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658 Notable births
 in Philadelphia

Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr.

U.s. army general, diplomat.

Born December 17th, 1897 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died November 13th, 1961 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..

James P. Bagian

American astronaut.

Born February 22nd, 1952 (age 73 years) in Philadelphia.

John Heysham Gibbon

American surgeon.

Born September 29th, 1903 in Philadelphia.

Died February 5th, 1973 at 69 years old in Philadelphia.

James Kenneth Morrow

American science fiction author.

Born March 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Philadelphia.

Chris Albright

American soccer player.

Born July 19th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Philadelphia.

Martin Nodell

Comic creator.

Born November 15th, 1915 in Philadelphia.

Died December 9th, 2006 at 91 years old in Waukesha. [ref]

Harold Johnson

American boxer (1928-2015).

Born August 9th, 1928 in Philadelphia.

Died February 19th, 2015 at 86 years old in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

American boxer.

Born January 17th, 1878 in Philadelphia.

Died November 12th, 1942 at 64 years old

Morton Smith

American historian and academic (1915–1991).

Born May 28th, 1915 in Philadelphia.

Died July 11th, 1991 at 76 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]

John R. Neill

1877-1943; magazine and children's book illustrator.

Born November 12th, 1877 in Philadelphia.

Died September 13th, 1943 at 65 years old

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