CITY

Official Website:
http://www.bethlehem-pa.gov/

Population:
71329 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1741

County:
Lehigh County, Northampton County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Northampton Community College	1967
Lehigh University	1865

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
OraSure Technologies	1979

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Chuck Bednarik	Football	1-May-1925	21-Mar-2015	Eagles Linebacker, Hall of Famer
Stephen Vincent Benét	Author	22-Jul-1898	13-Mar-1943	John Brown's Body
Pete Carril	Basketball	10-Jul-1930		Princeton Head Coach, 1967-96
Charles Cullen	Criminal	1960		Claimed to have killed 30-40 patients
Theodore E. Deutch	Politician	7-May-1966		Congressman, Florida 21st
Martin C. Faga	Government	11-Jun-1941		Director of the NRO, 1989-93
Jonathan Frakes	Actor	19-Aug-1952		Commander Riker on Star Trek: TNG
Mel Harris	Actor	12-Jul-1957		Hope Steadman on thirtysomething
H. D.	Poet	10-Sep-1886	27-Sep-1961	Imagist poet, Sea Garden
Paul F. McHale	Politician	26-Jul-1950		Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1993-99
Daniel Roebuck	Actor	4-Mar-1963		Cliff Lewis on Matlock
Jonathan Taylor Thomas	Actor	8-Sep-1981		Randy on Home Improvement

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