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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, Czechoslovakian 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/U.S. electronic manufacturer, LSI Logic 1937 Stephen Rubin, English attorney/shoe manufacturer, Reebok, Adidas 1934 Anton CR Dreesmann, German/Netherlands 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, English 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, Czechoslovakian 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/Minister 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/Netherlands 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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