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Dayton, OH
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.ci.dayton.oh.us/ Population:
166179 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1795 County:
Montgomery County Founded circa 1795 by Jonathan Dayton (a signer of the Declaration of Independence) and other Revolutionary War veterans. It became the county seat of Montgomery County in 1803. SCHOOLS
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Barbara Cox Anthony |
Business |
1923 |
28-May-2007 |
Cox Enterprises billionaire |
| Irving Babbitt |
Philosopher |
2-Aug-1865 |
15-Jul-1933 |
Early leader of Neohumanism |
| Erma Bombeck |
Columnist |
21-Feb-1927 |
22-Apr-1996 |
The Grass is Always Greener |
| Richard H. Brodhead |
Educator |
1947 |
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President, Duke University |
| Nancy Cartwright |
Actor |
25-Oct-1959 |
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Voice of Bart Simpson |
| Anne Cox Chambers |
Business |
1-Dec-1919 |
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Billionaire, former US Ambassador to Belgium |
| Damian Chapa |
Actor |
29-Oct-1963 |
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Street Fighter |
| Roger Clemens |
Baseball |
4-Aug-1962 |
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Twice pitched 20 strikeouts |
| Kelley Deal |
Guitarist |
10-Jun-1961 |
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Sometime guitarist for The Breeders |
| Kim Deal |
Bassist |
10-Jun-1961 |
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Pixies, Breeders bassist |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar |
Poet |
27-Jun-1872 |
9-Feb-1906 |
Lyrics of a Lowly Life |
| Charles A. Ford |
Diplomat |
c. 1950 |
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US Ambassador to Honduras |
| Cathy Guisewite |
Cartoonist |
5-Sep-1950 |
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Responsible for Cathy strip |
| Tony P. Hall |
Politician |
16-Jan-1942 |
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Congressman from Ohio, 1979-2002 |
| Dorian Harewood |
Actor |
6-Aug-1950 |
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Full Metal Jacket |
| Paul Iams |
Business |
11-Aug-1915 |
26-Oct-2004 |
Pet food manufacturer |
| Tommy James |
Musician |
29-Apr-1947 |
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Crimson and Clover |
| Allison Janney |
Actor |
19-Nov-1959 |
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C. J. Cregg on The West Wing |
| Ken Jenkins |
Actor |
28-Aug-1940 |
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Dr. Bob Kelso on Scrubs |
| Gordon Jump |
Actor |
1-Apr-1932 |
22-Sep-2003 |
Maytag repairman who headed WKRP |
| Chad Lowe |
Actor |
15-Jan-1968 |
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Jesse McKenna on Life Goes On |
| Edwin M. Martin |
Government |
21-May-1908 |
12-Jan-2002 |
US Ambassador to Argentina, 1964-68 |
| Raymond J. McGuire |
Business |
1957 |
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Citigroup M&A executive |
| Edwin Moses |
Track and Field |
31-Aug-1955 |
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Olympian |
| Gary Sandy |
Actor |
25-Dec-1945 |
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Andy Travis on WKRP |
| Mike Schmidt |
Baseball |
27-Sep-1949 |
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Phillies third baseman |
| Martin Sheen |
Actor |
3-Aug-1940 |
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Apocalypse Now and The West Wing |
| Sidney Souers |
Government |
30-Mar-1892 |
14-Jan-1973 |
CIA Director, 1946 |
| Billy Strayhorn |
Composer |
29-Nov-1915 |
31-May-1967 |
Take the A Train |
| Strobe Talbott |
Government |
25-Apr-1946 |
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Time journalist, Deputy Secy. of State |
| Andrea Thompson |
Actor |
6-Jan-1960 |
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Det. Kirkendall on NYPD Blue |
| Michael Turner |
Politician |
11-Jan-1960 |
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Congressman, Ohio 3rd |
| Thomas J. Watson, Jr. |
Business |
14-Jan-1914 |
31-Dec-1993 |
CEO of IBM, 1956-71 |
| James B. Weaver |
Politician |
12-Jun-1833 |
6-Feb-1912 |
Congressman from Iowa, 1885-89 |
| Leslie H. Wexner |
Business |
8-Sep-1937 |
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CEO of Limited Brands |
| Jonathan Winters |
Comic |
11-Nov-1925 |
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Mearth, son of Mork |
| Orville Wright |
Aviator |
19-Aug-1871 |
30-Jan-1948 |
Co-inventor of the airplane |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Paul Laurence Dunbar |
Poet |
27-Jun-1872 |
9-Feb-1906 |
Lyrics of a Lowly Life |
| Charles F. Kettering |
Inventor |
29-Aug-1876 |
25-Nov-1958 |
Invented the electric starter |
| Ted Ross |
Actor |
30-Jun-1934 |
3-Sep-2002 |
Cowardly Lion in The Wiz |
| Orville Wright |
Aviator |
19-Aug-1871 |
30-Jan-1948 |
Co-inventor of the airplane |
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