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Wilmington, DE

CITY

Population:
72664 (2000 census)

County:
New Castle County

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Wilmington College Delaware
1968
Goldey-Beacom College
1886

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

CompanyFounded
Incyte
1991
MBNA
1982
Shiloh Industries
1950
Hercules
1912
Richards, Layton & Finger
1897
DuPont
1802

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Thomas F. Bayard
Government
29-Oct-1828 28-Sep-1898 US Secretary of State, 1885-89
Valerie Bertinelli
Actor
23-Apr-1960   One Day at a Time
John Carney
Politician
20-May-1956   Lt. Governor of Delaware
Mike Castle
Politician
2-Jul-1939   Congressman, Delaware
John T. Chain
Military
11-Dec-1934   C-in-C, Strategic Air Command, 1986-91
Jessica Darlin
Pornstar
22-Mar-1976   Extreme hardcore blonde
Pete du Pont
Politician
22-Jan-1935   Governor of Delaware, 1977-85
Walt Hazzard
Basketball
15-Apr-1942   UCLA basketball coach 1984-8
Henry Heimlich
Doctor
3-Feb-1920   Heimlich maneuver
Ellen J. Kullman
Business
c. 1956   EVP at DuPont
John P. Marquand
Novelist
10-Nov-1893 16-Jul-1960 The Late George Apley
James H. Miller
Business
c. 1948   CEO of PPL Corporation
Daniel Nathans
Scientist
30-Oct-1928 16-Nov-1999 Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage)
Bill Poole
Economist
19-Jun-1937   President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Bill Press
Pundit
1940   Liberal commentator
Howard Pyle
Artist
5-Mar-1853 9-Nov-1911 Art Nouveau children's book illustrator
Scott W. Reed
Government
c. 1960   Lobbyist, Dole-Kemp '96 campaign manager
Judge Reinhold
Actor
21-May-1957   Fast Times at Ridgemont High
William D. Rogers
Diplomat
12-May-1927 22-Sep-2007 Under Secretary of State, 1976-77
Cynthia Rothrock
Actor
8-Mar-1957   China O'Brien
Jessica Savitch
Journalist
1-Feb-1947 24-Oct-1983 Newscaster drowned with VP of NY Post
Matthew Shipp
Jazz Musician
7-Dec-1960   Free jazz pianist
Andrew Shue
Actor
20-Feb-1967   Melrose Place
Elisabeth Shue
Actor
6-Oct-1963   Leaving Las Vegas
Thomas F. Stephenson
Business
c. 1942   US Ambassador to Portugal
Sean Patrick Thomas
Actor
17-Dec-1970   Barbershop
George Thorogood
Musician
31-Dec-1950   Bad to the Bone
E. Norman Veasey
Judge
9-Jan-1933   Delaware Chief Justice, 1992-2004
Rick Wagoner
Business
9-Feb-1953   CEO of General Motors
Richard H. Walker
Attorney
c. 1950   General Counsel, Deutsche Bank
Jacob Walles
Diplomat
?   US Consul General in Jerusalem
Kathleen Widdoes
Actor
21-Mar-1939   Emma on As the World Turns

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Walter S. Carpenter, Jr.
Business
8-Jan-1888 1976 President of DuPont, 1940-48
Frankie Frisch
Baseball
9-Sep-1898 12-Mar-1973 2880 hits with .316 batting average



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