CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.worcester.ma.us/

Population:
172648 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1713

County:
Worcester County

Founded 1713, incorporated 1722.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Worcester Sunday Telegram

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Massachusetts Medical School	1962
Assumption College	1904
Clark University	1887
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1865
College of the Holy Cross	1843
Worcester Academy	1834
Becker College	1784
Worcester State College

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Hanover Insurance Group	2005
Thinking Machines	1982
Providence and Worcester Railroad	1847
Allmerica Financial

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Adams	Composer	15-Feb-1947		Nixon in China
Paul Allaire	Business	21-Jul-1938		Twice CEO of Xerox
George Bancroft	Historian	3-Oct-1800	17-Jan-1891	A History of the United States
Nathaniel Bar-Jonah	Criminal	15-Feb-1957	13-Apr-2008	Cannibal child killer, sentenced to 130 years
Samuel Flagg Bemis	Historian	20-Oct-1891	26-Sep-1973	Scholar of diplomacy
Robert Benchley	Author	15-Sep-1889	21-Nov-1945	Humorist and screenwriter
H. Jon Benjamin	Actor	23-May-1966		Coach McGuirk, Sterling Archer, Bob Belcher
Elizabeth Bishop	Poet	8-Feb-1911	6-Oct-1979	North & South
Peter Blute	Politician	28-Jan-1956		Congressman from Massachusetts, 1993-97
John Casey	Novelist	18-Jan-1939		Spartina
William D. Cohan	Author	20-Feb-1960		The Last Tycoons
George A. Cowan	Physicist	15-Feb-1920	20-Apr-2012	Founder, Santa Fe Institute
John H. Crimmins	Diplomat	26-Nov-1919	12-Dec-2007	US Ambassador to Brazil, 1973-78
Zara Cully	Actor	26-Jan-1892	28-Feb-1978	Mother Jefferson on The Jeffersons
Ronald Dworkin	Philosopher	11-Dec-1931	14-Feb-2013	Taking Rights Seriously
Joseph D. Early	Politician	31-Jan-1933	9-Nov-2012	Congressman from Massachusetts, 1975-93
Eugene M. Freedman	Business	4-Feb-1932		Coopers & Lybrand
Samuel Fuller	Film Director	12-Aug-1912	30-Oct-1997	Pickup on South Street
Robert Goddard	Scientist	5-Oct-1882	10-Aug-1945	Father of modern rocketry
Abbie Hoffman	Activist	30-Nov-1936	12-Apr-1989	Steal This Book
Rita Johnson	Actor	13-Aug-1913	31-Oct-1965	Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Jean Louisa Kelly	Actor	9-Mar-1972		Kim Warner on Yes, Dear
Arthur Kennedy	Actor	17-Feb-1914	5-Jan-1990	The Man from Laramie
Jonathan Knight	Singer	29-Nov-1968		New Kids on the Block
Jordan Knight	Singer	17-May-1970		New Kids on the Block
Stanley Kunitz	Poet	29-Jul-1905	14-May-2006	US Poet Laureate, 2000
Denis Leary	Comic	18-Aug-1957		Loud, smoking comic
Evan Lurie	Pianist	28-Sep-1954		Avant-garde pianist and composer
James McGovern	Politician	20-Nov-1959		Congressman, Massachusetts 3rd
Eddie Mekka	Actor	14-Jun-1952		Carmine Ragusa on Laverne & Shirley
Tim Murray	Politician	7-Jun-1968		Lt. Governor of Massachusetts
Kenneth P. O'Donnell	Politician	4-Mar-1924	9-Sep-1977	Assistant to President Kennedy
Charles Olson	Poet	27-Dec-1910	10-Jan-1970	The Maximus Poems
Charles P. Pierce	Journalist	28-Dec-1953		Idiot America
Irving Price	Business	21-Sep-1884	23-Nov-1976	Co-Founder of Fisher-Price Toys
Olive Higgins Prouty	Novelist	10-Jan-1882	24-Mar-1974	Stella Dallas
Denise Rich	Socialite	26-Jan-1944		Marc Rich's ex-wife
Audrey Santo	Victim	19-Dec-1983	14-Apr-2007	Miracle girl in a coma
John F. Smith, Jr.	Business	6-Apr-1938		CEO of General Motors, 1992-2000
Michael T. Smith	Business	5-Oct-1943		CEO of Hughes Electronics, 1997-2001
Doug Stanhope	Comic	25-Mar-1967		The Man Show
Lewis Stone	Actor	15-Nov-1879	12-Sep-1953	Judge James Hardy
Erik Per Sullivan	Actor	12-Jul-1991		Dewey on Malcolm in the Middle
Chris Titus	Actor	10-Mar-1966		Titus on Titus
Helen Walker	Actor	17-Jul-1920	10-Mar-1968	Call Northside 777
Daniel B. Wesson	Business	18-May-1825	4-Aug-1906	Repeating pistol
Alicia Witt	Actor	21-Aug-1975		Cecil B. DeMented

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jesse Burkett	Baseball	4-Dec-1868	27-May-1953	The Crab, MLB Hall of Famer
Charles Dingle	Actor	28-Dec-1887	19-Jan-1956	The Little Foxes
Joseph D. Early	Politician	31-Jan-1933	9-Nov-2012	Congressman from Massachusetts, 1975-93
George F. Hoar	Politician	29-Aug-1826	30-Sep-1904	US Senator from Massachusetts, 1877-1904
Audrey Santo	Victim	19-Dec-1983	14-Apr-2007	Miracle girl in a coma
Carroll D. Wright	Sociologist	25-Jul-1840	20-Feb-1909	The Industrial Evolution of the United States

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