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Trenton, NJ

CITY

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

Population:
85403 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1679

County:
Mercer County

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Thomas Edison State College
1972

MUSEUM

MuseumFounded
New Jersey State Museum
1895

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Samuel Alito
Judge
1-Apr-1950   US Supreme Court Justice
George Antheil
Composer
8-Jul-1900 12-Feb-1959 Le Ballet mécanique
Elvin Bethea
Football
1-Mar-1946   NFL Hall of Famer
Robert Brown
Actor
17-Nov-1926   Jason Bolt on Here Come the Brides
Carman
Singer
19-Jan-1956   Gospel singer and Christian rap artist
Michael Cristofer
Playwright
22-Jan-1945   The Shadow Box
David Dinkins
Politician
10-Jul-1927   Mayor of New York City, 1989-93
Ruth Donnelly
Actor
17-May-1896 17-Nov-1982 A Slight Case of Murder
Tom Guiry
Actor
12-Oct-1981   The Sandlot
Arthur H. Harper
Business
3-Dec-1955   CEO, GE Equipment Services 2002-05
Roxanne Hart
Actor
27-Jul-1952   Highlander
Nona Hendryx
Singer/Songwriter
9-Oct-1944   Soul vocalist, Labelle songwriter
John Herzfeld
Film Director
?   15 Minutes
A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
Judge
25-Feb-1928 14-Dec-1998 Chief Justice, 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
Richard Kind
Actor
22-Nov-1956   Paul Lassiter on Spin City
Zalman King
Film Director
23-May-1942 3-Feb-2012 9 1/2 Weeks
Ernie Kovacs
Comic
23-Jan-1919 13-Jan-1962 Nairobi Trio
Henry Levin
Film Director
5-Jun-1909 1-May-1980 The Lonely Man
Judith Light
Actor
9-Feb-1949   Angela Bower on Who's the Boss?
Sol Linowitz
Business
17-Dec-1913 18-Mar-2005 Negotiated return of the Panama Canal
Amy Locane
Actor
19-Dec-1971   Bongwater
Greg Mankiw
Economist
3-Feb-1958   George W Bush economist
Molly Pitcher
Military
13-Oct-1754 22-Jan-1832 Fought at the Battle of Monmouth
Zebulon Pike
Military
5-Jan-1779 27-Apr-1813 Lent his name to Pike's Peak
Bruce Ritter
Religion
25-Feb-1927 7-Oct-1999 Disgraced priest
Dennis Rodman
Basketball
13-May-1961   Eccentric ex-pro basketball player
Leo Rossi
Actor
1946   Heart Like a Wheel
Patricia F. Russo
Business
1953   CEO of Alcatel-Lucent, 2006-08
Antonin Scalia
Judge
11-Mar-1936 13-Feb-2016 US Supreme Court Justice, 1986-2016
Thomas N. Schroth
Journalist
21-Dec-1920 23-Jul-2009 Editor of Congressional Quarterly, 1955-69
Norman Schwarzkopf
Military
22-Aug-1934 27-Dec-2012 Leader in Persian Gulf War
Robert C. Smith
Politician
30-Mar-1941   US Senator from New Hampshire, 1990-2003
Troy Vincent
Football
8-Jun-1971   All-pro defensive back
Charlie Weis
Football
30-Mar-1956   Former Head Coach, University of Kansas

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Dorothea Dix
Activist
4-Apr-1802 17-Jul-1887 Activist for the insane
Charles M. La Follette
Politician
27-Feb-1898 27-Jun-1974 Congressman from Indiana, 1943-47
Bruno Hauptmann
Criminal
26-Nov-1899 3-Apr-1936 Lindbergh Baby kidnapper
Samuel D. Ingham
Politician
16-Sep-1779 5-Jun-1860 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1829-31
Richard Kuklinski
Criminal
11-Apr-1935 5-Mar-2006 The Iceman
Howard Unruh
Criminal
21-Jan-1921 19-Oct-2009 Spree killer, 13 dead in 1949





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