2012 Event Procter & Gamble sells Pringles to the Kellogg Company for $2.7 billion 1972 Event Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine. 126 die (Kellogg Idaho) 1972 Birthday Jack Kellogg, WLAF CB, Frankfurt Galaxy 1965 Event Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created 1937 Death Frank B. Kellogg, American Politician 1925 Event Franc B. Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes on as U.S. Secretary of State 1906 Event Will Keith Kellogg found Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co. 1898 Event Will Kieth Kellogg invents Corn Flakes 1894 Event John Harvey Kellogg patents "flaked cereal" 1860 Birthday 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 1856 Birthday Frank Kellogg, Secretary of State, 1925 - 1929, try to outlaw war, Nobel 1929 1856 Birthday Frank B. Kellogg, American Politician 1852 Birthday John Harvey Kellogg, surgeon, inspired flaked cereal industry 1832 Event Battle of Kellogg's Grove, Illinois