CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.stamford.ct.us/

Population:
117083 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1641

County:
Fairfield County

Founded 1641, incorporated 1893.

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Day Pitney	2007
MeadWestvaco	2002
Oak Hill Capital Partners	1999
Cenveo	1993
Silgan Holdings	1987
Gartner	1979
World Wrestling Entertainment	1952
Citizens Communications	1935
General Re	1921
Pitney Bowes	1920
Xerox	1906
Purdue Pharma	1892
Westvaco	1888
Crane	1855
General Signal

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dave Abbruzzese	Drummer	17-May-1968		Former drummer, Pearl Jam
Christopher C. Ames	Military	16-Mar-1954		US Navy Rear Admiral
Cofer Black	Government	c. 1950		Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 2002-04
John R. Considine	Business	c. 1950		Vice Chairman of Becton Dickinson
Willy DeVille	Singer/Songwriter	27-Aug-1950	6-Aug-2009	Frontman, Mink DeVille
Harry Harrison	Novelist	12-Mar-1925	15-Aug-2012	Stainless Steel Rat series
John Hawkes	Novelist	17-Aug-1925	15-May-1998	The Blood Oranges
John Henson	Talk Show Host	11-Jul-1967		Spotted Talk Soup anchor
Joseph Lieberman	Politician	24-Feb-1942		Former US Senator from Connecticut
Christopher Lloyd	Actor	22-Oct-1938		Jim Ignatowski on Taxi
Dan Malloy	Politician	21-Jul-1955		Governor of Connecticut
Dick Mayer	Golf	28-Aug-1924	2-Jun-1989	Winner, 1957 US Open
John Cameron Monjo	Diplomat	17-Jul-1931		US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1992-95
Bill Moseley	Actor	11-Nov-1951		House of 1000 Corpses
Harry Thurston Peck	Scholar	24-Nov-1856	23-Mar-1914	A History of Classical Philology
Andy Robustelli	Football	6-Dec-1925	31-May-2011	Hall of Fame Defensive End
Henry Simmons	Actor	1-Jul-1970		NYPD Blue
Charles B. Strauss	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Unilever USA, 2000-04
Grant Tinker	Business	11-Jan-1926	28-Nov-2016	Chairman of NBC, 1981-86
Bobby Valentine	Baseball	13-May-1950		Manager, Boston Red Sox

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Maxwell Anderson	Playwright	15-Dec-1888	28-Feb-1959	What Price Glory?
Eugene Carson Blake	Religion	7-Nov-1906	31-Jul-1985	General Secretary, World Council of Churches, 1966-74
Heywood Broun	Journalist	7-Dec-1888	18-Dec-1939	Muckraking reporter of the 1920s and '30s
William F. Buckley	Columnist	24-Nov-1925	27-Feb-2008	National Review
Homer S. Cummings	Attorney	30-Apr-1870	10-Sep-1956	US Attorney General, 1933-39
James Gray	Author	30-Jun-1899	6-Aug-1984	Shoulder the Sky
June Havoc	Actor	8-Nov-1912	28-Mar-2010	Gentleman's Agreement
Earl Hindman	Actor	20-Oct-1943	29-Dec-2003	Elusive neighbor on Home Improvement
Raymond Hood	Architect	29-Mar-1881	14-Aug-1934	Chicago Tribune Tower
William Temple Hornaday	Activist	1-Dec-1854	6-Mar-1937	Defender of the American bison
Victor Kiam	Business	7-Dec-1926	27-May-2001	Liked it so much, he bought the company
John J. McCloy	Military	31-Mar-1895	11-Mar-1989	World Bank, Warren Commission
Harry Thurston Peck	Scholar	24-Nov-1856	23-Mar-1914	A History of Classical Philology
Ezio Pinza	Singer	18-May-1892	9-May-1957	Operatic bass, NY Metropolitan Opera
Jackie Robinson	Baseball	31-Jan-1919	24-Oct-1972	First negro in the major leagues
Andy Robustelli	Football	6-Dec-1925	31-May-2011	Hall of Fame Defensive End
Dennis Weatherstone	Business	29-Nov-1930	13-Jun-2008	CEO of JP Morgan, 1990-94
Gene Wilder	Actor	11-Jun-1933	28-Aug-2016	Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Peggy Wood	Actor	9-Feb-1892	18-Mar-1978	The Sound of Music

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