CITY

Population:
29871 (2000 census)

County:
Dutchess County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Poughkeepsie Journal

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Marist College	1929
Vassar College	1861

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
CH Energy

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard Denning	Actor	27-Mar-1914	11-Oct-1998	Gov. Grey on Hawaii 5-O
Elisa Donovan	Actor	3-Feb-1971		Clueless
Bill Duke	Actor	26-Feb-1943		Sister Act 2
Benjamin A. Gilman	Politician	6-Dec-1922	17-Dec-2016	Congressman from New York, 1973-2003
Charles K. Harris	Songwriter	1-May-1865	22-Dec-1930	After The Ball
Jack Idema	Military	30-May-1956	21-Jan-2012	Green Beret wannabe
Jonathan D. Moreno	Scholar	11-Jun-1952		Undue Risk
Anthony Noto	Business	2-May-1968		CFO of Twitter
Kitty Pilgrim	Journalist	14-Aug-1954		Lou Dobbs Tonight
Barbara Rhoades	Actor	23-Mar-1947		The Shakiest Gun in the West
Jason Scott	Historian	13-Sep-1970		GET LAMP, Sockington Cat
Ed Wood	Film Director	10-Oct-1924	10-Dec-1978	Plan 9 from Outer Space

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jerry Hadley	Singer	16-Jun-1952	18-Jul-2007	Operatic tenor
Eric A. Havelock	Scholar	3-Jun-1903	4-Apr-1988	Preface to Plato
Fritz Lipmann	Scientist	12-Jun-1899	24-Jul-1986	Carbohydrate oxidation
Henry Morgenthau, Jr.	Government	11-May-1891	6-Feb-1967	US Secretary of the Treasury, 1934-45
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.	Politician	17-Aug-1914	17-Aug-1988	Congressman from New York, 1949-55
Sydney Schanberg	Journalist	17-Jan-1934	9-Jul-2016	The Death and Life of Dith Pran
Robert Sheckley	Author	16-Jul-1928	9-Dec-2005	Science fiction genius
Smith Thompson	Judge	17-Jan-1768	18-Dec-1843	US Supreme Court Justice, 1823-43
Margaret Floy Washburn	Psychologist	25-Jul-1871	29-Oct-1939	First female American psychologist

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