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Rocky Mount, NC
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.rockymountnc.gov/
Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.rockymountchamber.org/ Visitors Bureau:
http://www.rockymounttravel.com/ Population:
55893 (2000 census) Founding Date:
22-Mar-1816 (post office), 1845 (railroad station) County:
Edgecombe County, Nash County
SCHOOLS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Robert M. Bell |
Judge |
6-Jul-1943 |
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Chief Judge, State of Maryland |
| Michael Easley |
Politician |
23-Mar-1950 |
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Governor of North Carolina, 2001-09 |
| Allan Gurganus |
Novelist |
11-Jun-1947 |
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Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All |
| William B. Harrison, Jr. |
Business |
12-Aug-1943 |
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CEO of JPMorgan Chase, 2000-05 |
| Earle Hyman |
Actor |
11-Oct-1926 |
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Russell Huxtable on The Cosby Show |
| Kay Kyser |
Musician |
18-Jun-1897 |
23-Jul-1985 |
The Ol' Professor, eleven #1 records |
| Thelonious Monk |
Jazz Musician |
10-Oct-1917 |
17-Feb-1982 |
Influential Bebop pianist and composer |
| Tim Valentine |
Politician |
15-Mar-1926 |
10-Nov-2015 |
Congressman from North Carolina, 1983-95 |
| Mary Elizabeth Winstead |
Actor |
28-Nov-1984 |
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Final Destination 3 |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| John Marshall Butler |
Politician |
21-Jul-1897 |
14-Mar-1978 |
US Senator from Maryland, 1951-63 |
| Tim Valentine |
Politician |
15-Mar-1926 |
10-Nov-2015 |
Congressman from North Carolina, 1983-95 |
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