Medford, MA

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Medford, MA

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.medford.org/

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

Population:
55765 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1630 (settled)

County:
Middlesex County

SCHOOLS

School Founded

Tufts University 1852

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Thayer David Actor 4-Mar-1927 17-Jul-1978 Jergens in Rocky

Parker T. Hart Diplomat 28-Sep-1910 15-Oct-1997 US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1961-65

Maria Menounos Journalist 8-Jun-1978 Entertainment Tonight

Julianne Nicholson Actor 1-Jul-1971 Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Peter E. Raskind Business c. 1956 CEO of National City

Paul Theroux Novelist 10-Apr-1941 The Mosquito Coast

Charles Tufts Business 17-Jul-1781 24-Dec-1876 Founder of Tufts University

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Art Ross Hockey 13-Jan-1886 5-Aug-1964 Longtime Bruins GM and Head Coach

Claude Shannon Scientist 30-Apr-1916 24-Feb-2001 Pioneer in information theory

Clifford G. Shull Physicist 23-Sep-1915 31-Mar-2001 Neutron scattering

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