New Bedford, MA

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New Bedford, MA

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/

Population:
93768 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1652

County:
Bristol County

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William M. Butler Politician 29-Jan-1861 29-Mar-1937 US Senator from Massachusetts, 1924-26

David J. Garrow Historian 11-May-1953 Bearing the Cross

Carol Haney Dancer 24-Dec-1924 10-May-1964 The Pajama Game

Irwin M. Jacobs Business 18-Oct-1933 Co-Founder of Qualcomm

Dave Leitao Basketball 18-May-1960 Head Coach, University of Virginia

Albert Pinkham Ryder Painter 19-Mar-1847 28-Mar-1917 Idyllic American painter

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ben Powers Actor 13-Feb-1949 6-Apr-2015 Keith Anderson on Good Times

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