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
Pasadena Art Center	1930
Pasadena City College	1924
California Institute of Technology	1891

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
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
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		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	12-Aug-2004	Haute cuisine with a unique voice
Donald T. Critchlow	Historian	1948		The Conservative Ascendancy
Dr. Drew	Radio Personality	4-Sep-1958		Loveline
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
Stan Freberg	Comic	7-Aug-1926		Radio's The Stan Freberg Show
Paul Fussell	Historian	22-Mar-1924		The Great War and Modern Memory
Jerry Goldsmith	Composer	10-Feb-1929	21-Jul-2004	Prominent soundtrack composer
Harry Hamlin	Actor	30-Oct-1951		Lawyer 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
Bobby Riggs	Tennis	25-Feb-1918	25-Oct-1995	Winner of 1939 Wimbledon
Christian Serratos	Actor	21-Sep-1990		Suzie Crabgrass on Ned's Declassified
Johnny Sheffield	Actor	11-Apr-1931		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		2nd Base, Philadelphia Phillies
John Van de Kamp	Government	1936		Attorney General of California, 1982-91
Jaleel White	Actor	27-Nov-1976		Urkel

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
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
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
Samuel S. Hinds	Actor	4-Apr-1875	13-Oct-1948	It's a Wonderful Life
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
John McIntire	Actor	27-Jun-1907	30-Jan-1991	Christopher Hale on Wagon Train
Albert A. Michelson	Physicist	19-Dec-1852	9-May-1931	Calculated 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
Jack Parsons	Scientist	2-Oct-1914	17-Jul-1952	Satanic rocket scientist
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
Edward R. Roybal	Politician	10-Feb-1916	24-Oct-2005	Congressman from California, 1963-93
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
Donald R. Wright	Judge	2-Feb-1907	21-Mar-1985	California Chief Justice, 1970-77

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