* 1942 – Nathan Deal, American politician, 82nd Governor of Georgia

On April 28, 2011 Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed legislation allowing local communities to vote on whether to allow alcohol sales on Sundays.

* 1812 – Alexander Hamilton Stephens, American politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America and 50th Governor of Georgia ( d. 1883 )

* 1776 – American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.

The Governor of Georgia, Herman Talmadge, later announced that the state would tighten regulations for licensing taxi drivers.

On the other hand, it was able to use racism as a selling point, attacking Coke's reluctance to hire blacks and support by the chairman of Coke for segregationist Governor of Georgia Herman Talmadge.

* 25-Lester Maddox, 87, segregationist Governor of the State of Georgia.

* 1915 – Lester Maddox, American politician, 75th Governor of Georgia ( d. 2003 )

* 1812 – Herschel Vespasian Johnson, American politician, 41st Governor of Georgia ( d. 1880 )

Given by the Georgia Historical Society, in conjunction with the Governor of Georgia, to individuals whose accomplishments and community service reflect the ideals of the founding body of Trustees, which governed the Georgia colony from 1732 to 1752.

* September 30 – Lester Maddox, Governor of Georgia ( d. 2003 )

* January 10 – Segregationist Lester Maddox is sworn in as Governor of Georgia.

* October 19 – Lyman Hall, American signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Georgia ( 1783-1784 )( b. 1724 )

* Edward Telfair, former Governor of Georgia

In 1976, Thurmond appeared in a campaign commercial for incumbent U. S. President Gerald Ford in his race against Thurmond's fellow Southerner, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter.

The Georgia Governor George Troup and his cousin William McIntosh, chief of the Lower Creek, signed the Treaty of Indian Springs ( 1825 ), ceding the last Muscogee ( Creek ) lands claimed by Georgia.

The British forces led by James Oglethorpe, the Governor of Georgia, besieged St. Augustine for over a month before retreating, abandoning their artillery in the process.

His mother was born in Richland, Georgia in 1910, with her family being part of the aristocracy of the Old South, descendants of Thomas H. Watts, the Governor of Alabama and Attorney General of the Confederate States of America.

" However, Governor Troup of Georgia ignored the new treaty and began to forcibly remove the Indians under the terms of the earlier treaty.

* George Mathews, ( 1739 – 1812 ), born in Augusta County, later United States Congressman and Governor of Georgia.

* William Wyatt Bibb, born in Amelia County, United States Senator from Georgia and first Governor of Alabama

In Presidential politics, the county is considered a bellwether, as it has voted for the winner of the presidential election in every election since 1976, when the county voted for Republican President Gerald R. Ford, a Michigan Native, in his failed re-election bid against Jimmy Carter, Democratic Governor of Georgia.

Charles Thiot, a splendid Georgia soldier, differed from most of his comrades in the ranks in that he was the owner of a large plantation, well-educated, and nearly fifty years of age.

* Georgia on My Mind is a novelette by Charles Sheffield which involves two major themes: being widowed and the quest for a legendary Babbage computer.

In 1735, John and Charles Wesley went to America to teach the gospel to the American Indians in the colony of Georgia.

* Uncredited cast members include Eddie Acuff, Murray Alper, Ward Bond, Walter Brooke, Georgia Carroll, Glen Cavender, Spencer Charters, Wallis Clark, William B. Davidson, Ann Doran, Tom Dugan, Bill Edwards, Frank Faylen, Pat Flaherty, James Flavin, William Forrest, William Gillespie, Joe Gray, Creighton Hale, John Hamilton, Harry Hayden, Stuart Holmes, William Hopper, Eddie Kane, Fred Kelsey, Vera Lewis, Audrey Long, Hank Mann, Frank Mayo, Lon McCallister, Edward McWade, George Meeker, Dolores Moran, Charles Morton, Jack Mower, Paul Panzer, Francis Pierlot, Clinton Rosemond, Syd Saylor, Frank Sully, Dick Wessel, Leo White and Dave Willock.

One of the most successful black minstrel companies was Sam Hague's Slave Troupe of Georgia Minstrels, managed by Charles Hicks.

A historic marker in front of the Harris County Courthouse erected in 1954 by the Georgia Historical Commission reads as follows: " This county, created by Acts of the Legislature December 14, 1827, is named for Charles Harris, eminent Savannah jurist.

The county was created by the Georgia General Assembly on December 15, 1853, from a part of Baker County and was named after Charles Dougherty, a respected judge and lawyer from Athens, Georgia.

During this time, the brothers of Governor Wright of Georgia, Charles and German Wright-who were English Loyalists-built a fort on their land.

Brooks County was created 11 December 1858 from portions of Lowndes and Thomas counties by an act of the Georgia General Assembly named in honor of Preston Brooks, famous and acclaimed throughout the South for having beaten to unconsciousness, Senator Charles Sumner in 1856 in Congress.

* Charles Holmes Herty, a chemist noted for revolutionizing the turpentine industry and creating a new pulp industry based on southern pine trees, as well as establishing the first varsity football team at the University of Georgia, was born in Milledgeville on what is now the campus of Georgia College.

Governor Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia, and John and Charles Wesley, founders of the Methodist Church and deeply interested in Moravian ideals, came along on the same boat.

* Charles Murphey: ( 1799 – 1861 ), United States Congressman from Georgia.

The town is named for Bill Arp ( pen name of Charles Henry Smith ), a Georgia humorist who was nationally known in the late 19th century.

On December 7, 2007, Ray Charles Plaza was opened in Albany, Georgia, with a revolving, lighted bronze sculpture of Charles seated at a piano.

* Charles Weltner, class of 1948 ; former U. S. representative, Georgia Supreme Court Justice and recipient of the Profiles in Courage Award.

It starred William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, Howard McNear as Doc Charles Adams, Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell, and Parley Baer as Dillon's assistant Chester Wesley Proudfoot.

Carmichael had begun to work at an investment house and was considering a switch in career when he composed " Georgia on My Mind " ( lyrics by Stuart Gorrell ), perhaps most famous in the Ray Charles rendition recorded many years later.

In 1960, Ray Charles ' version of " Georgia on My Mind " was a major hit, receiving Grammys both for Best Male Vocal and Best Popular Single.

Among the many 20th century artists who produced important works in watercolor, mention must be made of Wassily Kandinsky, Emil Nolde, Paul Klee, Egon Schiele and Raoul Dufy ; in America the major exponents included Charles Burchfield, Edward Hopper, Georgia O ' Keeffe, Charles Demuth, and John Marin, 80 % of whose total output is in watercolor.

* Charles R. Drew Charter School opened in August 2000 as the first charter school in Atlanta, Georgia

The best collections were made by Charles Colcock Jones, Jr. from Georgia and Albert Henry Stoddard from South Carolina.