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823 Notable births
 in Philadelphia

Frank Shakespeare

American rower.

Born May 31st, 1930 (age 96 years) in Philadelphia.

William Harris Ashmead

American entomologist (1855–1908).

Born September 19th, 1855 in Philadelphia.

Died October 17th, 1908 at 53 years old in Washington, D.C..

William Clothier

Us tennis player (1881-1962).

Born September 27th, 1881 in Philadelphia.

Died September 4th, 1962 at 80 years old in Philadelphia.

Geoffrey Mason

Bobsledder (1902-1987).

Born May 13th, 1902 in Philadelphia.

Died January 5th, 1987 at 84 years old in East Providence.

Bobby Burns

Actor, film director (1878-1966).

Born September 1st, 1878 in Philadelphia.

Died January 16th, 1966 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.

Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston

American diver (1903-1989).

Born March 6th, 1903 in Philadelphia.

Died April 6th, 1989 at 86 years old in Detroit.

John Grieb

American gymnast and decathlete (1879–1939).

Born November 13th, 1879 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died December 10th, 1939 at 60 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]

Meredith Colket

American tennis player (1878-1947).

Born November 19th, 1878 in Philadelphia.

Died June 7th, 1947 at 68 years old in Bryn Mawr.

John Exley

American rower (1867–1938).

Born May 23rd, 1867 in Philadelphia.

Died July 27th, 1938 at 71 years old in Milford.

James Juvenal

American rower (1874–1942).

Born January 12th, 1874 in Philadelphia.

Died September 1st, 1942 at 68 years old in Philadelphia.

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