Temple, TX

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Temple, TX

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.templetexas.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.templetx.org/

Population:
54514 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
29-Jun-1881 (founded)

County:
Bell County

Founded 1881 by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company.

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Sammy Baugh Football 17-Mar-1914 17-Dec-2008 Redskins QB and charter Hall of Famer

Philip Bobbitt Author 22-Jul-1948 The Shield of Achilles

Bernard A. Harris, Jr. Astronaut 26-Jun-1956 First black astronaut to spacewalk

Ted Poe Politician 13-Oct-1948 Congressman, Texas 2nd

Rip Torn Actor 6-Feb-1931 Arthur on The Larry Sanders Show

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