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Detroit, as seen from Windsor, Canada. The following is a list of people from Detroit, Michigan. This list includes notable people who were born, have lived, or worked in and around Detroit as well as its metropolitan area.
Henry Howard moved to Detroit in 1827 to manage Howard and Wadhams, a commercial lumber venture. In his brief tenure in Detroit, he served as an alderman and mayor for one term, as well as the treasurer and auditor general of the state of Michigan. In 1840, Howard moved to Buffalo, New York to become treasurer of the Buffalo Savings Bank. [22] 14
Joe Falls, sportswriter for Detroit newspapers (1956–2004) (born in New York, moved to Detroit) Paula Faris, correspondent for ABC News (born and raised in Jackson) Sara Ganim, correspondent for CNN (born in Detroit) Robin Givhan, fashion editor for the Washington Post (born in Detroit)
On August 16, 1987, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, operating as Northwest Airlines Flight 255, crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, about 8:46 pm EDT (00:46 UTC August 17), resulting in the deaths of all six crew members and 148 of the 149 passengers, along with two people on the ground.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Suburban Detroit house fire: 3 dead in blaze with no working alarms. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News.
James (Prophet) Jones (1907–1971) – prominent national and local religious leader during the 1940s and 1950s who was the first African American televangelist of Detroit and founder of the Church of Universal Triumph, Dominion of God, Inc. [18] Marv Johnson (1938–1993) – Motown/R&B singer; Julanne Johnston (1900–1988) – Silent film ...
The woman, Paula Belmonte, screamed in the process of the attack, prompting her neighbor, 59-year-old Matthew Bonnett to run up the stairs to try to help her. ... Rory “Detroit” Wilson.
The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2023. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. January 2023 1 Mario Artali, 84, Italian businessman and ...