CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.wilmington.de.us/

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

Population:
72664 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1638 (settled)

County:
New Castle County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Wilmington News Journal

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Goldey-Beacom College	1886

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Hagley Museum	1957
Delaware Art Museum	1912

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Delaware Symphony Orchestra	1929

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Incyte	1991
MBNA	1982
Shiloh Industries	1950
Hercules	1912
Richards, Layton & Finger	1897
DuPont	1802

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ann Althouse	Blogger	12-Jan-1951		Political blogger, legal scholar
Alice M. Batchelder	Judge	15-Aug-1944		6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Thomas F. Bayard	Government	29-Oct-1828	28-Sep-1898	US Secretary of State, 1885-89
Valerie Bertinelli	Actor	23-Apr-1960		One Day at a Time
Beau Biden	Politician	3-Feb-1969	30-May-2015	Attorney General of Delaware, 2007-15
John Carney	Politician	20-May-1956		Congressman, Delaware
Mike Castle	Politician	2-Jul-1939		Congressman from Delaware, 1993-2011
John T. Chain	Military	11-Dec-1934		C-in-C, Strategic Air Command, 1986-91
Jessica Darlin	Pornstar	22-Mar-1976		Extreme hardcore blonde
Pete du Pont	Politician	22-Jan-1935		Governor of Delaware, 1977-85
Walt Hazzard	Basketball	15-Apr-1942	18-Nov-2011	UCLA basketball coach 1984-88
Henry Heimlich	Doctor	3-Feb-1920	17-Dec-2016	Heimlich maneuver
Ellen J. Kullman	Business	1956		CEO of DuPont
John P. Marquand	Novelist	10-Nov-1893	16-Jul-1960	The Late George Apley
James H. Miller	Business	c. 1948		CEO of PPL Corporation
Daniel Nathans	Scientist	30-Oct-1928	16-Nov-1999	Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage)
Aubrey Plaza	Comic	26-Jun-1984		Parks and Recreation
David Plouffe	Government	27-May-1967		Senior Advisor to Barack Obama
Bill Poole	Economist	19-Jun-1937		President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Bill Press	Pundit	1940		Liberal commentator
Howard Pyle	Artist	5-Mar-1853	9-Nov-1911	Art Nouveau children's book illustrator
Scott W. Reed	Government	c. 1960		Lobbyist, Dole-Kemp '96 campaign manager
Judge Reinhold	Actor	21-May-1957		Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Marjorie O. Rendell	Judge	20-Dec-1947		3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
William D. Rogers	Diplomat	12-May-1927	22-Sep-2007	Under Secretary of State, 1976-77
Cynthia Rothrock	Actor	8-Mar-1957		China O'Brien
Jessica Savitch	Journalist	1-Feb-1947	24-Oct-1983	Newscaster drowned with VP of NY Post
Matthew Shipp	Jazz Musician	7-Dec-1960		Free jazz pianist
Andrew Shue	Actor	20-Feb-1967		Melrose Place
Elisabeth Shue	Actor	6-Oct-1963		Leaving Las Vegas
Thomas F. Stephenson	Business	c. 1942		US Ambassador to Portugal
Sean Patrick Thomas	Actor	17-Dec-1970		Barbershop
George Thorogood	Musician	31-Dec-1950		Bad to the Bone
E. Norman Veasey	Judge	9-Jan-1933		Delaware Chief Justice, 1992-2004
Rick Wagoner	Business	9-Feb-1953		CEO of General Motors, 2000-09
Richard H. Walker	Attorney	c. 1950		General Counsel, Deutsche Bank
Jacob Walles	Diplomat	?		US Consul General in Jerusalem
Kathleen Widdoes	Actor	21-Mar-1939		Emma on As the World Turns

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
J. Caleb Boggs	Politician	15-May-1909	26-Mar-1993	Governor and Senator from Delaware
Walter S. Carpenter, Jr.	Business	8-Jan-1888	2-Feb-1976	President of DuPont, 1940-48
Frankie Frisch	Baseball	9-Sep-1898	12-Mar-1973	2880 hits with .316 batting average
Thomas Garrett	Activist	21-Aug-1789	25-Jan-1871	Underground Railroad
Stephanie Kwolek	Chemist	31-Jul-1923	18-Jun-2014	Invented Kevlar

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