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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