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2004 After popularizing the PC in the '80s, IBM sells its PC business to a Chinese company
2003 John Ritter, actor/comic, Three's Company, dies at 56 2002 Peg Phillips, actress/theater company founder, Northern Exposure, dies at 84 2001 Mary Kay Ash, businesswoman, started a major cosmetics company, dies at 83 2001 William Hewlett, "started an early ""garage"" company", co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, dies at 87 1999 Dave Longaberger, businessman, Basket company entrprenuer, dies at 64 1999 Jose Quintero, director, founded the Circle in the Square company, dies at 75 1998 Norman Fell, actor, Three's Company, dies at 74 1997 Audra Lindley, actress (Helen Roper-3's Company, Ropers), dies at 79 1996 Sidney George Gray, company secretary, dies at 82 1996 Angelo John Novarese, record company founder, dies at 72 1995 "Company" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 68 performances 1995 Florence Greenberg, record company founder, dies at 82 1995 Jimmy Nash, record company owner, dies at 47 1995 "Company" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 68 performances 1995 Carl E Jefferson, record company owner, dies at 74 1993 Shamrock Broadcasting, a Disney company, officially takes ownership of Cleveland's WMMS-FM/100.7 and WHK-AM/1420 1990 New York Telephone company announces that it wants Bronx area code 917 1990 "Carol and Company" starring Carol Burnette premieres on NBC-TV 1987 North American Philips Company unveils compact disc video 1987 Fred Currey acquires Greyhound Bus Company 1986 Protesters try to stop Land Rover motor company being sold to U.S. 1985 RJ Reynolds Company proposed a merger with Nabisco 1983 Security guard Victor Gerena robs West Hartford company of $7 million 1980 Ford Motor Company found innocent in death of 3 women in a fiery Pinto 1979 Percom Data Company Inc release Microdos for Radio Shack's TRS-80 1977 36 die as grain elevator at Continental Grain Company plant explodes 1977 President Carter meets with 15 record company executives 1977 Ricardo Cortez, actor and director (Bad Company, Flesh), dies at 87 1973 Robert Joffrey Dance Company opens 1972 Ben Affleck, born in Berkeley, California, actor, director, screenwriter, Academy-award winner for Good Will Hunting, 1987, founded production company LivePlanet with actor Matt Damon 1972 "Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 690 performances 1971 25th Tony Awards: Sleuth and Company win 1970 "Company" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 690 performances 1970 Fran Robinson, born in California, actress, Lauren-Charlie and Company 1968 Cy Walter, pianist (3's Company), dies at 52 1968 London Bridge is sold to U.S. oil company to be erected in Arizona 1964 George Harrison changes his company's name from Mornyork to Harrisongs 1964 Ringo forms Brikley Building Company Ltd 1964 George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd music publishing company 1963 Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs) 1961 Juanita Hansen, actress (Fast Company), dies of heart ailment at 67 1960 Company Industrielle et Forestere (Indufor) forms in Brussels 1959 Jenilee Harrison, born in Glendale, California, actress, Cindy-3's Company, Dallas 1957 Alan Donnelly, born in England, politician, Labor Party, leader, European Parliamentary Labor Party, 1998 - 2005, founded, serves, as executive chairman of public affairs company, Sovereign Strategy, represents President of Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, at Grand Prix 1957 Wham-O Company produces the 1st Frisbee 1955 Priscilla Barnes, Ft. Dix, New Jersey, actress, License to Kill, 3s Company 1955 Andrew Stevens, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Seduction, Boys in Company C, Fury 1955 U.S. Assay Office in Seattle, Washington closes Chase National (3rd largest bank) and Bank of the Manhattan Company (15th largest bank) merge to form Chase Manhattan 1953 "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 90 performances 1952 "Two's Company" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 90 performances 1951 Liz Phillips, born in New Jersey, composer, sound artist, interactive artist, creates sound installations relating to live forms, has held exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, collaborated with Merce Cunningham Dance Company 1951 Persia nationalizes Anglo-Iranian Oil Company 1949 Simon Kirke, rocker, Bad Company 1949 Simon Kirke, rock drummer, Bad Company 1949 Joyce DeWitt, born in Wheeling, West Virginia, actress, Janet Wood-Three's Company 1948 Shakti Gawain, author, personal development expert, environmentalist, wrote series of successful books, including 'Creative Visualization' and 'Creating True Prosperity', books have sold over 10 million copies, co-founder, New World Library Publishing Company 1948 John Ritter, born in Burbank, California, actor, Jack-3's Company, Hearts Afire 1948 Reed Hundt, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Federal Communications Commission chairman, 1993 - 1997, advisor to McKinsey & Company 1948 John Browne, group chief executive, British Petroleum Company 1946 Suzanne Somers, San Bruno California, actress, 3's Company, Step by Step 1945 Hattie Winston, born in Greenville, Mississippi, actress on Nurse, Electric Company 1944 Mick Ralphs, born in Hereford, England, born Michael Geoffrey Ralphs, guitarist, songwriter, founding member of music bands Mott the Hopple and Bad Company 1944 John Napier, London, set designer for the Royal Shakesphere Company 1943 Stu Gilliam, Detroit, actor/comedian, Roll Out, Harris and Company 1943 Edsel Ford, owner (Ford Motor Company), dies at 49 1942 Donna McKechnie, Pontiac Michigan, actress/dancer, Company 1942 Hector Abbas, actor and director (Rosa Lynd Company), dies at 58 1942 Tom Peters, born in Baltimore, Maryland, writer, author, speaker, consultant, business management practices expert, co-wrote, 'In Search of Excellence', believes the least amount of overhead business processes can produce empowering decision-makers within an entire company organization 1941 Beth Howland, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Vera-Alice, Company 1940 Luftwaffe bombs Bristol Aeroplane Company 1940 Kip King, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Charlie and Company 1940 James Blyth, born in Britain, businessman, head of defense sales for Ministry of Defense, chairman, London Business School, CEO, The Boots Company 1938 David Borden, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, minimalist music, jazz pianist, founded Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, the world's first synthesizer ensemble, wrote vocal, chamber ensemble, music, style similar to Phillip Glass, Terry Riley 1938 H N L Keswick CEO, Matheson and Company 1937 Ronald Brierley, company chairman 1937 Varbara Ann Teer, U.S. actress/director, National Black Theatre Company 1934 Jacques d'Amboise, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet Company 1934 Simon Mackay, born in Scotland, born Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw of Tanlawhill in the County of Dumfries, Lord Tannlaw, crossbench member of the House of Lords, director or family company Inchape 1932 Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts Company consultant 1932 Peter Holmes, CEO, Shell Transport and Trading Company 1931 Dean Jones, Decatur Ala, actor, Ensign O'Toole, Company, Love Bug 1930 Peter Hall, born in Suffolk, England, director, Royal Shakespeare Company 1930 Stephen Sondheim, born in New York City, lyricist, West Side Story, Company 1929 Berry Gordy, Jr., Detroit, record company owner, Motown 1928 Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company 1927 Ford Motor Company produces last "Tin Lizzie" (begins Model A) 1927 Ford Motor Company manufactures its 15 millionth Model T automobile 1927 Betsy Ancker-Johnson, physicist and auto company executive 1927 Alfred Hugenberg purchases German film company UFA 1926 Cicely Berry, voice director, Royal Shakespeare Company 1926 John Clark, CEO, Plessey Company 1926 Elaine Stritch, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, My Sister Eileen, Company 1926 Charles Tidbury, former chairman, Whitbread and Company 1925 Marvin Davis, Newark, New Jersey, CEO, Davis Oil Company 1925 David Bache, born in Worcestershire, England, David Ernest Bache, son of footballer Joe Bache, car designer, worked with Rover, established design company David Bache Associates, created the Land Rover, Series II Land Rover 1924 Don Knotts, born in Morgantown, West Virginia, actor, Amdy Griffth Show, 3's Company 1924 Ford Motor Company manufactures its 10 millionth Model T automobile 1924 Norman Fell, Philadelphia, actor, Mr Roper-3's Company, The End, Graduate 1923 Angelo John Novarese, record company founder 1923 Disney company founded 1923 William B. Williams, born in Babylon, New York, DJ, WNEW, Sammy and Company 1923 Ewart G Abner, record company executive 1923 Douglas Wass, CEO, Equity and Law Life Assurance Company 1923 Ink paste manufactured for 1st time by Standard Ink Company 1922 Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films 1921 Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti convicted in Dedham Massachusetts, of killing their shoe company's paymaster 1920 Joseph Horne Company in Pittsburgh sells radios for $10 1918 Audra Lindley, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Helen Roper-3's Company, Ropers 1916 Suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo 1915 Ford Motor Company manufactures its 1 millionth Model T automobile 1915 Cy Walter, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, pianist, 3's Company 1914 Sidney George Gray, company secretary 1912 Edgar Evans, born in Cardiganshire, Wales, tenor, singer, founder of Covent Garden Opera Company, performed more than 45 roles 1912 Ian Morrow, company director 1909 Anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London 1907 Phyllis Pearsall-Gross, British Geographer, A to Z Map Company 1907 Owain Jenkins, company director 1905 Atlanta Life Insurance Company forms 1905 Ernst Abbe, German physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company), dies at 64 1904 Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms 1903 Pepsi Cola company forms 1902 Texas Oil Company, Texaco, forms 1901 Hawaii's 1st telegraph company opens 1898 North Carolina Mutual and Provident Insurance Company forms 1895 1st auto manufacturer opens-Duryea Motor Wagon Company 1895 Juanita Hansen, born in Iowa, actress in Fast Company, Broadway Love 1894 Workers in Pittsburgh strike Pullman sleeping car company 1893 William March, Campbell, U.S., writer, Company K 1893 Bronx Gas and Electric Company opens on Frisby and Tremont Ave 1892 Book matches are patented by Diamond Match Company 1892 General Electric Company, forms and is incorporated in New York 1891 Conductors on London General Omnibus Company go on strike 1890 King Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company 1888 French Panama Canal company fails 1888 Lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company 1888 East Africa Company political and commercial rights 1886 George Goldie gets charter for Royal Niger Company 1884 Hector Abbas, actor and director, Rosa Lynd Company 1882 Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco and Hawaii) 1880 Tobacco Growers' Mutual Insurance Company incorporates in Connecticut 1879 Ferdinand de Lesseps forms French Panama Canal Company 1878 Edison Electric Light Company incorporated 1876 Frank L Gillespie, Arkansas, founded Supreme Life Insurance Company 1876 Katherine Griffith, born in San Francisco, California, actress, Pollyanna, Fast Company 1875 Walter Chrysler, founded car company, Chrysler 1872 Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time 1869 Hudson Bay Company cedes it's territory to Canada 1866 Cornelis J K van Aalst, president, Dutch Trading Company 1866 1st U.S. company to make sewing needles by machine incorporated, Connecticut 1862 North Beach and Mission Railway Company organized in SF 1860 Will Keith Kellogg, born in America, vegetarian, founder of Kellogg Company, pioneered process of making flaked cereal, promoted corn flakes as a healthy breakfast cereal 1858 Government of India transferred from East India Company to Crown 1857 Fannie Farmer, actress, namesake of a candy company 1852 Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands 1850 Albert Spaulding, baseball player/founded Spaulding sports company 1850 Empire Engine Company No 1 organized 1848 John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84 1847 United Shakespeare Company buys his home in Stratford-upon-Avon 1844 Henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company, 57 varieties 1843 1st chartered mutual life insurance company opens 1842 Carl Rosa, Hamburg Germany, founder, Rosa opera company 1842 1st adhesive postage stamps in U.S. (private delivery company), New York City 1840 Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist, Carl Zeiss Optics Company 1839 The Cunard Steamship Company Ltd forms San Bonifacio 1839 Aden conquered by British East India Company 1835 Charles Darwin company celebrates Christmas in Pahia, New Zealand 1835 1st U.S. mutual fire insurance company issues 1st policy (RI) 1834 Charles Darwin's company passes Tagua-tagua-more Chile 1827 Dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java 1810 1st U.S. fire insurance joint-stock company organized, Philadelphia 1810 1st insurance co managed by blacks, American Insurance Company of Philadelphia 1800 Dutch East Indies Company dissolves 1799 Bank of Manhattan Company opens in New York City (forerunner to Chase Manhattan) 1775 1st U.S. joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at 10 cents 1771 West Indian Company and Amsterdam divide up Suriname 1768 1st American chartered fire insurance company opens (Penn) 1762 Sebastiaan C. Nederburgh, director-general, East Indies Company 1760 Gerard George Clifford, head of East-Indian Company, dies at 75 1759 1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia 1749 English Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post 1749 George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley 1712 John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63 1685 Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company 1683 West Indian Company sells 1/3 of Suriname 1674 2nd West Indie Company forms 1670 King Charles II charters Hudson Bay Company 1668 English king Charles II gives Bombay to East India Company 1663 King Charles II affirms charter of Royal African Company 1641 West India Company conquerors Sao Paulo de Loanda, Angola 1641 United East Indian Company conquerors city of Malakka, 7,000 killed 1627 English king Charles I establishes Guyana Company 1621 Dutch West India Company receives charter for "New Netherlands" (NY) 1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown Va 1602 United Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) forms 1601 John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London 1600 British East India Company chartered 1597 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East 1594 Company of Distant established for business on East-Indies |
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