CITY

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

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

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.goprovidence.com/

Population:
173618 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1636

County:
Providence County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Providence Journal

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Providence College	1917
Johnson & Wales University	1914
Rhode Island School of Design	1877
La Salle Academy, Providence, RI	1871
Rhode Island College	1854
Brown University	1764

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Bancorp Rhode Island	1996
Providence Equity Partners	1991
Nortek	1967
Textron	1923
Citizens Financial Group	1828
Citizens Bank of Rhode Island	1828
GTECH

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Winthrop W. Aldrich	Business	2-Nov-1885	25-Feb-1974	Chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, 1934-53
Ted Berrigan	Poet	15-Nov-1934	4-Jul-1983	The Sonnets
Lawrence E. Cahoone	Scholar	31-Aug-1954		The Dilemma of Modernity
Blu Cantrell	Singer	1-Oct-1976		So Blu
John H. Chafee	Politician	22-Oct-1922	24-Oct-1999	US Senator from Rhode Island, 1976-99
Marilyn Chambers	Pornstar	22-Apr-1952	12-Apr-2009	Behind the Green Door
Damien Chazelle	Film Director	19-Jan-1985		La La Land
David N. Cicilline	Politician	15-Jul-1961		Congressman, Rhode Island 1st
John Bates Clark	Economist	26-Jan-1847	21-Mar-1938	Philosophy of Wealth
George M. Cohan	Composer	3-Jul-1878	5-Nov-1942	Yankee Doodle Dandy
Christopher Del Sesto	Politician	10-Mar-1907	23-Dec-1973	Governor of Rhode Island, 1959-61
Thomas E. Donilon	Government	14-May-1955		National Security Advisor, 2010-13
Timothy Donnelly	Poet	3-Jun-1969		Twenty-Seven Props
John W. Dower	Historian	21-Jun-1938		Embracing Defeat
Wylie Dufresne	Chef	1970		WD-50
Nelson Eddy	Singer	29-Jun-1901	6-Mar-1967	Phantom of the Opera
Stanley Fish	Scholar	19-Apr-1938		Deconstructionist literary critic
Fred Friendly	Journalist	30-Oct-1915	3-Mar-1998	President of CBS News, 1964-66
J. Joseph Garrahy	Politician	26-Nov-1930	24-Jan-2012	Governor of Rhode Island, 1977-85
Charles K. Gifford	Business	8-Nov-1942		Bank of America Chairman, 2004-05
James Goodby	Diplomat	20-Dec-1929		US Ambassador to Finland, 1980-81
Theodore F. Green	Politician	2-Oct-1867	19-May-1966	Governor and Senator from Rhode Island
Bobby Hackett	Jazz Musician	31-Jan-1915	7-Jun-1976	Played with Glenn Miller, Jackie Gleason
David Hedison	Actor	20-May-1927		Twice Felix Leiter in Bond films
Brian Helgeland	Screenwriter	17-Jan-1961		A Knight's Tale
Franklin P. Huddle	Diplomat	9-May-1943		US Ambassador to Tajikistan, 2001-03
Charlie Hunter	Jazz Musician	23-May-1967		8-string jazz guitar virtuoso
Ruth Hussey	Actor	30-Oct-1911	19-Apr-2005	The Philadelphia Story
Rushworth M. Kidder	Author	8-May-1944	5-Mar-2012	Founder, Institute for Global Ethics
Galway Kinnell	Poet	1-Feb-1927	28-Oct-2014	Selected Poems
Margaret Ladd	Actor	8-Nov-1942		Emma Channing on Falcon Crest
Jim Langevin	Politician	22-Apr-1964		Congressman, Rhode Island 2nd
Frank Licht	Politician	13-Mar-1916	30-May-1987	Governor of Rhode Island, 1969-73
Richard A. Licht	Politician	25-Mar-1948		Lt. Governor of Rhode Island, 1985-89
H. P. Lovecraft	Author	20-Aug-1890	15-Mar-1937	The Call of Cthulhu
Dr. Luke	Music Producer	26-Sep-1973		Pop hitmaker
George Macready	Actor	29-Aug-1908	2-Jul-1973	Paths of Glory
Jason Marsden	Actor	3-Jan-1975		Eerie, Indiana
Cormac McCarthy	Novelist	20-Jul-1933		All the Pretty Horses
William P. McCormick	Diplomat	18-Aug-1939		US Ambassador to New Zealand
John S. McKiernan	Politician	15-Oct-1911	9-Mar-1997	Governor of Rhode Island, 1950-51
John McLaughlin	Talk Show Host	29-Mar-1927	16-Aug-2016	The McLaughlin Group
James McNerney	Business	22-Aug-1949		CEO of Boeing
Edmund McWilliams	Diplomat	18-Feb-1947		Opened Embassies in Tajikstan and Kyrgyzstan
Barry Mills	Attorney	8-Sep-1950		President, Bowdoin College
Shanna Moakler	Actor	28-Mar-1975		Pacific Blue
Dee Dee Myers	Government	1-Sep-1961		Bill Clinton's press secretary
Annette L. Nazareth	Government	c. 1956		Securities and Exchange Commission
Joe Nocera	Columnist	6-May-1952		Business columnist, NYT
John A. Notte, Jr.	Politician	3-May-1909	7-Mar-1983	Governor of Rhode Island, 1961-63
Edwin O'Connor	Novelist	29-Jul-1918	23-Mar-1968	The Last Hurrah
Jeffrey Osborne	Musician	9-Mar-1948		On the Wings of Love
John O. Pastore	Politician	17-Mar-1907	15-Jul-2000	Governor and Senator from Rhode Island
Pauly D	Disc Jockey	5-Jul-1980		Jersey Shore
Jack Reed	Politician	12-Nov-1949		US Senator from Rhode Island
Dennis J. Roberts	Politician	8-Apr-1903	30-Jun-1994	Governor of Rhode Island, 1951-59
Josh Schwartz	Screenwriter	6-Aug-1976		Creator, The O.C.
William Schwartz	Business	6-May-1933		Dean of Boston University Law, 1980-88
Bruce M. Selya	Judge	27-May-1934		1st Circuit Court of Appeals, 1986-2006
Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr.	Attorney	11-Mar-1942		Oliver North's counsel during Iran-Contra
Bruce Sundlun	Politician	19-Jan-1920	21-Jul-2011	Governor of Rhode Island, 1991-95
Stuart A. Taylor II	Business	28-Nov-1960		The Taylor Group LLC
Pat Toomey	Politician	17-Nov-1961		US Senator from Pennsylvania
Meredith Vieira	Game Show Host	30-Dec-1953		Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
David S. Ward	Film Director	25-Oct-1945		The Sting
Sheldon Whitehouse	Politician	20-Oct-1955		US Senator from Rhode Island
Leonard Woodcock	Labor Leader	15-Feb-1911	16-Jan-2001	5th UAW President, 1970-77

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Burt Blechman	Novelist	2-Mar-1927	29-Dec-1998	How Much?
R. V. Cassill	Novelist	17-May-1919	25-Mar-2002	Dr. Cobb's Game
Buddy Cianci	Politician	30-Apr-1941	28-Jan-2016	Twice Mayor of Providence
George Henry Corliss	Inventor	2-Jun-1817	21-Feb-1888	Corliss valve and steam engines
Christopher Del Sesto	Politician	10-Mar-1907	23-Dec-1973	Governor of Rhode Island, 1959-61
John R. Freeman	Engineer	27-Jul-1855	6-Oct-1932	Charles River Dam
Theodore F. Green	Politician	2-Oct-1867	19-May-1966	Governor and Senator from Rhode Island
William Torrey Harris	Educator	10-Sep-1835	5-Nov-1909	US Commissioner of Education
John Hawkes	Novelist	17-Aug-1925	15-May-1998	The Blood Oranges
Mayo D. Hersey	Engineer	30-Aug-1886	5-Sep-1978	Tribology
Donald F. Hornig	Educator	17-Mar-1920	21-Jan-2013	President of Brown University, 1970-76
Barnaby C. Keeney	Educator	17-Oct-1914	18-Jun-1980	President of Brown University, 1955-66
John La Farge	Painter	31-Mar-1835	14-Nov-1910	Painter, muralist, stained-glass designer
Owen Lattimore	Author	29-Jul-1900	31-May-1989	Scholar of Mongolia
Frank Licht	Politician	13-Mar-1916	30-May-1987	Governor of Rhode Island, 1969-73
H. P. Lovecraft	Author	20-Aug-1890	15-Mar-1937	The Call of Cthulhu
Jean Madeira	Singer	14-Nov-1924	11-Jul-1972	Operatic contralto, Carmen
John J. McLaughry	Football	8-Apr-1917	28-Nov-2007	Head Coach at Brown, 1959-66
William G. McLoughlin	Historian	11-Jun-1922	28-Dec-1992	New England Dissent
John A. Notte, Jr.	Politician	3-May-1909	7-Mar-1983	Governor of Rhode Island, 1961-63
Dennis J. Roberts	Politician	8-Apr-1903	30-Jun-1994	Governor of Rhode Island, 1951-59
Roger Williams	Religion	c. 1604	1684	Founder of Rhode Island Colony

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