West Chester, PA

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West Chester, PA

BOROUGH

Population:
17861 (2000 census)

County:
Chester County

SCHOOLS

School Founded

West Chester University 1871

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company Founded

QVC 1986
Commodore Business Machines 1962
VWR International

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Samuel Barber Composer 9-Mar-1910 23-Jan-1981 Adagio for Strings

Nick Berg Victim 2-Apr-1978 7-May-2004 US contractor, beheaded on Iraq videotape

Smedley Butler Military 30-Jul-1881 21-Jun-1940 Exposed the 1933 coup plot

Brandon DiCamillo TV Personality 15-Nov-1976 Jackass and Viva La Bam

Jim Furyk Golf 12-May-1970 Winner, 2003 US Open

Kyle Gallner Actor 22-Oct-1986 Cassidy Casablancas on Veronica Mars

Sidney Homer Economist 20-Oct-1902 9-Aug-1983 A History of Interest Rates

Charles MacVeagh Attorney 6-Jun-1860 4-Dec-1931 US Ambassador to Japan, 1925-28

Bam Margera Skateboarder 28-Sep-1979 Skateboarder, appears on Jackass

Matisyahu Rapper 30-Jul-1979 Hasidic toaster

Matthew McGrory Actor 17-May-1973 9-Aug-2005 Big Fish

Bayard Rustin Activist 17-Mar-1910 24-Aug-1987 Organized the 1963 March on Washington

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Philip D. Curtin Historian 22-May-1922 4-Jun-2009 The Atlantic Slave Trade: A Census

Bruce Haack Musician 4-May-1932 26-Sep-1988 The Electric Lucifer

Dorothy Maynor Singer 3-Sep-1910 19-Feb-1996 Soprano, founder of Harlem School of the Arts

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