2001 Death Mary Kay Ash, businesswoman, started a major cosmetics company, dies at 83 1996 Death Jean-Pierre Guerlain, cosmetics pioneer, dies at 91 1947 Birthday Georgette Mosbacher, CEO, La Prairie cosmetics 1946 Death Anthony Overton, publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81 1919 Death Madame C J Walker, wealthy cosmetics manufacturer, dies at 51 1908 Birthday Estee Lauder, CEO, Estee Lauder's cosmetics 1906 Birthday Hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer 1905 Birthday Jean-Pierre Guerlain, cosmetics pioneer 1904 Birthday Max Factor, Jr., CEO, Max Factor Cosmetics 1904 Birthday [Francis] Max Factor, cosmetics manufacturer, Max Factor 1892 Birthday Helena Rubinstein, cosmetics CEO/founder, Helena Rubinstein
