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East Orange, NJ

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.eastorange-nj.org/

Population:
69824 (2000 census)

County:
Essex County

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Upsala College
1893
East Orange High School, East Orange, NJ
 

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
James Blish
Author
23-May-1921 30-Jul-1975 Cities in Flight
Cozy Cole
Jazz Musician
17-Oct-1909 29-Jan-1981 Topsy Part 2
William J. Fallon
Military
30-Dec-1944   C-in-C, US Central Command, 2007-08
Joseph Fletcher
Sociologist
10-Apr-1905 28-Oct-1991 Situation ethics
Robert David Hall
Actor
9-Nov-1947   Dr. Al Robbins on CSI
Carolyn Heilbrun
Novelist
13-Jan-1926 9-Oct-2003 Amanda Cross, mystery novelist
Faith S. Hochberg
Attorney
1950   US District Court Judge, New Jersey
Gwendolyn S. King
Government
23-Sep-1940   Commissioner of Social Security, 1989-92
Queen Latifah
Rapper
18-Mar-1970   All Hail the Queen
Clara Maass
Activist
28-Jun-1876 24-Aug-1901 Human experiments with yellow fever
Gordon MacRae
Actor
12-Mar-1921 24-Jan-1986 Oklahoma
Francis J. Meehan
Diplomat
14-Feb-1924   US Ambassador to East Germany, 1985-88
Dionne Warwick
Singer
12-Dec-1940   Walk On By
William Zeliff
Politician
12-Jun-1936   Congressman from New Hampshire, 1991-97

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Jim Barnes
Golf
8-Apr-1886 24-May-1966 Winner of 4 Majors
Althea Gibson
Tennis
25-Aug-1927 28-Sep-2003 First black woman to win Wimbledon
John A. Hill
Publisher
22-Feb-1858 24-Jan-1916 Co-Founder of the McGraw-Hill Companies





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