CITY

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

Population:
80806 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1805

County:
Stark County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Malone College	1892

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Timken	1899

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mother Angelica	Religion	20-Apr-1923	27-Mar-2016	Roman Catholic evangelical nun
Carol Costello	Journalist	11-Oct-1961		CNN Newsroom anchor
Clayton C. Daley, Jr.	Business	c. 1951		Vice Chairman of Procter & Gamble
Dan Dierdorf	Football	29-Jun-1949		NFL Hall of Famer, commentator
Marye Anne Fox	Educator	9-Dec-1947		Chancellor, UC San Diego
Peggy Ann Garner	Actor	3-Feb-1932	16-Oct-1984	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Macy Gray	Singer	6-Sep-1967		R&B vocalist
Michael D. Harter	Politician	6-Apr-1846	22-Feb-1896	Congressman, committed suicide
Ron Klink	Politician	23-Sep-1951		Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1993-2001
Frank Lavin	Diplomat	26-Oct-1957		US Ambassador to Singapore, 2001-05
Marilyn Manson	Singer	5-Jan-1969		Goth shock rocker
Ida McKinley	First Lady	8-Jun-1847	26-May-1907	Wife of US President William McKinley
Don Nehlen	Football	1936		Mountaineers Head Coach, 1980-2000
Jack Paar	Talk Show Host	1-May-1918	27-Jan-2004	Second host of the Tonight Show
Alan Page	Football	7-Aug-1945		Vikings and Bears defensive tackle
Jean Peters	Actor	15-Oct-1926	13-Oct-2000	Captain from Castile
John Pont	Football	13-Nov-1927	1-Jul-2008	IU-Bloomington Head Coach, 1965-72
Boz Scaggs	Musician	8-Jun-1944		70's Soft Rocker
William R. Timken, Jr.	Diplomat	c. 1938		US Ambassador to Germany
Lee Wilkof	Actor	25-Jun-1951		Broadway actor

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles Diebold	Business	24-Oct-1824	5-Mar-1894	Founder of Diebold
Ida McKinley	First Lady	8-Jun-1847	26-May-1907	Wife of US President William McKinley
Thurman Munson	Baseball	7-Jun-1947	2-Aug-1979	Yankees catcher, killed in plane crash

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