CITY

Official Website:
http://www.trentonnj.org/

Population:
85403 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1679

County:
Mercer County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Thomas Edison State College	1972

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
New Jersey State Museum	1895

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Samuel Alito	Judge	1-Apr-1950		US Supreme Court Justice
George Antheil	Composer	8-Jul-1900	12-Feb-1959	Le Ballet mécanique
Elvin Bethea	Football	1-Mar-1946		NFL Hall of Famer
Robert Brown	Actor	17-Nov-1926		Jason Bolt on Here Come the Brides
Carman	Singer	19-Jan-1956		Gospel singer and Christian rap artist
Michael Cristofer	Playwright	22-Jan-1945		The Shadow Box
David Dinkins	Politician	10-Jul-1927		Mayor of New York City, 1989-93
Ruth Donnelly	Actor	17-May-1896	17-Nov-1982	A Slight Case of Murder
Tom Guiry	Actor	12-Oct-1981		The Sandlot
Arthur H. Harper	Business	3-Dec-1955		CEO, GE Equipment Services 2002-05
Roxanne Hart	Actor	27-Jul-1952		Highlander
Nona Hendryx	Singer/Songwriter	9-Oct-1944		Soul vocalist, Labelle songwriter
John Herzfeld	Film Director	?		15 Minutes
A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.	Judge	25-Feb-1928	14-Dec-1998	Chief Justice, 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
Richard Kind	Actor	22-Nov-1956		Paul Lassiter on Spin City
Zalman King	Film Director	23-May-1942	3-Feb-2012	9 1/2 Weeks
Ernie Kovacs	Comic	23-Jan-1919	13-Jan-1962	Nairobi Trio
Henry Levin	Film Director	5-Jun-1909	1-May-1980	The Lonely Man
Judith Light	Actor	9-Feb-1949		Angela Bower on Who's the Boss?
Sol Linowitz	Business	17-Dec-1913	18-Mar-2005	Negotiated return of the Panama Canal
Amy Locane	Actor	19-Dec-1971		Bongwater
Greg Mankiw	Economist	3-Feb-1958		George W Bush economist
Molly Pitcher	Military	13-Oct-1754	22-Jan-1832	Fought at the Battle of Monmouth
Zebulon Pike	Military	5-Jan-1779	27-Apr-1813	Lent his name to Pike's Peak
Bruce Ritter	Religion	25-Feb-1927	7-Oct-1999	Disgraced priest
Dennis Rodman	Basketball	13-May-1961		Eccentric ex-pro basketball player
Leo Rossi	Actor	1946		Heart Like a Wheel
Patricia F. Russo	Business	1953		CEO of Alcatel-Lucent, 2006-08
Antonin Scalia	Judge	11-Mar-1936	13-Feb-2016	US Supreme Court Justice, 1986-2016
Thomas N. Schroth	Journalist	21-Dec-1920	23-Jul-2009	Editor of Congressional Quarterly, 1955-69
Norman Schwarzkopf	Military	22-Aug-1934	27-Dec-2012	Leader in Persian Gulf War
Robert C. Smith	Politician	30-Mar-1941		US Senator from New Hampshire, 1990-2003
Troy Vincent	Football	8-Jun-1971		All-pro defensive back
Charlie Weis	Football	30-Mar-1956		Former Head Coach, University of Kansas

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dorothea Dix	Activist	4-Apr-1802	17-Jul-1887	Activist for the insane
Charles M. La Follette	Politician	27-Feb-1898	27-Jun-1974	Congressman from Indiana, 1943-47
Bruno Hauptmann	Criminal	26-Nov-1899	3-Apr-1936	Lindbergh Baby kidnapper
Samuel D. Ingham	Politician	16-Sep-1779	5-Jun-1860	US Secretary of the Treasury, 1829-31
Richard Kuklinski	Criminal	11-Apr-1935	5-Mar-2006	The Iceman
Howard Unruh	Criminal	21-Jan-1921	19-Oct-2009	Spree killer, 13 dead in 1949

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