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Springfield, MA

CITY

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

Population:
152082 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1636

County:
Hampden County

Founded 1636 by William Pynchon.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Western New England College	1919
American International College	1885
Springfield College	1885

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Massachusetts Mutual Life	1851

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Art Agnos	Politician	1-Sep-1938		Mayor of San Francisco, 1988-92
Joe Arpaio	Law Enforcement	14-Jun-1932		Sheriff of Maricopa Co., AZ
John Ashton	Actor	22-Feb-1948		Beverly Hills Cop
Alfred S. Austin	Business	18-Jan-1929	22-May-2014	Tampa real estate developer
Nina Blackwood	TV Personality	12-Sep-1955		An original MTV veejay
Ran Blake	Pianist	20-Apr-1935		Third Stream composer
Herbert Blomstedt	Conductor	11-Jul-1927		Director, Leipzig Gewandhaus, 1998-2005
Edward Boland	Politician	1-Oct-1911	4-Nov-2001	Congressman from Massachusetts, 1953-89
Lloyd W. Bowers	Attorney	9-Mar-1859	9-Sep-1910	US Solicitor General, 1909-10
Chester Bowles	Politician	5-Apr-1901	25-May-1986	Governor of Connecticut, 1949-51
Wayne A. Budd	Attorney	18-Nov-1941		Partner, Goodwin Procter
Nick Buoniconti	Football	15-Dec-1940		NFL Hall of Famer
Janet M. Clarke	Business	c. 1952		Clarke Littlefield LLC
Donald Davidson	Philosopher	6-Mar-1917	30-Aug-2003	Actions, Reasons And Causes
Butler Derrick	Politician	30-Sep-1936	5-May-2014	Congressman from South Carolina, 1975-95
James Douglas	Politician	21-Jun-1951		Governor of Vermont, 2003-11
Paul W. Douglas	Business	12-Sep-1926	18-Sep-2011	CEO of Freeport Minerals, 1975-81
Eddie Fontaine	Singer	6-Mar-1927	13-Apr-1992	Rock-a-billy singer and character actor
June Foray	Actor	18-Sep-1917		Voice of Rocky the Squirrel
Gordon D. Giffin	Diplomat	c. 1949		US Ambassador to Canada, 1997-2001
Mike Gravel	Politician	13-May-1930		US Senator from Alaska, 1969-81
Richard F. Heck	Chemist	15-Aug-1931	9-Oct-2015	Palladium-catalyzed cross couplings
Roderick L. Ireland	Judge	3-Dec-1944		Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court
Alan Kay	Computer Programmer	17-May-1940		Father of Object-Oriented Programming
Timothy Leary	Activist	22-Oct-1920	31-May-1996	Tune in, turn on, drop out
Richard W. Mallary	Politician	21-Feb-1929	27-Sep-2011	Congressman from Vermont, 1972-75
Richard Neal	Politician	14-Feb-1949		Congressman, Massachusetts 2nd
Lawrence F. O'Brien	Politician	7-Jul-1917	28-Sep-1990	Target of Watergate break-in
Robert B. Parker	Novelist	17-Sep-1932	18-Jan-2010	Spenser
Linda Perry	Singer	15-Apr-1965		Rock chick singer and producer
Eleanor Powell	Dancer	21-Nov-1912	11-Feb-1982	Lady Be Good
Fletcher Prouty	Military	24-Jan-1917	5-Jun-2001	USAF Intelligence Officer
James A. Redden	Politician	13-Mar-1929		US District Court Judge, Oregon
Kurt Russell	Actor	17-Mar-1951		Call him Snake
F. Robert Salerno	Business	c. 1952		President of Avis Budget Group
Dr. Seuss	Author	2-Mar-1904	24-Sep-1991	The Cat in the Hat
Ted Shackley	Government	16-Jul-1927	9-Dec-2002	The CIA's Blond Ghost
David Shea	Disc Jockey	8-Dec-1965		Turntablist and electronic music composer
Paige Turco	Actor	17-May-1965		Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
Lynn Vincent	Author	c. 1962		Sarah Palin's ghostwriter
Benjamin F. Wade	Politician	27-Oct-1800	2-Mar-1878	US Senator from Ohio, 1851-69
Peter Welch	Politician	2-May-1947		Congressman from Vermont

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Clarence Birdseye	Scientist	9-Dec-1886	7-Oct-1956	Frozen and dried food, wrapped in cellophane
Edward Boland	Politician	1-Oct-1911	4-Nov-2001	Congressman from Massachusetts, 1953-89
Milton Bradley	Business	8-Nov-1836	30-May-1911	Board games
John C. Garand	Inventor	1-Jan-1888	16-Feb-1974	M-1 semiautomatic rifle
Frederick H. Gillett	Politician	16-Oct-1851	31-Jul-1935	Speaker of the House, 1919-25
Eddie Shore	Hockey	25-Nov-1902	16-Mar-1985	Boston Bruins, Hall of Famer
Daniel B. Wesson	Business	18-May-1825	4-Aug-1906	Repeating pistol

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