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Pages in category "People from Newton, Illinois" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Newton in 1936. Newton is a city in and the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois, United States. [4] The population was 2,777 at the 2020 census. [5] Newton is home to a large coal-fired power plant operated by Illinois Power Generating Co [6] and is close to Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area and Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Newton Cardoso, 86, Brazilian politician, governor of Minas Gerais (1987–1991) and three-time deputy, multiple organ failure. [18] John Crosse, 83, British disc jockey and television presenter. [19] (death announced on this date) Helga de Alvear, 88, German-Spanish art collector and dealer. [20]
Born and raised in Illinois until age 16; funeral held in Illinois, but interred in Massachusetts. [1] David Abidor (born 1992), soccer player; Margaret Abbott (1878–1955), first modern-era Olympic United States female champion. Lived during her teens and learned her Olympic sport of golf in Illinois. [2]
Jasper County was formed in 1831 out of Clay and Crawford Counties.It was named for Sgt. William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina.During the defense of Fort Moultrie in 1776, the staff of the American flag was shot away. Sgt. Jasper attached the flag to a pole and stood on the wall waving the flag at the British until a new staff was erected.
David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home, 78, British businessman and hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1996). [579] Manouchehr Esmaeili, 83, Iranian voice actor. [580] Gary Gaines, 73, American football coach (Abilene Christian, Permian), subject of Friday Night Lights, complications from Alzheimer's disease. [581]
Nov. 8—Not many 12-year-olds had the summer that Newton native Quincy Fulton had. A five-foot 11-inch sixth-grader at St. Thomas School, Fulton earned a spot on the Midwest Stripes 12U U.S.A ...
Newton Morton, 88, American epidemiologist. [163] Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, 96, Dutch Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Jayapura (1972–1997), cancer. [164] Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu, 70, Indian politician, dengue fever. [165] Valerii Postoyanov, 76, Russian Olympic sport shooter . [166]