CITY

Official Website:
http://www.rochestermn.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.rochestermnchamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.rochestercvb.org/

Population:
85806 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1854

County:
Olmsted County

County seat of Olmsted County since 1857.

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dan Bakkedahl	Comic	18-Nov-1969		The Daily Show
Michael Burgess	Politician	23-Dec-1950		Congressman, Texas 26th
John Culver	Politician	8-Aug-1932		US Senator from Iowa, 1974-81
Mark T. Gilderhus	Historian	15-Nov-1941	22-Jan-2015	Pan American Visions
Alexander M. Keith	Judge	22-Nov-1928		Minnesota Chief Justice, 1990-98
Charles Horace Mayo	Doctor	19-Jul-1865	26-May-1939	Co-Founder of the Mayo Clinic
David Hans Schmidt	Business	27-May-1960	28-Sep-2007	Celebrity porn broker
Lea Thompson	Actor	31-May-1961		Caroline in the City
Sheree J. Wilson	Actor	12-Dec-1958		April Stevens on Dallas

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Prentice Cooper	Government	28-Sep-1895	18-May-1969	Governor of Tennessee, 1939-45
Herbert Dow	Business	26-Feb-1866	15-Oct-1930	Founder of Dow Chemical
William F. Harrah	Business	2-Sep-1911	30-Jun-1978	Founder of Harrah's Casino
Robert Jordan	Author	17-Oct-1948	16-Sep-2007	Wheel of Time series
Franklin K. Lane	Government	15-Jul-1864	18-May-1921	US Secretary of the Interior, 1913-20
William James Mayo	Doctor	29-Jun-1861	28-Jul-1939	Co-Founder of the Mayo Clinic
Agnes Moorehead	Actor	6-Dec-1900	30-Apr-1974	Endora on Bewitched
John Moses	Politician	12-Jun-1885	3-Mar-1945	Governor of North Dakota, 1939-45
Bill Musselman	Basketball	13-Aug-1940	5-May-2000	Timberwolves Head Coach, 1989-91
Floyd B. Olson	Politician	13-Nov-1891	22-Aug-1936	Governor of Minnesota, 1931-36
Gregory Scarpa, Sr.	Criminal	8-May-1928	4-Jun-1994	Top Mafia FBI informant for 30 years
Francis Schaeffer	Religion	30-Jan-1912	15-May-1984	Founder, L'Abri Community

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