CITY

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

Population:
47388 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1717 (founded), 16-Jul-1803 (recorded)

County:
Montgomery County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Montgomery College	1946

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
HealthExtras	1997
American International Healthcare	1989
Bethesda Softworks	1986
Human Genome Sciences

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Elden Henson	Actor	30-Aug-1977		Idle Hands
Spike Jonze	Film Director	22-Oct-1969		Being John Malkovich
Paula Marshall	Actor	12-Jun-1964		Allison on Gary Unmarried
Richard H. Melton	Diplomat	8-Aug-1935		US Ambassador to Brazil, 1989-93
Martin O'Malley	Politician	18-Jan-1963		Governor of Maryland, 2007-15
Mattie Stepanek	Poet	17-Jul-1990	22-Jun-2004	Muscular-dystrophic boy-poet

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Julius Axelrod	Chemist	30-May-1912	29-Dec-2004	Research of neurotransmitters
Jacob D. Beam	Diplomat	24-Mar-1908	16-Aug-1993	US Ambassador to the USSR, 1969-73
E. R. Braithwaite	Novelist	27-Jun-1912	12-Dec-2016	To Sir, with Love
Virginia Hall	Spy	6-Apr-1906	14-Jul-1982	American spy
Reed Irvine	Activist	29-Sep-1922	16-Nov-2004	Founder, Accuracy in Media
Drew Pearson	Journalist	13-Dec-1897	1-Sep-1969	Washington Merry-Go-Round
William Safire	Columnist	17-Dec-1929	27-Sep-2009	NYT columnist, language maven
Samuel S. Stratton	Politician	27-Sep-1916	13-Sep-1990	Congressman from New York

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