populous U.S. state, home to one out of eight people who live in the U.S., with a total of 38 million people, and it is the third largest state by area (after Alaska and Texas ).
California is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and the MexicanMexican State of Baja California to the south.
It is home to the nation's second and fifth most populous census statistical areas (Greater Los Angeles Area and San Francisco Bay Area, respectively), and eight of the nation's 50 most populated cities (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, and Oakland).
Sacramento is the state capital.
What is now California was first settled by various Native American tribes before being explored by a number of European expeditions throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. It was then claimed by the Spanish Empire as part of Alta California in the larger territory of New Spain.
Alta California became a part of Mexico in 1821 following its successful war for independence, but would later be ceded to the United States in 1848 after the Mexican-American War.
The western portion of Alta California was soon organized as the State of California, which was admitted as the 31st state on September 9, 1850.
The California Gold Rush starting in 1848 led to dramatic social and demographic change, with large-scale immigration from the U.S. and abroad and an accompanying economic boom.

California's Notable Births

1989 July 02

Alex Morgan, soccer player (born at San Dimas, California, USA) Cancer

1976 October 04

Alicia Silverstone, actress (born at San Francisco,California,USA) Libra

1982 December 29

Alison Brie, actress (born at Hollywood,Los Angeles,California,USA) Capricorn

1975 June 04

Angelina Jolie, actress (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Gemini

1958 August 17

Belinda Carlisle, singer (born at Los Angeles, California, USA) Leo

1972 August 15

Ben Affleck, actor (born at Berkeley, California,USA) Leo

1956 November 20

Bo Derek, actress (Mary Cathleen Collins) (born at Long Beach, California, USA) Scorpio

1972 August 30

Cameron Diaz, actress (born at San Diego, California,USA) Virgo

1930 May 31

Clint Eastwood, actor (born at San Francisco,California,USA) Gemini

1975 February 22

Drew Barrymore, actress (born at Culver City, California,USA) Pisces

1937 August 08

Dustin Hoffman, actor (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Leo

1970 January 06

Gabrielle Reece, volleyball (born at La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA) Capricorn

1916 April 05

Gregory Peck, actor (born at La Jolla, San Diego, California,USA) (dead 2003 June 12) Aries

1972 September 27

Gwyneth Paltrow, actress (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Libra

1989 August 26

James Harden, Basketball player (born at Los Angeles, California, USA) Virgo

1969 February 11

Jennifer Aniston, actress (born at Sherman Oaks, California,USA) Aquarius

1981 April 28

Jessica Alba, actress (born at Pomona, California,USA) Taurus

1962 November 19

Jodie Foster, actress (born at Los Angeles,California, USA) Scorpio

1967 October 13

Kate Walsh, Movie Actress (born at San Jose, California,USA) Libra

1984 October 25

Katy Perry, singer (Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson) (born at Santa Barbara, California,USA) Scorpio

1995 November 03

Kendall Jenner, TV personality (born at Los Angeles, California, USA) Scorpio

1955 January 18

Kevin Costner, actor (born at Lynwood, California, USA) Capricorn

1984 June 27

Khloe Kardashian, socialite and television personality (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Cancer

1980 October 21

Kim Kardashian, socialite and television personality (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Libra

1979 April 18

Kourtney Kardashian, socialite and television personality (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Aries

1997 August 10

Kylie Jenner, TV personality (born at Los Angeles, California, USA) Leo

1974 November 11

Leonardo DiCaprio, actor (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Scorpio

1958 August 18

Madeleine Stowe, actress (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Leo

1926 June 01

Marilyn Monroe, actress (Norma Jeane Mortensen) (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) (dead 1962 August 05) Gemini

1975 October 12

Marion Jones, athlete, basketball player (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Libra

1978 August 06

Marisa Miller, actress (born at Santa Cruz, California,USA) Leo

1959 April 29

Michelle Pfeiffer, actress (born at Santa Ana, California, USA) Taurus

1964 January 07

Nicolas Cage, actor (born at Long Beach, California, USA) Capricorn

1937 August 18

Robert Redford, actor (born at Santa Monica, California, USA) Leo

1988 November 12

Russell Westbrook, Basketball player (born at Long Beach, California, USA) Scorpio

1968 July 23

Stephanie Seymour, model (born at San Diego, California, USA) Leo

1964 December 08

Teri Hatcher, actress (born at Palo Alto, California, USA) Sagittarius

1975 December 30

Tiger Woods, golfista (born at Cypress, California,USA) Capricorn

1956 July 09

Tom Hanks, actor (born at Concord, California,USA) Cancer

1985 October 28

Troian Bellisario, actress (born at Los Angeles, California, USA) Scorpio

1973 December 04

Tyra Banks, Model (born at Inglewood, California,USA) Sagittarius

1980 June 17

Venus Williams, Tennis player (born at Lynwood, California,USA) Gemini

1980 January 17

Zooey Deschanel, actress(Zooey Claire Deschanel) (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Capricorn

1943 December 18

Alan Rudolph , movie director, sceneggiatore, actor (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Sagittarius

California's Notable Deaths

2007 February 08

Anna Nicole Smith, actress, playboy (dead at Hollywood,Los Angeles,California,USA) (born 1967 November 28) Sagittarius

2008 December 11

Bettie Page, Playboy pin-up model (dead at Los Angeles,California,USA) (born 1923 April 22) Taurus

2003 August 30

Charles Bronson, actor(Charles Dennis Buchinsky) (dead at Los Angeles,California,USA) (born 1921 November 03) Scorpio

1960 November 16

Clark Gable, actor (dead at West Hollywood,Los Angeles,California,USA) (born 1901 February 01) Aquarius

2008 June 07

Cyd Charisse, actress (Tula Ellice Finklea) (dead at Los Angeles,California,USA) (born 1922 March 08) Pisces

1980 August 14

Dorothy Stratten, model (dead at Los Angeles, California, USA) (born 1960 February 28) Pisces

2011 March 23

Elizabeth Taylor, actress (dead at Los Angeles,California,USA) (born 1932 February 27) Pisces

2009 June 25

Farrah Fawcett, actress (Ferrah Leni) (dead at Santa Monica,California,USA) (born 1947 February 02) Aquarius

2001 November 29

George Harrison, singer,composer (The Beatles) (dead at Los Angeles,California,USA) (born 1943 February 25) Pisces

2003 June 12

Gregory Peck, actor (dead at Los Angeles,California,USA) (born 1916 April 05) Aries

2004 January 23

Helmut Newton, Fotografo (dead at West Hollywood, California, USA) (born 1920 October 31) Scorpio

1955 September 30

James Dean, actor (dead at Cholame, California,USA) (born 1931 February 08) Aquarius

2011 February 28

Jane Russell, actress (Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell) (dead at Santa Maria, California, USA) (born 1921 June 21) Gemini

1979 June 11

John Wayne, actor (dead at Los Angeles, California, USA) (born 1907 May 26) Gemini

1962 August 05

Marilyn Monroe, actress (Norma Jeane Mortensen) (dead at Los Angeles,California,USA) (born 1926 June 01) Gemini

2004 July 01

Marlon Brando, actor (dead at Westwood, California, United States) (born 1924 April 03) Aries

2009 June 25

Michael Jackson, singer (dead at Los Angeles,California,USA) (born 1958 August 29) Virgo

2009 September 14

Patrick Swayze, actor (dead at Los Angeles,California,USA) (born 1952 August 18) Leo

2014 August 11

Robin Williams, actor (dead at Paradise Cay, California,USA) (born 1951 July 21) Cancer

2012 February 11

Whitney Houston, singer, actress (dead at Beverly Hills, California, USA) (born 1963 August 09) Leo

1964 January 29

Alan Ladd , actor (dead at Palm Springs, California, USA) (born 1913 September 03) Virgo