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Torrington, CT
CITY
Population: 35202 (2000 census) Founding Date: 1740 County: Litchfield County Settled in 1735, incorporated as a town in 1740, city in 1923. BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| John Brown |
Activist |
9-May-1800 |
2-Dec-1859 |
Led the raid on Harper's Ferry |
| Dick Ebersol |
Journalist |
28-Jul-1947 |
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Chairman of NBC Sports |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Carl Van Doren |
Author |
10-Sep-1885 |
18-Jul-1950 |
The American Novel |
| Mark Van Doren |
Poet |
13-Jun-1894 |
10-Dec-1972 |
The Happy Critic |
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