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Worcester, MA
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.ci.worcester.ma.us/ Population:
172648 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1713 County:
Worcester County Founded 1713, incorporated 1722. SCHOOLS
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Paul Allaire |
Business |
21-Jul-1938 |
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Twice CEO of Xerox |
| George Bancroft |
Historian |
3-Oct-1800 |
17-Jan-1891 |
A History of the United States |
| Nathaniel Bar-Jonah |
Criminal |
15-Feb-1957 |
13-Apr-2008 |
Cannibal child killer, sentenced to 130 years |
| Robert Benchley |
Author |
15-Sep-1889 |
21-Nov-1945 |
Humorist and screenwriter |
| Elizabeth Bishop |
Poet |
8-Feb-1911 |
6-Oct-1979 |
North & South |
| Peter Blute |
Politician |
28-Jan-1956 |
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Congressman from Massachusetts, 1993-97 |
| John Casey |
Novelist |
18-Jan-1939 |
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Spartina |
| John H. Crimmins |
Diplomat |
26-Nov-1919 |
12-Dec-2007 |
US Ambassador to Brazil, 1973-78 |
| Ronald Dworkin |
Philosopher |
11-Dec-1931 |
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Taking Rights Seriously |
| Samuel Fuller |
Film Director |
12-Aug-1912 |
30-Oct-1997 |
Pickup on South Street |
| Robert Goddard |
Scientist |
5-Oct-1882 |
10-Aug-1945 |
Father of modern rocketry |
| Abbie Hoffman |
Activist |
30-Nov-1936 |
12-Apr-1989 |
Steal This Book |
| Jean Louisa Kelly |
Actor |
9-Mar-1972 |
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Kim Warner on Yes, Dear |
| Arthur Kennedy |
Actor |
17-Feb-1914 |
5-Jan-1990 |
The Man from Laramie |
| Jordan Knight |
Singer |
17-May-1970 |
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New Kids on the Block |
| Stanley Kunitz |
Poet |
29-Jul-1905 |
14-May-2006 |
US Poet Laureate, 2000 |
| Denis Leary |
Comic |
18-Aug-1957 |
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Loud, smoking comic |
| Evan Lurie |
Pianist |
28-Sep-1954 |
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Avant-garde pianist and composer |
| James McGovern |
Politician |
20-Nov-1959 |
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Congressman, Massachusetts 3rd |
| Tim Murray |
Politician |
7-Jun-1968 |
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Lt. Governor of Massachusetts |
| Charles Olson |
Poet |
27-Dec-1910 |
10-Jan-1970 |
The Maximus Poems |
| Denise Rich |
Socialite |
? |
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Marc Rich's ex-wife |
| Audrey Santo |
Victim |
19-Dec-1983 |
14-Apr-2007 |
Miracle girl in a coma |
| John F. Smith, Jr. |
Business |
6-Apr-1938 |
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CEO of General Motors, 1992-2000 |
| Michael T. Smith |
Business |
5-Oct-1943 |
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CEO of Hughes Electronics, 1997-2001 |
| Doug Stanhope |
Comic |
25-Mar-1967 |
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The Man Show |
| Lewis Stone |
Actor |
15-Nov-1879 |
12-Sep-1953 |
Judge James Hardy |
| Erik Per Sullivan |
Actor |
12-Jul-1991 |
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Dewey on Malcolm in the Middle |
| Chris Titus |
Actor |
10-Mar-1966 |
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Titus on Titus |
| Alicia Witt |
Actor |
21-Aug-1975 |
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Cecil B. DeMented |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Audrey Santo |
Victim |
19-Dec-1983 |
14-Apr-2007 |
Miracle girl in a coma |
| Carroll D. Wright |
Sociologist |
25-Jul-1840 |
20-Feb-1909 |
The Industrial Evolution of the United States |
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