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<html> <head> <title>Wilmington, DE</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> Wilmington, DE CITY Official Website: <a href="http://www.ci.wilmington.de.us/">http://www.ci.wilmington.de.us/</a> Visitors Bureau: <a href="http://www.visitwilmingtonde.com/" target=_blank>http://www.visitwilmingtonde.com/</a>Population: 72664 (2000 census)Founding Date: 1638 (settled)County: <a href="/geo/222/000141796/">New Castle County</a> NEWSPAPERS <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>Newspaper</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/media/141/000117787/">The Wilmington News Journal</a></td></tr></table> SCHOOLS <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>School</th><th>Founded</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/edu/451/000121088/">Goldey-Beacom College</a></td><td><center>1886</center></td></tr></table> MUSEUM <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>Museum</th><th>Founded</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/org/909/000127528/">Hagley Museum</a></td><td><center>1957</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/org/908/000127527/">Delaware Art Museum</a></td><td><center>1912</center></td></tr></table> ORCHESTRA <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>Orchestra</th><th>Founded</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/org/031/000127647/">Delaware Symphony Orchestra</a></td><td><center>1929</center></td></tr></table> COMPANY HEADQUARTERS <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>Company</th><th>Founded</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/company/481/000127100/">Incyte</a></td><td><center>1991</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/company/505/000062319/">MBNA</a></td><td><center>1982</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/company/957/000127576/">Shiloh Industries</a></td><td><center>1950</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/company/549/000125174/">Hercules</a></td><td><center>1912</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/company/206/000127822/">Richards, Layton & Finger</a></td><td><center>1897</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/company/875/000051722/">DuPont</a></td><td><center>1802</center></td></tr></table> BIRTHS <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_births"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/758/000206140/">Ann Althouse</a></td> <td><center>Blogger</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Jan-1951</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Political blogger, legal scholar</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/934/000208310/">Alice M. Batchelder</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Aug-1944</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>6th Circuit Court of Appeals</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/573/000168069/">Thomas F. Bayard</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Oct-1828</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Sep-1898</tt></td> <td>US Secretary of State, 1885-89</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/780/000030690/">Valerie Bertinelli</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Apr-1960</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>One Day at a Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/004/000225326/">Beau Biden</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Feb-1969</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-May-2015</tt></td> <td>Attorney General of Delaware, 2007-15</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/094/000161608/">John Carney</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-May-1956</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Congressman, Delaware</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/105/000035997/">Mike Castle</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Jul-1939</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Congressman from Delaware, 1993-2011</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/063/000128676/">John T. Chain</a></td> <td><center>Military</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Dec-1934</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>C-in-C, Strategic Air Command, 1986-91</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/195/000027114/">Jessica Darlin</a></td> <td><center>Pornstar</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Mar-1976</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Extreme hardcore blonde</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/855/000051702/">Pete du Pont</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Jan-1935</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Governor of Delaware, 1977-85</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/452/000032356/">Walt Hazzard</a></td> <td><center>Basketball</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Apr-1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Nov-2011</tt></td> <td>UCLA basketball coach 1984-88</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/010/000025932/">Henry Heimlich</a></td> <td><center>Doctor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Feb-1920</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Dec-2016</tt></td> <td>Heimlich maneuver</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/219/000126838/">Ellen J. Kullman</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1956</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of DuPont</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/567/000114225/">John P. Marquand</a></td> <td><center>Novelist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Nov-1893</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Jul-1960</tt></td> <td>The Late George Apley</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/264/000172745/">James H. Miller</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1948</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of PPL Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/479/000131086/">Daniel Nathans</a></td> <td><center>Scientist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Oct-1928</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Nov-1999</tt></td> <td>Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/197/000241471/">Aubrey Plaza</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jun-1984</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Parks and Recreation</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/735/000351679/">David Plouffe</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-May-1967</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Senior Advisor to Barack Obama</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/834/000160354/">Bill Poole</a></td> <td><center>Economist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Jun-1937</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/446/000130056/">Bill Press</a></td> <td><center>Pundit</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Liberal commentator</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/917/000084665/">Howard Pyle</a></td> <td><center>Artist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Mar-1853</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Nov-1911</tt></td> <td>Art Nouveau children's book illustrator</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/136/000172617/">Scott W. Reed</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1960</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Lobbyist, Dole-Kemp '96 campaign manager</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/660/000022594/">Judge Reinhold</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>21-May-1957</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Fast Times at Ridgemont High</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/991/000208367/">Marjorie O. Rendell</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Dec-1947</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>3rd Circuit Court of Appeals</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/613/000120253/">William D. Rogers</a></td> <td><center>Diplomat</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-May-1927</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Sep-2007</tt></td> <td>Under Secretary of State, 1976-77</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/310/000136899/">Cynthia Rothrock</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Mar-1957</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>China O'Brien</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/192/000022126/">Jessica Savitch</a></td> <td><center>Journalist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Feb-1947</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Oct-1983</tt></td> <td>Newscaster drowned with VP of NY Post</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/685/000086427/">Matthew Shipp</a></td> <td><center>Jazz Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Dec-1960</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Free jazz pianist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/088/000026010/">Andrew Shue</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Feb-1967</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Melrose Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/921/000025846/">Elisabeth Shue</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Oct-1963</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Leaving Las Vegas</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/407/000172888/">Thomas F. Stephenson</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>US Ambassador to Portugal</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/965/000031872/">Sean Patrick Thomas</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Dec-1970</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Barbershop</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/663/000062477/">George Thorogood</a></td> <td><center>Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Dec-1950</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Bad to the Bone</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/422/000167918/">E. Norman Veasey</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Jan-1933</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Delaware Chief Justice, 1992-2004</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/006/000098709/">Rick Wagoner</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Feb-1953</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of General Motors, 2000-09</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/222/000167718/">Richard H. Walker</a></td> <td><center>Attorney</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1950</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>General Counsel, Deutsche Bank</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/367/000172848/">Jacob Walles</a></td> <td><center>Diplomat</center></td> <td align=right><tt>?</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>US Consul General in Jerusalem</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/171/000108844/">Kathleen Widdoes</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Mar-1939</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Emma on As the World Turns</td> </tr> </table> DEATHS <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_deaths"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/858/000051705/">J. Caleb Boggs</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-May-1909</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Mar-1993</tt></td> <td>Governor and Senator from Delaware</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/160/000057986/">Walter S. 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