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James P. McGranery

American politician and united states army officer (1895-1962).

Born July 8th, 1895 in Philadelphia.

Died December 23rd, 1962 at 67 years old in Palm Beach.

Alan Goodrich Kirk

United states navy admiral (1888–1963).

Born October 30th, 1888 in Philadelphia.

Died October 15th, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City.

Andrew M. Allen

Astronaut, test pilot, ceo, global safety labs.

Born August 4th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Philadelphia.

Alan Kotok

American computer scientist (1941–2006).

Born November 9th, 1941 in Philadelphia.

Died May 26th, 2006 at 64 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Hortense Powdermaker

American anthropologist, professor and researcher (1900–1970).

Born December 24th, 1900 in Philadelphia.

Died June 15th, 1970 at 69 years old in Berkeley.

Theresa Bernstein

American artist and writer (1890-2002).

Born March 1st, 1890 in Philadelphia.

Died February 12th, 2002 at 111 years old in New York City (disease).

Charles A. Ferguson

American linguist.

Born July 6th, 1921 in Philadelphia.

Died September 2nd, 1998 at 77 years old in Palo Alto.

Kim Gallagher

Athletics competitor.

Born June 11th, 1964 in Philadelphia.

Died November 18th, 2002 at 38 years old in Oreland (cancer).

James Gibbons Huneker

American music critic (1857–1921).

Born January 31st, 1857 in Philadelphia.

Died February 9th, 1921 at 64 years old in Flatbush.

Herbert Scarf

American academic.

Born July 25th, 1930 in Philadelphia.

Died November 15th, 2015 at 85 years old in Sag Harbor (heart failure).

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