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Scranton, PA

CITY

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

Population:
76415 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
14-Feb-1856 (borough)

County:
Lackawanna County

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Marywood University
1915
University of Scranton
1888

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Joseph Biden
Politician
20-Nov-1942   Vice President of the United States
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Columnist
c. 1955   K Street Confidential
P. J. Carlesimo
Basketball
30-May-1949   Former Coach, Oklahoma City Thunder
Frank Carlucci
Government
18-Oct-1930   US Secretary of Defense, 1987-89
Bob Casey, Jr.
Politician
13-Apr-1960   US Senator from Pennsylvania
Christopher M. Condron
Business
?   CEO, AXA Financial
Cy Endfield
Film Director
10-Nov-1914 16-Apr-1995 Zulu
John Oliver La Gorce
Explorer
22-Sep-1880 23-Dec-1959 Antarctica explorer, National Geographic editor
Alex Grass
Business
3-Aug-1927 27-Aug-2009 Founder of Rite Aid
Jane Jacobs
Author
4-May-1916 25-Apr-2006 The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Jean Kerr
Author
10-Jul-1922 5-Jan-2003 Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Charles MacArthur
Playwright
5-Nov-1895 21-Apr-1956 The Front Page
Jeffrey A. Marcus
Business
13-Oct-1946   Cable TV magnate
Joseph E. McLean
Historian
10-Jul-1915 30-Dec-1985 William Rufus Day
Russ Morgan
Musician
29-Apr-1904 8-Aug-1969 Bandleader, arranger and trombonist
Albert Jay Nock
Author
13-Oct-1870 19-Aug-1945 Memoirs of a Superfluous Man
Robert Reich
Government
24-Jun-1946   US Secretary of Labor, 1993-97
Lizabeth Scott
Actor
29-Sep-1922 31-Jan-2015 Dead Reckoning
Beverly Tyler
Actor
5-Jul-1927 23-Nov-2005 The Green Years
James D. Walsh
Diplomat
9-Aug-1946   US Ambassador to Argentina, 2000-03
Ned Washington
Songwriter
15-Aug-1901 20-Dec-1976 When You Wish Upon a Star

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Don Budge
Tennis
13-Jun-1915 26-Jan-2000 First ever to win Grand Slam
Robert P. Casey
Politician
9-Jan-1932 30-May-2000 Governor of Pennsylvania, 1987-95
Jason Miller
Actor
22-Apr-1939 13-May-2001 The Exorcist
Art Wall, Jr.
Golf
25-Nov-1923 31-Oct-2001 Winner, 1959 Masters Tournament





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