1994 Petrus HJ van Doorne, bus manufacturer/owner (BOVA), dies at 58
1994 Marcel Bich, Italian/French baron/pen manufacturer (Bic), dies at 79
1994 Avery Fisher, U.S. audio manufacturer (1st hi-fi), dies at 87
1991 Libero Grassi, Italian underwear manufacturer/anti mafia, dies
1990 An Wang, computer manufacturer (Wang), dies at 70 of cancer
1988 Enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90
1983 Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies
1979 Hubert van Doorne, auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 79
1978 Charles Eames, U.S. chair manufacturer, dies at 71
1978 Wim van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 71
1978 Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76
1973 Harvey S Firestone Jr, U.S. tire manufacturer, dies at 75
1972 Neil H McElroy, soap manufacturer/minister of Defense (1957-59), dies
1971 Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59
1969 Helena Rubinstein, U.S. cosmetic manufacturer, dies at about 89
1966 Jean Peugeot, French auto manufacturer, dies
1966 Elizabeth Arden, U.S. cosmetic manufacturer, dies
1965 John Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer, dies at 67
1963 William Richard Morris, 1st viscount Nuffield motor manufacturer, dies
1960 Adriano Olivetti, Italian engineer/manufacturer, dies at 58
1947 Ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies
1947 Alan Sugar, English multi-millionaire/computer manufacturer, Amstrad
1946 Anthony Overton, publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81
1944 140 Lancasters bomb airplane manufacturer in Toulouse
1943 Wensley Haydon-Baillie, English pharmaceutical manufacturer
1942 Anita Roddick, English cosmetic manufacturer, Body Shop
1942 Phil Harris, English carpet manufacturer/multi-millionaire
1942 Gordon Roddick, English cosmetic manufacturer, Body Shop
1942 Gerard L F Philips, Dutch manufacturer (Philips), dies at 83
1941 Lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies
1941 Andre Michelin, French tire manufacturer, dies at 88
1940 Airplane manufacturer in Woolston bombed, 30 killed
1938 Peter Michael, English electronic manufacturer, UEI, Paintbox
1938 Wilf Corrigan, English/US electronic manufacturer, LSI Logic
1937 Stephen Rubin, English attorney/shoe manufacturer, Reebok, Adidas
1934 Anton CR Dreesmann, German/Neth's manufacturer (Devout and D), dies
1933 Robin Phillips, English multi-millionaire manufacturer, hand-dryer
1932 Arnfried G D P, Dutch manufacturer, breadcrumbs, /drugs dealer
1929 Timothy Colman, Engl manufacturer/multi-millionaire, Reckitt and Colman
1929 Adrian Cadbury, candy manufacturer, Cadbury, Schweppes
1929 General Motors acquires German auto manufacturer Adam Opel
1927 Rene Firino-Martell, cognac manufacturer
1925 Leslie Silver, English paint manufacturer/multi-millionaire
1923 Lord Laing, English biscuit manufacturer/pilot/multi-millionaire
1922 Dutch auto/airplane manufacturer Trompenburg declares bankruptcy
1919 Madame C J Walker, wealthy cosmetics manufacturer, dies at 51
1916 Joe Bamford, British manufacturer/multi-millionaire
1915 Gerrit Jan van Heek, Dutch textile manufacturer/politician, dies at 78
1913 Kenneth Horne, English paper manufacturer/multi-millionaire
1912 Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer
1911 Ronald Diggens, English fabric manufacturer/multi-millionaire
1907 Alfred Alwin Felix Krupp, Essen Germany, arms manufacturer
1906 Hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer
1906 Wim van Doorne, Dutch car manufacturer, DAF
1904 Justus van Maurik, cigar manufacturer/author/head of Red Guard, dies
1904 [Francis] Max Factor, cosmetics manufacturer, Max Factor
1902 Matthias Hohner, German manufacturer (harmonica), dies at 68
1902 Friedrich A Krupp, cannon manufacturer, commits suicide
1902 William Lear, engineer/manufacturer/CEO, Lear Jet Corp
1901 Tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer, Fiat
1901 Adriano Olivetti, Italian engineer/manufacturer, typewriter
1901 Andries D Copier, Dutch glass manufacturer, Gildeglass
1900 John Power, Irish baronet/whiskey manufacturer, dies in battle
1900 Hubert van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer, DAF
1898 Jan Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer
1898 Enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer, Ferrari
1898 Enzo Ferrari, racing car manufacturer, Modena
1896 Jean Peugeot, Frans auto manufacturer, Peugeot
1895 1st auto manufacturer opens-Duryea Motor Wagon Company
1895 Adam Opel, German manufacturer (motorcars), dies at 58
1895 Friedrich English, German textile manufacturer/marxist, dies
1895 Reginald J "R" Mitchell, English aviation manufacturer, Spitfire
1892 Willem A Scholten, manufacturer (potatoes), dies at 89
1887 Oscar Bossaert, Belgium, chocolate manufacturer/min of Middenstand
1887 Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86
1883 Lydia Estes Pinklham, patent-medicine manufacturer, dies
1882 Helena Rubinstein, U.S. cosmetic manufacturer
1877 Charles Stewart Rolls, British auto manufacturer, Rolls-Royce Ltd
1868 Congress abolishes manufacturer's tax
1867 William Cadbury, England, chocolate manufacturer, Cadbury
1864 Ransom Eli Olds, auto, Oldsmobile, and truck, REO, manufacturer
1858 Gerard L F Philips, Dutch engineer/manufacturer, Philips
1857 Milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist
1855 John M Browning, U.S., weapons manufacturer
1854 Anton CR Dreesmann, German/Neth manufacturer, Vroom and Dreesman
1854 Friedrich A. Krupp, German arms manufacturer
1853 Andre Michelin, France, industrialist/tire manufacturer, Michelin
1846 Justus van Maurik, Dutch cigar manufacturer/writer/editor, Groene
1844 Karl F Benz, German designer/auto manufacturer, 4-taktmotor
1837 Adam Opel, German manufacturer, cycling, motorcars
1833 Matthias Hohner, German manufacturer, harmonica
1819 Willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer
1805 Antoon Jurgens, Dutch margarine manufacturer
1804 John Deere, pioneer manufacturer of agricultural implements
1801 Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer
1782 John de Mol, porcelein manufacturer, dies
1752 Sebastien Erard, piano and harp manufacturer
1730 Josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer, Wedgwood
1715 French manufacturer debuts 1st folding umbrella (Paris)
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