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Rochester, MN

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.rochestermn.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.rochestermnchamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.rochestercvb.org/

Population:
85806 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1854

County:
Olmsted County

County seat of Olmsted County since 1857.

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Dan Bakkedahl
Comic
18-Nov-1969   The Daily Show
Michael Burgess
Politician
23-Dec-1950   Congressman, Texas 26th
John Culver
Politician
8-Aug-1932   US Senator from Iowa, 1974-81
Mark T. Gilderhus
Historian
15-Nov-1941 22-Jan-2015 Pan American Visions
Alexander M. Keith
Judge
22-Nov-1928   Minnesota Chief Justice, 1990-98
Charles Horace Mayo
Doctor
19-Jul-1865 26-May-1939 Co-Founder of the Mayo Clinic
David Hans Schmidt
Business
27-May-1960 28-Sep-2007 Celebrity porn broker
Lea Thompson
Actor
31-May-1961   Caroline in the City
Sheree J. Wilson
Actor
12-Dec-1958   April Stevens on Dallas

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Prentice Cooper
Government
28-Sep-1895 18-May-1969 Governor of Tennessee, 1939-45
Herbert Dow
Business
26-Feb-1866 15-Oct-1930 Founder of Dow Chemical
William F. Harrah
Business
2-Sep-1911 30-Jun-1978 Founder of Harrah's Casino
Robert Jordan
Author
17-Oct-1948 16-Sep-2007 Wheel of Time series
Franklin K. Lane
Government
15-Jul-1864 18-May-1921 US Secretary of the Interior, 1913-20
William James Mayo
Doctor
29-Jun-1861 28-Jul-1939 Co-Founder of the Mayo Clinic
Agnes Moorehead
Actor
6-Dec-1900 30-Apr-1974 Endora on Bewitched
John Moses
Politician
12-Jun-1885 3-Mar-1945 Governor of North Dakota, 1939-45
Bill Musselman
Basketball
13-Aug-1940 5-May-2000 Timberwolves Head Coach, 1989-91
Floyd B. Olson
Politician
13-Nov-1891 22-Aug-1936 Governor of Minnesota, 1931-36
Gregory Scarpa, Sr.
Criminal
8-May-1928 4-Jun-1994 Top Mafia FBI informant for 30 years
Francis Schaeffer
Religion
30-Jan-1912 15-May-1984 Founder, L'Abri Community



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