1996 Death Amschel Rothschild, banker, dies at 41 1996 Death Amschel Mayor James Rothschild, banker, joined family banking firm N M Rothschild & Sons, chief executive of Rothschild Asset Management dies 1996 Death Joseph Walker Barr, banker/politician, dies at 78 1995 Death Agha Hasan Abedi, banker, dies at 73 1995 Death Lewis T. Preston, banker, dies at 68 1995 Death Douglas Gunsekera, banker, dies at 77 1994 Death Leendert-John Schalm, Dutch banker on Curaeao, murdered at 58 1994 Event Mexican banker/billionaire Alfredo Harp Helu kidnapped 1994 Death Hermann Abs, German banker to Hitler and Adenauer, dies at 92 1993 Death P A Jacob Mees, Dutch banker (Mees and Hope), dies at about 86 1993 Death Melchior Ndadaye, banker/1st Hutu President of Burundi (1993), murder at 40 1992 Death Eitan Berglas, Israeli banker/advisor, dies 1992 Death Simon Brand, South African banker/adviser to President De Klerk, dies 1990 Death Fernand J Collin, Belgian economist/banker, dies at 92 1982 Death Maurice Naessens, Belgian banker, dies at 73 1977 Death Jurgen Ponto, West German banker, murdered 1977 Death Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73 1967 Birthday Nick Leeson, British banker, Baring bank 1955 Birthday Amschel Mayor James Rothschild, born in Paris, France, banker, joined family banking firm N M Rothschild & Sons, chief executive of Rothschild Asset Management 1948 Birthday Alexander Hood, born in England, Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport, 7th Duke of Bronte, investment banker, descendent of William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson 1946 Death Anthony Overton, publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81 1945 Death Walraven [Wally] van Hall, Dutch banker/resisted Nazis, executed at 39 1945 Event Wally van Hall, "banker in defiance," arrested 1943 Death Frederic baron d'Erlanger, French composer/banker, dies at 74 1941 Death Constant W. Lunsingh Scheurleer, archaeologist, banker, art expert, dies at 59 1937 Death Gerard Vissering, banker/president of Dutch Bank, dies at 72 1936 Birthday John Menzies, Scottish publisher/banker/multi-millionaire 1936 Birthday Leendert-John Schalm, Dutch banker on Curacao 1936 Birthday Jacob Rothschild, English banker/multi-millionaire 1935 Birthday Kenneth Kleinwort, English banker/multi-millionaire 1933 Birthday Robin Hutton, merchant banker 1933 Birthday Bruno Schroder, British baron/banker/multi-millionaire 1931 Birthday Evelyn de Rothschild, English banker/multi-millionaire 1930 Birthday Charles Hambro, English banker/multi-millionaire/CEO, Hambros 1928 Birthday Evan G. Galbraith, born in Ohio, United States Ambassador to France under President Ronald Regan, investment banker 1928 Birthday Felix Rohatyn, Vienna Austria, investment banker, New York Big MAC Bonds 1927 Birthday Anthony Cavendish, British MI 6 agent/banker 1927 Death Daniel F Scheurleer, Dutch musicologist/banker, dies at 71 1926 Birthday Lewis T. Preston, banker 1925 Birthday Jayaaram N Reddy, South African politician/banker 1923 Birthday Alden Winship Clausen, Hamilton, Illinois, banker, President of World Bank 1922 Birthday Agha Hasan Abedi, banker 1920 Birthday John Cruickshank, banker 1918 Birthday Joseph Walker Barr, banker/politician 1917 Birthday Douglas Gunsekera, banker 1916 Birthday Lord Keith of Castleacre, English banker 1913 Death Lord Avebury, John Lubbock, British banker/politician, dies 1913 Death John Pierpont Morgan, U.S. banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75 1911 Birthday Georges Pompidou, banker/premier/president France 1911 Death Albert von Rothschild, baron/Austrian banker, dies at 66 1910 Birthday Alain JG de Rothschild, France, banker/baron 1909 Birthday Guy de Rothschild, French banker 1908 Birthday Maurice Naessens, Belgian banker 1906 Birthday Walraven, Wally, van Hall, Dutch banker/resisted Nazis 1905 Death Alphonse de Rothschild, French banker, dies 1904 Birthday Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam, 1957-67 1897 Birthday Fernand J Collin, Belgian economist/banker 1897 Death Abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP (Lib), dies at 64 1895 Birthday John Jay McCloy, lawyer/banker, Secretary of War 1941 - 1945, President Chase Man 1892 Birthday James Forrestal, U.S., banker/minister of Navy 1881 Birthday Constant W. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Dutch archaeologist, banker, art expert 1879 Birthday W Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker 1877 Death Walter Bagehot, English economist/critic/banker, dies at 51 1868 Birthday Frederic baron d'Erlanger, French composer/banker 1867 Birthday Otto Hermann Kahn, Banker, organized Metropolitan Opera Co 1865 Birthday Gerard Vissering, Dutch banker and president, Bank of Java 1864 Death Clement Hoffman Stevens, U.S. banker/inventor/Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 42 1862 Death Isaac Peace Rodman, banker/Union Brigadier-General, dies of injury at about 40 1860 Death Henry Drummond, English banker/religious leader, dies at 69 1855 Birthday Daniel F Scheurleer, Dutch musicologist/banker 1850 Death Wilhelm Bear, German banker/astronomer (Moon Map), dies at 53 1845 Birthday Hendrik P Staal, Dutch banker 1844 Birthday Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker 1839 Birthday Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier, 1897-1901 1837 Birthday J. P. Morgan, U.S. banker/CEO, US Steel 1834 Birthday Lord Avebury, John Lubbock, British banker/politician 1832 Birthday Abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP, liberal 1827 Birthday Alphonse de Rothschild, French banker 1791 Birthday Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet, Curiosity 1786 Birthday Henry Drummond, English banker/apostole 1763 Birthday John Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in U.S., banker/fur trader 1758 Birthday Edouard viscount de Walckiers, South Netherland banker/politician 1757 Death Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant, dies at 59 1740 Birthday Francis Baring, banker/merchant 1735 Birthday Thomas Coutts, Scottish banker 1697 Birthday Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant 1630 Death John de White, calvinist/banker to Prague, commits suicide 1525 Death Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66 1459 Birthday Jacob Fugger, German banker and merchant 1456 Death Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle 1453 Event French banker Jacques Coeurs possessions confiscated
