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June 1:
- 1980 - Arthur Nielsen, an American businessman, founder of the ACNielsen company, died on this day.
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June 2:
- 1761 - Jonas Alströmer, a pioneer of agriculture and industry in Sweden, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 3
June 3:
- 1864 - Ransom E. Olds, a pioneer of the American automotive industry, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 4
June 4:
- 1936 - Vince Camuto, an American fashion designer and businessman, co-founder of Nine West, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 5
June 5:
- 1932 - Dave Gold, an American businessman, founder of the 99 Cents Only Stores, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 6
June 6:
- 1941 - Louis Chevrolet, a Swiss-American race car driver and businessman, founder of Chevrolet and Frontenac Motor Corporation, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 7
June 7:
- 1992 - Bill France, Sr., an American race car driver and businessman, co-founder of NASCAR, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 8
June 8:
- 1921 - Gordon McLendon, a radio pioneer and pirate radio broadcaster, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 9
June 9:
- 1768 - Samuel Slater, an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution", was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 10
June 10:
- 2012 - Sudono Salim, Chinese-Indonesian businessman, founder of Bank Central Asia, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 11
June 11:
- 1894 - Kiichiro Toyoda, a Japanese businessman, founder of Toyota, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 12
June 12:
- 1980 - Billy Butlin, a South African-English businessman, founder of the Butlins Company, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 13
June 13:
- 2010 - Jimmy Dean, an American singer, actor, and businessman, founder of Jimmy Dean Foods, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 14
June 14:
- 1932 - Dorimène Roy Desjardins, a Canadian businesswoman, co-founder of Desjardins Group, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 15
June 15:
- 2014 - Moise Safra, a Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Banco Safra, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 16
June 16:
- 1930 - Ezra Fitch, an American lawyer and businessman, co-founder of Abercrombie & Fitch, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 17
June 17:
- 1956 - Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English motor vehicle manufacturer who was chairman of Ford Motor Company Limited for 20 years from its incorporation and led the establishment of Slough Estates, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 18
June 18:
- 1952 - Lee Soo-man, a South Korean singer and businessman, founder of S.M. Entertainment, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 19
June 19:
- 1976 - Dennis Crowley, an American Internet entrepreneur, co-founder of social networking sites Dodgeball and Foursquare, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 20
June 20:
- 1869 - Laxmanrao Kirloskar, an Indian businessman, founder of the Kirloskar Group, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 21
June 21:
- 1967 - Pierre Omidyar, French-American businessman, founder of eBay, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 22
June 22:
- 1970 - Michel Elefteriades, a Greek-Lebanese politician, artist, producer and entrepreneur, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 23
June 23:
- 1930 - Francis Newall, 2nd Baron Newall, which served as a soldier, staff officer, diplomat, politician, legislator, businessman, and representative of the Crown in a variety of capacities, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 24
June 24:
- 1971 - Roy O. Disney, an American businessman, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 25
June 25:
- 1981 - Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 26
June 26:
- 1898 - Willy Messerschmitt, a German aircraft designer and manufacturer, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 27
June 27:
- 1899 - Juan Trippe, an American airline entrepreneur and pioneer, founder of Pan American World Airways, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 28
June 28:
- 1960 - Addison Cresswell, a British comedy talent agent and producer, was born on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 29
June 29:
- 1764 - Ralph Allen, an entrepreneur and philanthropist, notable for his reforms to the British postal system, died on this day.
Portal:Business/On this day/June 30
June 30:
- 1882 - Alberto Henschel, a German-Brazilian photographer and businessman, died on this day.