Portal:Business/On this day/January 1
January 1:
- 1958 - The European Economic Community is established.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 2
January 2:
- 2014 - Avie Bennett, a Canadian businessman and philanthropist, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 3
January 3:
- 1976 - The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights comes into effect.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 4
January 4:
- 1877 - Cornelius Vanderbilt, an American business magnate and philanthropist who built his wealth in railroads and shipping, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 5
January 5:
- 1855 - King C. Gillette, American businessman, founder of the Gillette Company, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 6
January 6:
- 1925 - John DeLorean, founder of the DeLorean Motor Company, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 7
January 7:
- 2014 - Run Run Shaw, Chinese-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist, founder of Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 8
January 8:
- 2002 - Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist, founder of Wendy's, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 9
January 9:
- 1895 - Aaron Lufkin Dennison, an American watchmaker and businessman, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 10
January 10:
- 1862 - Samuel Colt, an American businessman, founder of the Colt's Manufacturing Company, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 11
January 11:
- 1807 - Ezra Cornell, an American businessman and philanthropist, founder of Western Union and Cornell University, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 12
January 12:
- 1964 - Jeff Bezos, an American businessman, founder of Amazon.com, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 13
January 13:
- 1885 - Alfred Fuller, Canadian-American businessman, founder of the Fuller Brush Company, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 14
January 14:
- 1925 - Jean-Claude Beton, an Algerian-French businessman, founder of Orangina, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 15
January 15:
- 1991 - Jahangir Wasim, a Pakistani businessman, founder of Origin NGO, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 16
January 16:
- 1853 - André Michelin, French businessman, co-founder of Michelin Tyre Company, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 17
January 17:
- 1928 - Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 18
January 18:
- 1933 - Ray Dolby, an American engineer and businessman, founder of Dolby Laboratories, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 19
January 19:
- 1972 - Jon Fisher, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, inventor, author, philanthropist, and economic analyst, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 20
January 20:
- 1889 - Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer and businessman, founded the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 21
January 21:
- 1953 - Paul Allen, an American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 22
January 22:
- 1892 - Marcel Dassault, a French businessman, founder of Dassault Aviation, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 23
January 23:
- 1977 - Toots Shor, an American businessman, founder of Toots Shor's Restaurant, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 24
January 24:
- 1930 - Bernard Matthews, an English businessman, founder of Bernard Matthews Farms, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 25
January 25:
- 1783 - William Colgate, an English-American businessman and philanthropist, founder of Colgate-Palmolive, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 26
January 26:
- 1921 - Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founder of Sony, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 27
January 27:
- 1910 - Thomas Crapper, an English plumber, businessman and founder of Thomas Crapper & Co, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 28
January 28:
- 1944 - Rosalía Mera, a Spanish businesswoman, co-founder of Inditex and Zara, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 29
January 29:
- 1928 - Lee Shau-kee, Hong Kong businessman, founder of Henderson Land Development, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 30
January 30:
- 1951 - Ferdinand Porsche, an Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founder of Porsche, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/January 31
January 31:
- 1902 - Nat Bailey, a Canadian businessman, founder of White Spot, was born on this day.