# Michigan <table class="place-meta"> <tr><td>Local name(s)</td><td>Michigan (US state)</td></tr> <tr><td>Region (today)</td><td>Michigan, United States</td></tr> <tr><td>Coordinates</td><td>44°18′N 85°36′W (state centroid, approximate)</td></tr> </table> ## Overview **State-level catch-all — prefer a specific city.** "Michigan" here is a US state used as a place value rather than a specific locality. Where a record supports it, replace this with the actual city or town (e.g. Detroit, Oak Park, Southfield) on the person profile. Coordinates shown are the approximate geographic center of the state. <small>Sources: Wikipedia — Michigan; NETSTATE — Michigan geography.</small> ## People with events here | Person | Event | | --- | --- | | [[Myron Bakst (b.1927)]] | Born 07/01/1927 | | [[Keith Jeffery Bakst (b.1955)]] | Born 1955, Died 1981 | | [[Hershel Friedman (b.1887)]] | Died 1956 | | [[Richard Howard Bakst (b.1959)]] | Born 1959 | | [[Rivka Bernstein (b.1903)]] | Died 1979 |