Leavenworth, KS

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Leavenworth, KS

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.lvks.org/

Population:
35420 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1854

County:
Leavenworth County

SCHOOLS

School Founded

University of Saint Mary 1859

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

R. H. Barlow Author 18-May-1918 2-Jan-1951 Literary executor of H. P. Lovecraft

Melissa Etheridge Musician 29-May-1961 Come To My Window

Doug Lamborn Politician 24-May-1954 Congressman, Colorado 5th

Ernest Fox Nichols Physicist 1-Jun-1869 29-Apr-1924 Infrared radiation

Robert A. Scalapino Scholar 19-Oct-1919 31-Oct-2011 Longtime Asia scholar at Berkeley

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Machine Gun Kelly Criminal 18-Jul-1895 18-Jul-1954 Notorious bank robber, kidnapper

Ricardo Flores Magón Anarchist 16-Sep-1873 21-Nov-1922 Agitator behind Mexican revolution

Carrie Nation Activist 25-Nov-1846 9-Jun-1911 Temperance crusader

Carl Panzram Criminal 28-Jun-1891 5-Sep-1930 Relentless sociopath, serial killer

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