1996 Death James William Rouse, U.S. builder (shopping malls), dies at 81 1995 Death Francis Taylor, builder, dies at 90 1995 Death Louis Sen A Kaw, Suriname's great dam builder, dies at 75 1994 Death William Levitt, builder (Levittown), dies of kidney failure at 86 1992 Event "Master Builder" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 Event "Master Builder" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 45 performances 1991 Death Gijsbert Perlee, Amsterdam's organ builder/grinder (Arabian), dies 1988 Death Irwan Chanin, U.S. theater builder, dies at 96 1986 Event Actor/body builder Arnold Schwarzenegger weds newscaster Maria Shriver 1986 Death Marcel Dassault, Bloch, French airplane builder, dies at 94 1981 Death Cornelis Verolme, Dutch ship builder, dies at 80 1981 Death Donald W. Douglas, U.S. aircraft pioneer/builder, dies at 88 1981 Death Donald W. Douglas, U.S. aviation pionieer/builder, dies at 88 1978 Death Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft builder, dies at 80 1977 Death Sergei Ilyushin, Russian airplane builder (Ilyushin), dies at 82 1972 Death Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, dies at 84 1972 Death Charles Atlas, Angelo Siciliano, body builder, dies at 79 1972 Death Igor Sikorsky, Russian/US helicopter builder, dies at 83 1962 Death John Lowry, Mount Vernon NY, New York City builder, dies at 79 1962 Birthday Lenda Murray, born in Detroit, Michigan, body builder, 4X Ms Olympia 1961 Death Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam, dies at 60 1960 Birthday Cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder, 6X Ms Olympia 1958 Death Earnest H Heinkel, German airplane builder (WW II), dies at 70 1952 Birthday Manfred Langer, Austrian/Dutch disco builder 1951 Birthday Lou Ferrigno, born in Brooklyn, New York, body builder/actor, Incredible Hulk 1951 Birthday Diana Dennis, born in Portland, Oregon, body builder, Women Physique World 1947 Birthday Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in Austria, body builder, Commando, Terminator 1946 Birthday Donald Trump, born in New York City, New York, billionaire, master builder, Trump Towers 1940 Death Edmund Rumpler, Austria auto/airplane builder, dies 1939 Death Anthony H G Fokker, Dutch airplane builder (Spider), dies at 49 1931 Birthday Bernhard Becher, photographer, industrialist builder 19th/20th 1930 Death Glenn Hammond Curtiss, aviation pioneer/airplane builder, dies at 52 1930 Birthday George Steinbrenner, owner, New York Yankees, ship builder/horse owner 1929 Death Edouard baron Empain, Belgian builder (Heliopolis), dies at 76 1928 Birthday Anthony C B Chapman, England, sports car builder/autoracer, Formula 1 1919 Birthday Louis Sen A Kaw, Surinam dam builder 1918 Death Cesar A Cui, Lithuanian fort builder/composer, dies at 83 1914 Birthday James William Rouse, U.S. builder, shopping malls/Columbia, Maryland 1909 Birthday Harry B. Helmsley, born in New York City, billionaire builder, Empire State Building 1905 Birthday Francis Taylor, builder 1902 Birthday Hanns Neupert, German piano builder/author, Das Klavichord 1901 Birthday Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam 1900 Birthday Cornelis Verolme, Dutch ship builder 1898 Death Bartel Wilton, ship builder, dies at 70 1895 Event Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Norwood Builder" 1894 Birthday Sergei Ilyushin, Russian airplane builder, Ilyushin 1893 Event Canal builder De Lesseps and others sentenced to prison for fraud 1892 Birthday Marcel Dassault, French airplane builder 1888 Birthday Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder 1884 Death Paul Abadie, French master builder (Sacre-Coeur, Paris), dies at 71 1882 Birthday John Lowry, Mount Vernon, New York, New York City builder, Radio City Music Hall 1882 Birthday Henry J Kaiser, builder, Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam 1881 Birthday Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti, Milan, race car builder, Amaz Bugattis 1872 Death Eberhard F Walcker, organ builder (Paulskirche Frankfurt A/M), dies 1872 Birthday Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder 1870 Birthday Joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder, Golden Gate Bridge 1867 Birthday Frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisconsin, master builder, Guggenheim 1861 Death Elisha G Otis, U.S. elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 1860 Death John Ackersdijk, Dutch state house builder, dies at 69 1858 Death Cornelis Smit, Dutch ship builder/ship owner, dies at 74 1855 Death Camille Pleyel, Austria piano builder/composer, dies at 66 1852 Birthday Edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder, Paris Metro 1831 Death Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Austrian composer/piano builder, dies at 74 1828 Birthday Bartel Wilton, machinefabrikant/ship builder 1817 Death Giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72 1812 Birthday Paul Abadie, French master builder, renovated Notre Dame 1801 Death Jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68 1800 Birthday James Bogardus, U.S. inventor/builder, made cast-iron buildings 1794 Birthday Eberhard F. Walcker, German organ builder, Paulskirche Frankfurt 1791 Birthday Charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder 1788 Birthday Camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer 1784 Birthday Cornelis Smit, Dutch ship builder 1757 Birthday Ignaz J Pleyel, Austria composer/piano builder, Piano method 1751 Death Kilian I von Dientzenhofer, builder (Nepomukkerk, Prague), dies at 62 1751 Death Kilian I von Dientzenhofer, Czechoslovakian master builder, dies at 62 1744 Birthday Giacomo Quarenghi, Italian/Russian master builder, Hermitage Theater 1738 Death Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden), dies at 72 1733 Birthday Jacques-Denis Antoine, French master builder, Hotel Maillebois Paris 1731 Death Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italian piano builder, dies at 75 1719 Death Steven J Vennekool, Amsterdam's master builder, buried 1709 Birthday Johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder 1704 Death Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 1689 Birthday Kilian I von Dientzenhofer, Bavarian master builder, Prague 1678 Death Philip Vingboons, Amsterdam's master builder, buried 1676 Death Daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried 1669 Death Pieter Jansz Post, master builder (Waag, Gouda), dies at 61 1667 Death Thomas de Keyser, Amsterdam master builder/painter, buried 1666 Birthday Georg Baehr, German master builder, Frauenkirche, Dresden 1655 Birthday Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder 1653 Death John Bicker, ship builder/merchant/regent, dies at 61 1638 Death Paul Moreelse, Dutch painter/master builder, dies at about 66 1627 Death Lieven de Key, Flemish master builder (Vleeshal), dies at about 67 1622 Birthday Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder 1621 Death Henrick de Keyser, Amsterdam's master builder, dies at 56 1590 Death Joost Jansz Bilhamer, master builder/cartographer, dies at about 49 1573 Birthday Elias Hill, German architect/city builder, Augsburg 1565 Birthday Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam 1557 Death Sebastiaan Van Noyen, military master builder, dies 1518 Birthday Elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury/builder of country houses 1512 Death Antoon Keldermans, Flem builder (Middelburg town hall), dies at 72 1483 Birthday Raphael Sanzio, Italian painter and master builder, Madonna Sistina 1434 Death Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 1180 Death Guillaume de/Willem van Sens, French master builder (Canterbury), dies 76 Birthday Hadrian, Roman Emperor, builder of Hadrian's Wall
