Pasadena, CA
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/
Population:
133936 (2000 census)
Founding Date:
1873
County:
Los Angeles County
Founded 1873 by Thomas Elliott and others.
SCHOOLS
| School | Founded |
|---|---|
| St. Monica Academy | 2001 |
| Fuller Theological Seminary | 1947 |
| Pacific Oaks College | 1945 |
| Pasadena Art Center | 1930 |
| Pasadena City College | 1924 |
| California Institute of Technology | 1891 |
MUSEUM
| Museum | Founded |
|---|---|
| Norton Simon Museum | 1969 |
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
| Company | Founded |
|---|---|
| Overture | 1997 |
| IndyMac Bancorp | 1985 |
| Tetra Tech | 1966 |
| Wesco Financial | 1959 |
| Jacobs Engineering Group | 1947 |
| Avery Dennison | 1935 |
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Albini | Music Producer | 22-Jul-1962 | Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac | |
| Charlotte Allen | Journalist | ? | Conservative writer | |
| Barbara Babcock | Actor | 27-Feb-1937 | Dorothy Jennings on Dr. Quinn | |
| Horace W. Babcock | Astronomer | 13-Sep-1912 | 29-Aug-2003 | Adaptive optics and the Babcock Model |
| John Battelle | Blogger | 4-Nov-1965 | The Industry Standard | |
| David Brin | Novelist | 6-Oct-1950 | The Uplift War | |
| Octavia Butler | Novelist | 22-Jun-1947 | 24-Feb-2006 | Patternmaster |
| Stephen J. Cannell | Film/TV Producer | 2-May-1941 | 30-Sep-2010 | Creator of The Rockford Files |
| Christy Canyon | Pornstar | 17-Jun-1966 | Jugs and Kisses, Your Ass My Tongue | |
| Kim Carnes | Singer/Songwriter | 20-Jul-1946 | Bette Davis Eyes | |
| Julia Child | Chef | 15-Aug-1912 | 13-Aug-2004 | Haute cuisine with a unique voice |
| Donald T. Critchlow | Historian | 18-May-1948 | The Conservative Ascendancy | |
| Rudy F. deLeon | Government | 28-Aug-1952 | Deputy Secretary of Defense, 2000-01 | |
| Dr. Drew | Radio Personality | 4-Sep-1958 | Loveline | |
| Ferdinand F. Fernandez | Judge | 29-May-1937 | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989-2002 | |
| Sally Field | Actor | 6-Nov-1946 | Steel Magnolias | |
| Victor Fleming | Film Director | 23-Feb-1883 | 6-Jan-1949 | Gone With the Wind |
| Darlanne Fluegel | Actor | 25-Nov-1958 | To Live and Die in LA | |
| Missy Franklin | Swimmer | 10-May-1995 | Olympic swimmer | |
| Stan Freberg | Comic | 7-Aug-1926 | 7-Apr-2015 | Radio's The Stan Freberg Show |
| Paul Fussell | Historian | 22-Mar-1924 | 23-May-2012 | The Great War and Modern Memory |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Composer | 10-Feb-1929 | 21-Jul-2004 | Prominent soundtrack composer |
| Harry Hamlin | Actor | 30-Oct-1951 | Michael Kuzak on L.A. Law | |
| Trip Hawkins | Business | 28-Dec-1953 | Founder of Electronic Arts | |
| Tamala Jones | Actor | 12-Nov-1974 | Next Friday | |
| F. O. Matthiessen | Critic | 19-Feb-1902 | 1-Apr-1950 | American Renaissance |
| Richard Moll | Actor | 12-Jan-1943 | Bull from Night Court | |
| George Nader | Actor | 19-Oct-1921 | 4-Feb-2002 | Robot Monster |
| Chris Pontius | Skateboarder | 16-Jul-1974 | Skateboarder, Jackass, Wildboyz | |
| Kevin Poulsen | Hacker | 1965 | Hacker and journalist | |
| Kathleen Quinlan | Actor | 19-Nov-1954 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | |
| Bill Richardson | Politician | 15-Nov-1947 | Governor of New Mexico, 2003-11 | |
| Bobby Riggs | Tennis | 25-Feb-1918 | 25-Oct-1995 | Winner of 1939 Wimbledon |
| Thomas J. Sargent | Economist | 19-Jul-1943 | Rational expectations theory | |
| Christian Serratos | Actor | 21-Sep-1990 | Suzie Crabgrass on Ned's Declassified | |
| Johnny Sheffield | Actor | 11-Apr-1931 | 15-Oct-2010 | Child actor, "Boy" in Tarzan films |
| Jamey Sheridan | Actor | 12-Jul-1951 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | |
| Stan Smith | Tennis | 14-Dec-1946 | Winner of 7 major tournaments | |
| Michael Steele | Bassist | 2-Jun-1955 | Bassist for The Bangles | |
| Darryl Stephens | Actor | 7-Mar-1974 | Noah's Arc | |
| Chase Utley | Baseball | 17-Dec-1978 | Dodgers 2nd-baseman | |
| John Van de Kamp | Government | 1936 | Attorney General of California, 1982-91 | |
| Kirsten Vangsness | Actor | 7-Jul-1972 | Penelope Garcia on Criminal Minds | |
| Jaleel White | Actor | 27-Nov-1976 | Urkel | |
| Mike White | Screenwriter | 28-Jun-1970 | Writer of School of Rock |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter S. Adams | Astronomer | 20-Dec-1876 | 11-May-1956 | Long-time director of Mt. Wilson Observatory |
| Morris Ankrum | Actor | 27-Aug-1896 | 2-Sep-1964 | Invaders from Mars |
| Harold D. Babcock | Astronomer | 24-Jan-1882 | 8-Apr-1968 | Solar radiation |
| Robert Boochever | Judge | 2-Oct-1917 | 9-Oct-2011 | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1980-86 |
| Stephen J. Cannell | Film/TV Producer | 2-May-1941 | 30-Sep-2010 | Creator of The Rockford Files |
| William Christopher | Actor | 20-Oct-1932 | 31-Dec-2016 | Father Mulcahy on M*A*S*H |
| Lyn Collins | Musician | 12-Jun-1948 | 13-Mar-2005 | Think (About It) |
| Max Delbrück | Scientist | 4-Sep-1906 | 10-Mar-1981 | Molecular structure of viral genes (phages) |
| Henry Dreyfuss | Inventor | 2-Mar-1904 | 5-Oct-1972 | Product designer, human factors engineer |
| W. C. Fields | Comic | 29-Jan-1880 | 25-Dec-1946 | The Bank Dick |
| Robert H. Finch | Government | 9-Oct-1925 | 10-Oct-1995 | HEW Secretary, 1969-70 |
| Matt Fong | Government | 20-Nov-1953 | 1-Jun-2011 | Strategic Advisory Group |
| William A. Fowler | Astronomer | 9-Aug-1911 | 14-Mar-1995 | Element generation within stars |
| Lucretia Garfield | First Lady | 19-Apr-1832 | 14-Mar-1918 | Wife of US President James Garfield |
| Frances Gifford | Actor | 7-Dec-1919 | 15-Jan-1994 | Jungle Girl |
| Charlotte Perkins Gilman | Activist | 3-Jul-1860 | 17-Aug-1935 | Women and Economics |
| Dabbs Greer | Actor | 2-Apr-1917 | 28-Apr-2007 | Rev. Alden on Little House |
| George Ellery Hale | Astronomer | 29-Jun-1868 | 21-Feb-1938 | Palomar Observatory founder, astronomer |
| Cynthia H. Hall | Judge | 19-Feb-1929 | 26-Feb-2011 | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1984-97 |
| Edgar W. Hiestand | Politician | 3-Dec-1888 | 19-Aug-1970 | Congressman from California, 1953-63 |
| Samuel S. Hinds | Actor | 4-Apr-1875 | 13-Oct-1948 | It's a Wonderful Life |
| Andrew E. Lange | Astronomer | 23-Jul-1957 | 22-Jan-2010 | Cosmologist, astrophysicist at Caltech |
| Terry Lanni | Business | 14-Mar-1943 | 14-Jul-2011 | CEO of MGM Mirage, 1995-2008 |
| Robert B. Leighton | Astronomer | 10-Sep-1919 | 9-Mar-1997 | Leighton dishes |
| Edward B. Lewis | Scientist | 20-May-1918 | 21-Jul-2004 | Drosophila researcher, Nobel laureate |
| Pete Maravich | Basketball | 22-Jun-1947 | 5-Jan-1988 | New Orleans Jazz shooter |
| Teena Marie | Singer/Songwriter | 5-Mar-1956 | 26-Dec-2010 | White soul singer/songwriter |
| Robert L. Martensen | Doctor | 1-Jan-1947 | 26-Sep-2013 | The Brain Takes Shape: An Early History |
| John McIntire | Actor | 27-Jun-1907 | 30-Jan-1991 | Christopher Hale on Wagon Train |
| Albert A. Michelson | Physicist | 19-Dec-1852 | 9-May-1931 | Measured the speed of light |
| Thomas H. Morgan | Scientist | 25-Sep-1866 | 4-Dec-1945 | Fruit fly chromosomes and heredity |
| Jack Nance | Actor | 21-Dec-1943 | 30-Dec-1996 | Eraserhead |
| Richard Ney | Actor | 12-Nov-1916 | 18-Jul-2004 | Mrs. Miniver |
| Jack Parsons | Scientist | 2-Oct-1914 | 17-Jul-1952 | Satanic rocket scientist |
| Maudie Prickett | Actor | 25-Oct-1914 | 14-Apr-1976 | Rosie on Hazel |
| Robert Reed | Actor | 19-Oct-1932 | 12-May-1992 | Mike (dad) on The Brady Bunch |
| Charles Richter | Scientist | 26-Apr-1900 | 30-Sep-1985 | Groundbreaking seismologist |
| Lina Romay | Actor | 16-Jan-1919 | 17-Dec-2010 | Adventure |
| Edward R. Roybal | Politician | 10-Feb-1916 | 24-Oct-2005 | Congressman from California, 1963-93 |
| Stephen J. Ryan | Doctor | 20-Mar-1940 | 29-Apr-2013 | Dean, Keck School of Medicine, 1991-2004 |
| Frank Silvera | Actor | 24-Jul-1914 | 11-Jun-1970 | Killer's Kiss |
| Harry Sinclair | Business | 6-Jul-1876 | 10-Nov-1956 | Founder of Sinclair Oil |
| Roger W. Sperry | Scientist | 20-Aug-1913 | 17-Apr-1994 | "Split brain" hemispheric neurophysiology |
| Maurice H. Stans | Government | 22-Mar-1908 | 14-Apr-1998 | US Commerce Secretary, 1969-72 |
| Genevieve Tobin | Actor | 29-Nov-1899 | 21-Jul-1995 | One Hour with You |
| Ann Tyrrell | Actor | 6-Feb-1909 | 20-Jul-1983 | The Ann Sothern Show |
| Frederick Weyerhaeuser | Business | 21-Nov-1834 | 4-Apr-1914 | Founder of Weyerhaeuser Company |
| Donald R. Wright | Judge | 2-Feb-1907 | 21-Mar-1985 | California Chief Justice, 1970-77 |
| Ahmed H. Zewail | Chemist | 26-Feb-1946 | 2-Aug-2016 | Femtochemistry |
| Fritz Zwicky | Astronomer | 14-Feb-1898 | 8-Feb-1974 | Astrophysicist at CalTech |
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