CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityoferiepa.com/

Population:
103717 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1795

County:
Erie County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Mercyhurst College	1926
Gannon University	1925

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Erie Philharmonic	1913

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Erie Insurance Group	1925

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Fred Biletnikoff	Football	23-Feb-1943		Raiders WR, Hall of Famer
Billy Blanks	Fitness Guru	1-Sep-1955		Inventor of Taebo
Selden Chapin	Diplomat	19-Sep-1899	26-Mar-1963	US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1949-53
Kathy Dahlkemper	Politician	10-Dec-1957		Congresswoman from Pennsylvania, 2009-11
Nikki Dial	Pornstar	5-Oct-1973		White Men Can't Hump
Phil English	Politician	20-Jun-1956		Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1995-2009
Mary W. M. Hargreaves	Historian	1-Mar-1914	29-Aug-2008	Dry Farming in the Northern Great Plains
Ish Kabibble	Musician	19-Jan-1908	5-Jun-1994	Trumpeter and novelty singer
Walter E. Mattson	Business	6-Jun-1932	30-Dec-2016	President of the New York Times, 1979-92
Sandra Mortham	Government	4-Jan-1951		Florida Secretary of State, 1995-99
Bud Post		5-Apr-1939	15-Jan-2006	Unhappy lottery millionaire
Bob Sanders	Football	24-Feb-1981		Indianapolis Colts
Henry B. Schacht	Business	16-Oct-1934		Former CEO of Cummins, Lucent
Chris Vrenna	Drummer	23-Feb-1967		Drummer for Nine Inch Nails

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lee Calhoun	Track and Field	23-Feb-1933	22-Jun-1989	Olympic hurdler
William L. Emmet	Engineer	10-Jul-1859	26-Sep-1941	All-electric warships
Anthony Wayne	Military	1-Jan-1745	15-Dec-1796	Revolutionary War general

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