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2008 William F. Buckley, Jr., dies in Stamford, Connecticut, at 82

1979 Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford, Texas

1958 Kim Greist, Stamford CT, actress, CHUD, Brazil, Payoff, Manhunter

1957 Daniel Stern, Stamford, Connecticut, actor, City Slickers, Wonder Years

1945 Christopher Shays, born in Stamford, Connecticut, Representative-R-Connecticut 1987 - 2009

1944 Quentin Davies, born in Oxford, England, Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford 1987 - 1997, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defense under Prime Minister, Gordon Brown

1938 Charles Stenholm, born in Stamford, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1979 - 2005

1938 Christopher Lloyd, Stamford, Connecticut, actor, Taxi, Back to the Future

1937 Charles Coody, born in Stamford, Texas, PGA golfer, 1971 Masters

1930 Colin Dexter, born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, author, crime writer of 13 detective novels and 33 episode television series featuring fictional character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, portrayed by John Thaw

1920 1st postage stamp meter is set in Stamford Connecticut

1819 Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore

1819 Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore

1781 Stamford Raffles, founder, Singapore


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