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Peoria, IL
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.ci.peoria.il.us/
Population:
112936 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1813 County:
Peoria County Founded 1813 as Fort Clark, though there were minor settlements in the area as far back as 1680. Chosen as the county seat of Peoria County in 1825. Incorporated as a town in 1835 and as a city in 1845.
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COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Bill Ballance |
Radio Personality |
27-Oct-1918 |
23-Sep-2004 |
Shared naked pix of Dr. Laura |
| Nancy Goodman Brinker |
Activist |
6-Dec-1946 |
|
US Ambassador to Hungary, 2001-03 |
| Charles J. Correll |
Actor |
2-Feb-1890 |
26-Sep-1972 |
Andy of Amos & Andy |
| Mariclare Costello |
Actor |
3-Feb-1936 |
|
Let's Scare Jessica to Death |
| William L. Eagleton, Jr. |
Diplomat |
17-Aug-1926 |
27-Jan-2011 |
US Ambassador to Syria, 1984-88 |
| Tom Fink |
Politician |
26-Aug-1928 |
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Mayor of Anchorage, 1987-94 |
| Dan Fogelberg |
Musician |
13-Aug-1951 |
16-Dec-2007 |
Leader Of The Band |
| Betty Friedan |
Activist |
4-Feb-1921 |
4-Feb-2006 |
Rights for women spokesperson |
| Joe Girardi |
Baseball |
14-Oct-1964 |
|
Manager, New York Yankees |
| John Grier Hibben |
Educator |
19-Apr-1861 |
16-May-1933 |
President, Princeton University, 1912-32 |
| Dick Jauron |
Football |
7-Oct-1950 |
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Head Coach, Buffalo Bills |
| Bruce Johnston |
Singer/Songwriter |
27-Jun-1942 |
|
Beach Boy |
| Jim Jordan |
Actor |
16-Nov-1896 |
1-Apr-1988 |
Fibber McGee |
| Marian Jordan |
Actor |
15-Apr-1898 |
7-Apr-1961 |
Molly of Fibber McGee and Molly |
| Ray LaHood |
Politician |
6-Dec-1945 |
|
US Secretary of Transportation, 2009-13 |
| Robert H. Michel |
Politician |
2-Mar-1923 |
17-Feb-2017 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1957-95 |
| Richard Pryor |
Comic |
1-Dec-1940 |
10-Dec-2005 |
Stand-up comic, Stir Crazy |
| Gary Richrath |
Guitarist |
18-Oct-1949 |
13-Sep-2015 |
REO Speedwagon |
| David Ogden Stiers |
Actor |
31-Oct-1942 |
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Maj. Winchester on M*A*S*H |
| Jim Thome |
Baseball |
27-Aug-1970 |
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Baltimore Orioles designated hitter |
| Marshall Thompson |
Actor |
27-Nov-1925 |
18-May-1992 |
To Hell and Back |
| Richard A. Whiting |
Composer |
12-Nov-1891 |
10-Feb-1938 |
Ain't We Got Fun? |
| Richard E. Wiley |
Attorney |
20-Jul-1934 |
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FCC Chairman, 1974-77 |
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