LOCATION

A borough of New York City.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
School of Visual Arts	1947
High School of Performing Arts, New York, NY	1947
Dalton School	1919
Seward Park High School, Manhattan, NY	1916
Columbia Business School	1916
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism	1912
Rockefeller University	1901
Chapin School	1901
Spence School	1892
New York Law School	1891
Barnard College	1889
Dwight School	1880
Cooper Union	1859
Columbia Law School	1858
Xavier High School, Manhattan, NY	1847
Union Theological Seminary	1836
New York University	1831
Columbia University	1754

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Museum of Jewish Heritage	1997
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum	1982
New Museum of Contemporary Art	1977
Museum of Television and Radio	1975
South Street Seaport Museum	1967
American Folk Art Museum	1962
Guggenheim Museum New York City	1937
Whitney Museum of American Art	1931
Museum of Modern Art	1929
Museum of the City of New York	1923
Frick Collection	1913
Morgan Library & Museum	1906
Jewish Museum (New York)	1904
Metropolitan Museum of Art	1870
American Museum of Natural History	1869

ZOO

Zoo	Founded
Central Park Zoo	1864

AQUARIUM

Aquarium	Founded
New York Aquarium	1896

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Weitz & Luxenberg	1986

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dan Abrams	Journalist	20-May-1966		Host of MSNBC's The Abrams Report
Danny Aiello	Actor	20-Jun-1933		Pizza shop owner in Do The Right Thing
Barbara Jo Allen	Radio Personality	2-Sep-1906	14-Sep-1974	Vera Vague
Adrienne Bailon	Actor	24-Oct-1983		The Cheetah Girls
Peter Bart	Journalist	24-Jul-1932		Editor of Variety
Peter J. Brennan	Government	24-May-1918	2-Oct-1996	US Secretary of Labor, 1973-75
John Bunny	Actor	21-Sep-1863	26-Apr-1915	Comic starred in over 200 short films
James Cagney	Actor	17-Jul-1899	30-Mar-1986	New York tough guy
Bobby Caldwell	Singer/Songwriter	15-Aug-1951		What You Won't Do for Love
George Carlin	Comic	12-May-1937	22-Jun-2008	Seven Dirty Words
Robert Caro	Historian	30-Oct-1935		Biographer of Lyndon Johnson
Caleb Carr	Novelist	2-Aug-1955		The Alienist
Bennett Cerf	Publisher	25-May-1898	27-Aug-1971	Founder of Random House
Harry Chapin	Singer/Songwriter	7-Dec-1942	16-Jul-1981	Cat's in the Cradle
Rhys Chatham	Composer	19-Sep-1952		An Angel Moves Too Fast To See
Terence Cardinal Cooke	Religion	1-Mar-1921	6-Oct-1983	Archbishop of New York, 1968-83
Gerry Cooney	Boxing	24-Aug-1956		Fought Larry Holmes
Wanda De Jesus	Actor	26-Aug-1960		The Glass Shield
Eamon de Valera	Head of State	14-Oct-1882	29-Aug-1975	President of Ireland, 1959-73
Dana Delany	Actor	13-Mar-1956		China Beach, Exit to Eden
William Donohue	Activist	18-Jul-1947		Catholic League president
Diane Farr	Actor	7-Sep-1969		Megan Reeves on Numb3rs
Bobby Flay	Chef	9-Oct-1964		Southwestern cuisine impresario
Drew Friedman	Cartoonist	21-Sep-1958		Celebrity pointillist
William Gaddis	Novelist	29-Dec-1922	16-Dec-1998	A Frolic of His Own
Ira Gershwin	Composer	6-Dec-1896	17-Aug-1983	American composer
Sheldon Glashow	Physicist	5-Dec-1932		Electroweak Theory
Jonah Goldberg	Columnist	21-Mar-1969		National Review Online
Gordon Gould	Physicist	17-Jul-1920	16-Sep-2005	Invented the laser
Petra Haden	Violinist	11-Oct-1971		Indie rock violinist
Rachel Haden	Musician	11-Oct-1971		One of the musical Haden triplets
Armand Hammer	Business	21-May-1898	10-Dec-1990	Soviet agent of influence
Maurice Hinchey	Politician	27-Oct-1938		Congressman, New York 22nd
Raymond W. Kelly	Government	4-Sep-1941		NYPD Commissioner
Alicia Keys	Musician	25-Jan-1981		Fallin'
Christopher Knight	Actor	7-Nov-1957		Peter on The Brady Bunch
Tony Kushner	Playwright	16-Jul-1956		Angels in America
Lawrence Lader	Activist	6-Aug-1919	7-May-2006	Father of abortion rights activism
Henry Luce III	Publisher	28-Apr-1925	7-Sep-2005	Former Time magazine publisher
Roma Maffia	Actor	31-May-1958		Dr. Liz Cruz on Nip/Tuck
Thomas J. Manton	Politician	3-Nov-1932	22-Jul-2006	Congressman from New York, 1985-99
Julia Migenes	Singer	13-Mar-1949		Operatic soprano
Viggo Mortensen	Actor	20-Oct-1958		Aragorn in Lord of the Rings
Joe Morton	Actor	18-Oct-1947		The brother from another planet
Bruce E. Mosler	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Cushman & Wakefield
George Cardinal Mundelein	Religion	2-Jul-1872	2-Oct-1939	Archbishop of Chicago, 1915-39
Nicholas Negroponte	Educator	1943		Founder, MIT Media Lab
S. I. Newhouse, Sr.	Publisher	24-May-1895	29-Aug-1979	Founder of Advance Publications
Carroll O'Connor	Actor	2-Aug-1924	21-Jun-2001	Archie Bunker in All in the Family
Bill O'Reilly	Talk Show Host	10-Sep-1949		The O'Reilly Factor
Regis Philbin	Talk Show Host	25-Aug-1931		Host of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Jeremy Piven	Actor	26-Jul-1965		Ari Gold on Entourage
David H. Popper	Diplomat	3-Oct-1912	24-Jul-2008	US Ambassador to Chile, 1974-77
Mario Puzo	Novelist	15-Oct-1920	2-Jul-1999	The Godfather
Chase T. Rogers	Judge	12-Nov-1956		Connecticut Chief Justice
Judith Rossner	Novelist	31-Mar-1935	9-Aug-2005	Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Carmine De Sapio	Government	10-Dec-1908	27-Jul-2004	The Last Boss of Tammany Hall
James H. Scheuer	Politician	6-Feb-1920	30-Aug-2005	Congressman from New York, 1965-93
Albert Shanker	Labor Leader	14-Sep-1928	22-Feb-1997	American Federation of Teachers
Ally Sheedy	Actor	13-Jun-1962		The Breakfast Club
Martin Shubik	Economist	24-Mar-1926		Economist and game theorist
Sheldon Silver	Politician	13-Feb-1944		Speaker, NY State Assembly
Guy Siner	Actor	16-Oct-1947		Lt. Gruber on Allo 'Allo!
Ronnie Spector	Singer	10-Aug-1943		Be her baby
James Speyer	Business	22-Jul-1861	31-Oct-1941	New York Banker
Joe Spinell	Actor	28-Oct-1936	13-Jan-1989	Frank Zito in Maniac
Jordana Spiro	Actor	12-Apr-1977		PJ Franklin on My Boys
Richard Stallman	Computer Programmer	16-Mar-1953		Founder, GNU software project
Paul Stanley	Musician	20-Jan-1952		Lead singer for Kiss
Brenda K. Starr	Singer	15-Oct-1966		Freestyle-turned-salsa performer
Jan Sterling	Actor	3-Apr-1921	26-Mar-2004	Ace in the Hole
Steven Strait	Model	23-Mar-1986		The Covenant
Ethan Suplee	Actor	25-May-1976		Frankie on Boy Meets World
Jim Valvano	Basketball	10-Mar-1946	28-Apr-1993	NCSU Basketball Coach, 1980-89
Peter Viereck	Poet	5-Aug-1916	13-May-2006	Terror and Decorum
Sigourney Weaver	Actor	8-Oct-1949		Alien
Chloe Webb	Actor	25-Jun-1956		Sid and Nancy
Albert Wohlstetter	Author	19-Dec-1913	10-Jan-1997	Nuclear strategist
Alex Wolff	Drummer	1-Nov-1997		The Naked Brothers Band
John E. Zuccotti	Business	23-Jun-1937		Real estate tycoon

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joey Adams	Comic	6-Jan-1911	2-Dec-1999	Borscht Belt comedian
Mason Adams	Actor	26-Feb-1919	26-Apr-2005	Charlie Hume on Lou Grant
Herbert A. Allen, Sr.	Business	13-Feb-1908	18-Jan-1997	Allen & Company, Inc.
Cleveland Amory	Author	2-Sep-1917	14-Oct-1998	The Cat Who Came for Christmas
Albert Anastasia	Criminal	26-Feb-1902	25-Oct-1957	Gambino crime boss
Robert W. Anderson	Playwright	28-Apr-1917	9-Feb-2009	Tea and Sympathy
Victor Argo	Actor	5-Nov-1934	6-Apr-2004	Taxi Driver and Mean Streets
Aram Avakian	Film Director	23-Apr-1926	17-Jan-1987	End of the Road
LaVern Baker	Singer	11-Nov-1929	10-Mar-1997	Jim Dandy
Robert L. Bartley	Editor	12-Oct-1937	10-Dec-2003	Editor of the Wall Street Journal, 1979-2003
Ol' Dirty Bastard	Rapper	15-Nov-1968	13-Nov-2004	Profoundly deranged rapper, Wu-Tang Clan
Earl Blackwell	Business	3-May-1913	1-Mar-1995	Celebrity publicist
Charles F. Brush III	Archaeologist	3-Apr-1923	1-Jun-2006	Explorers Club president 1978-81
Hortense Calisher	Novelist	20-Dec-1911	15-Jan-2009	In the Absence of Angels
Vincent Canby	Critic	27-Jul-1924	15-Sep-2000	Film/Theater Critic, The New York Times
Milton Caniff	Cartoonist	28-Feb-1907	3-Apr-1988	Terry and the Pirates
Kitty Carlisle	Singer	3-Sep-1910	18-Apr-2007	A Night at the Opera
Peggy Cass	Actor	21-May-1924	8-Mar-1999	Auntie Mame
Paul Castellano	Criminal	20-Jun-1915	16-Dec-1985	Gambino crime boss
Betty Comden	Songwriter	3-May-1915	23-Nov-2006	Singin' in the Rain
Bob Considine	Journalist	4-Nov-1906	25-Sep-1975	Ghostwriter, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Terence Cardinal Cooke	Religion	1-Mar-1921	6-Oct-1983	Archbishop of New York, 1968-83
Joseph Force Crater	Victim	1889	6-Aug-1930	NY State Judge vanished
Joseph F. Cullman III	Business	9-Apr-1912	30-Apr-2004	CEO of Philip Morris, 1957-78
Dave DeBusschere	Basketball	16-Oct-1940	14-May-2003	NBA Hall of Famer
Alfred Drake	Actor	7-Oct-1914	25-Jul-1992	Broadway actor, Kismet
Edward R. Dudley	Diplomat	11-Mar-1911	8-Feb-2005	First Black US Ambassador
John Gregory Dunne	Author	25-May-1932	30-Dec-2003	True Confessions
Lukas Foss	Conductor	15-Aug-1922	1-Feb-2009	Director, Buffalo Philharmonic, 1963-71
Evan Griffith Galbraith	Business	2-Jul-1928	21-Jan-2008	US Ambassador to France, 1981-85
Olivia Goldsmith	Novelist	c. 1949	15-Jan-2004	The First Wives Club
Gordon Gould	Physicist	17-Jul-1920	16-Sep-2005	Invented the laser
Stephen Jay Gould	Biologist	10-Sep-1941	20-May-2002	Evolutionary biologist and paleontologist
George Grizzard	Actor	1-Apr-1928	2-Oct-2007	Advise and Consent
Uta Hagen	Actor	12-Jun-1919	14-Jan-2004	Renowned thespian and acting teacher
Gus Hall	Activist	8-Oct-1910	13-Oct-2000	Leader, Communist Party USA
Lionel Hampton	Jazz Musician	20-Apr-1908	31-Aug-2002	Jazz vibrophonist and bandleader
Elizabeth Hardwick	Critic	27-Jul-1916	2-Dec-2007	Seduction and Betrayal
Al Hirschfeld	Artist	21-Jun-1903	20-Jan-2003	Pen and ink caricaturist
Barnard Hughes	Actor	16-Jul-1915	11-Jul-2006	High priest in TRON
Peter Jennings	Journalist	29-Jul-1938	7-Aug-2005	Former anchor, ABC World News Tonight
Louis Kahn	Architect	20-Feb-1901	17-Mar-1974	Prominent architect
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek	First Lady	5-Mar-1898	23-Oct-2003	The Dragon Lady
Elia Kazan	Film Director	7-Sep-1909	28-Sep-2003	A Streetcar Named Desire
Alfred Kazin	Critic	5-Jun-1915	5-Jun-1998	On Native Grounds
Nan Kempner	Socialite	24-Jul-1930	3-Jul-2005	New York City socialite
Martin S. Kimmel	Business	9-Apr-1916	15-Apr-2008	Founder of Kimco Realty
Alan King	Comic	26-Dec-1927	9-May-2004	Jewish comic and Friars Club fixture
Charles Korvin	Actor	21-Nov-1907	18-Jun-1998	Interpol Calling
Lawrence Lader	Activist	6-Aug-1919	7-May-2006	Father of abortion rights activism
Ring Lardner, Jr.	Playwright	19-Aug-1915	31-Oct-2000	Screenwriter, M*A*S*H
Estée Lauder	Business	1-Jul-1908	24-Apr-2004	Cosmetics magnate
Hector Lavoe	Singer	30-Sep-1946	29-Jun-1993	Puerto Rican salsa singer
Joshua Lederberg	Biologist	23-May-1925	2-Feb-2008	Genetic properties of bacteria
John Lennon	Musician	9-Oct-1940	8-Dec-1980	Beatle
Ira Levin	Novelist	27-Aug-1929	12-Nov-2007	Rosemary's Baby
Cory Lidle	Baseball	22-Mar-1972	11-Oct-2006	Yankees pitcher flew his plane into a high rise
Daniel K. Ludwig	Business	24-Jun-1897	27-Aug-1992	The Invisible Billionaire
Peter Maas	Author	27-Jun-1929	23-Aug-2001	Serpico
Norman Mailer	Author	31-Jan-1923	10-Nov-2007	Armies of the Night
George Barr McCutcheon	Novelist	26-Jul-1866	23-Oct-1928	Brewster's Millions
Ana Mendieta	Performance Artist	18-Nov-1948	8-Sep-1985	Feminist performance artist
Ethel Merman	Singer	16-Jan-1908	15-Feb-1984	There's No Business Like Show Business
James W. Michaels	Journalist	17-Jun-1921	2-Oct-2007	Longtime Forbes editor
Joseph Mitchell	Author	27-Jul-1908	24-May-1996	The New Yorker
Grayson Murphy	Business	1878	Nov-1937	Banker, Co-Founder of American Legion
Arnold Newman	Photographer	3-Mar-1918	6-Jun-2006	Environmental portraitist
John P. O'Neill	Government	6-Feb-1952	11-Sep-2001	Anti-Terrorism expert, died in 9/11
Jerry Orbach	Actor	20-Oct-1935	28-Dec-2004	Lennie Briscoe from Law & Order
Mollie Orshansky	Economist	9-Jan-1915	18-Dec-2006	Orshansky Index
William S. Paley	Business	28-Sep-1901	26-Oct-1990	Chairman of CBS, 1946-83
George Plimpton	Author	18-Mar-1927	25-Sep-2003	Paper Lion
Rick Rescorla	Victim	27-May-1939	11-Sep-2001	Anticipated both WTC attacks, died in 9/11
Natasha Richardson	Actor	11-May-1963	18-Mar-2009	Widows' Peak
Max Roach	Jazz Musician	10-Jan-1924	16-Aug-2007	Enduring jazz drummer
Abe Rosenthal	Journalist	2-May-1922	10-May-2006	NY Times Executive Editor, 1977-86
Janice Rule	Actor	15-Aug-1931	17-Oct-2003	3 Women
Carmine De Sapio	Government	10-Dec-1908	27-Jul-2004	The Last Boss of Tammany Hall
Herbert Sargent	Screenwriter	15-Jul-1923	6-May-2005	SNL writer
James Schuyler	Poet	9-Nov-1923	12-Apr-1991	Freely Espousing
Adrienne Shelly	Actor	24-Jun-1966	1-Nov-2006	Waitress
Harry Simeone	Musician	9-May-1911	22-Feb-2005	The Harry Simeone Chorale
Jacques Singer	Conductor	9-May-1910	11-Aug-1980	Music Director, Oregon Symphony, 1962-72
Terry Southern	Novelist	1-May-1924	29-Oct-1995	Dr. Strangelove
Bob Tisch	Business	29-Apr-1926	15-Nov-2005	CEO of Loews, Owner NY Giants
Ernst Toller	Playwright	1-Dec-1893	22-May-1939	Transformation
Michael Vale	TV Personality	28-Jun-1922	24-Dec-2005	Time to make the donuts
Sunny von Bulow	Victim	1-Sep-1932	6-Dec-2008	Heiress in a coma for 28 years
Kurt Vonnegut	Novelist	11-Nov-1922	11-Apr-2007	Slaughterhouse Five
Fay Wray	Actor	15-Sep-1907	8-Aug-2004	Screamed when King Kong picked her up
Walter B. Wriston	Business	3-Aug-1919	19-Jan-2005	CEO of Citibank, 1967-84

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