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Danbury, CT
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.danbury-ct.gov/
Population:
74848 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1687 (named) County:
Fairfield County
SCHOOLS
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Jonathan Brandis |
Actor |
13-Apr-1976 |
12-Nov-2003 |
Lucas Wolenczak on SeaQuest |
| Charles Ives |
Composer |
20-Oct-1874 |
19-May-1954 |
Third Symphony (The Camp Meeting) |
| William R. Ratchford |
Politician |
24-May-1934 |
2-Jan-2011 |
Congressman from Connecticut, 1979-85 |
| Neil Rudenstine |
Educator |
21-Jan-1935 |
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President of Harvard, 1991-2001 |
| Frederick Vreeland |
Diplomat |
24-Jun-1927 |
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US Ambassador to Morocco, 1992-93 |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Wesley Addy |
Actor |
4-Aug-1913 |
31-Dec-1996 |
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? |
| Rachel Crothers |
Playwright |
12-Dec-1878 |
5-Jul-1958 |
When Ladies Meet |
| Jessie Royce Landis |
Actor |
25-Nov-1896 |
2-Nov-1972 |
North by Northwest |
| Rose Wilder Lane |
Author |
5-Dec-1886 |
30-Oct-1968 |
The Discovery of Freedom |
| Jeb Magruder |
Government |
5-Nov-1934 |
11-May-2014 |
Nixon's deputy campaign director |
| Laura Nyro |
Songwriter |
18-Oct-1947 |
8-Apr-1997 |
New York songwriter |
| Betsy Palmer |
Actor |
1-Nov-1926 |
29-May-2015 |
Friday the 13th |
| Anne Parrish |
Novelist |
12-Nov-1888 |
5-Sep-1957 |
Loads of Love |
| Karl Schnabel |
Pianist |
6-Aug-1909 |
27-Aug-2001 |
Modern Technique of the Pedal |
| Maurice Sendak |
Author |
10-Jun-1928 |
8-May-2012 |
Where The Wild Things Are |
| Rex Stout |
Novelist |
1-Dec-1886 |
27-Oct-1975 |
Nero Wolf novels |
| Sada Thompson |
Actor |
27-Sep-1929 |
4-May-2011 |
Kate Lawrence on Family |
| John Toland |
Historian |
29-Jun-1912 |
4-Jan-2004 |
The Rising Sun |
| Mary Travers |
Singer |
9-Nov-1936 |
16-Sep-2009 |
The Mary in Peter, Paul, and Mary |
| Robert Vaughn |
Actor |
22-Nov-1932 |
11-Nov-2016 |
Napoleon Solo on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. |
| Henry A. Wallace |
Politician |
7-Oct-1888 |
18-Nov-1965 |
US Vice President, 1941-45 |
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