Portal:Business/On this day
These are the events that are selected for this month in the Business portal.
April[edit]
Portal:Business/On this day/April 1
April 1:
- 1835 - James Fisk, an American stockbroker and corporate executive who has been referred to as one of the "robber barons" of the Gilded Age, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 2
April 2:
- 1875 - Walter Chrysler, an American businessman, founder of Chrysler, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 3
April 3:
- 1981 - Juan Trippe, an American businessman, founder of Pan American World Airways, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 4
April 4:
- 1929 - Karl Benz, a German engine designer and car engineer, pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 5
April 5:
- 1992 - Sam Walton, an American businessman, founder of Walmart and Sam's Club, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 6
April 6:
- 1992 - Anthony Fokker, a Dutch engineer and businessman, founder of Fokker Aircraft Manufacturer, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 7
April 7:
- 1860 - Will Keith Kellogg, an American businessman, founder of the Kellogg Company, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 8
April 8:
- 1861 - Elisha Otis, an American businessman, founder of the Otis Elevator Company, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 9
April 9:
- 1930 - Wallace McCain, a Canadian businessman, founder of McCain Foods, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 10
April 10:
- 1957 - Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian businessman, founder of Dangote Group, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 11
April 11:
- 1908 - Masaru Ibuka, a Japanese businessman, co-founder of Sony, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 12
April 12:
- 1977 - Philip K. Wrigley, an American businessman, co-founder of Lincoln Park Gun Club, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 13
April 13:
- 1852 - Frank Winfield Woolworth, an American businessman, founder of the F.W. Woolworth Company, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 14
April 14:
- 2013 - R. P. Goenka, an Indian businessman, founder of RPG Group, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 15
April 15:
- 1841 - Joseph E. Seagram, a Canadian businessman and politician, founder of the Seagram Company Ltd, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 16
April 16:
- 1867 - Wilbur Wright, an American pilot, engineer, and businessman, co-founder of the Wright Company, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 17
April 17:
- 1937 - Ferdinand Piëch, an Austrian-German engineer and businessman, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 18
April 18:
- 1986 - Marcel Dassault, a French businessman, founder of Dassault Aviation, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 19
April 19:
- 1958 - Denis O'Brien, an Irish businessman, founder of BT Ireland, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 20
April 20:
- 1966 - David Filo, American businessman, co-founder of Yahoo!, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 21
April 21:
- 1911 - Ivan Combe, an American businessman, developer of Clearasil, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 22
April 22:
- 1933 - Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 23
April 23:
- 1915 - Arnold Alexander Hall, a British aeronautical engineer, scientist and industrialist, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 24
April 24:
- 2004 - Estée Lauder, an American businesswoman, co-founder of Estée Lauder Companies, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 25
April 25:
- 1874 - Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian businessman and inventor, developer of Marconi's law and The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 26
April 26:
- 2007 - Jack Valenti, an American businessman, creator of the MPAA film rating system, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 27
April 27:
- 1989 - Konosuke Matsushita, a Japanese businessman, founder of Panasonic, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 28
April 28:
- 1916 - Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, creator of Lamborghini, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 29
April 29:
- 1938 - Bernard Madoff, an American businessman and financier, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/April 30
April 30:
- 1896 - Hans List, an Austrian scientist and businessman, founder of the AVL Engineering Company, was born on this day.