American businessman (born 1930)

George Steinbrenner

George Michael Steinbrenner III, nicknamed "the Boss", was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010. He was the longest-serving owner in club history, and the Yankees won seven World Series championships and 11 American League pennants under his ownership. His outspokenness and role in driving up player salaries made him one of the sport's most controversial figures. Steinbrenner was also involved in the Great Lakes and Gulf Coast shipping industry.

Born

1930

July 4

Died

2010

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1930s

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2010 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

-362 Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans.
414 Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaimed herself empress (Augusta) of the Eastern Roman Empire.
836 Pactum Sicardi, a peace treaty between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples, is signed.
993 Ulrich of Augsburg is canonized as a saint.

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The world in 1930

When George arrived

april 18 A fire kills 118 people at a wooden church in the small Romanian town of Costești, most of them schoolchildren, after starting during Good Friday services.
april 2 After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
april 22 The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.
april 28 The Independence Producers host the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas.

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Al Davis 1929–1945 American football player, coach, and manager (died 2011) Alfredo Di Stéfano 1926–2014 Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (died 2014) Emerson Boozer 1943– American football player and sportscaster Gloria Stuart 1910–2010 American actress (died 2010) Hal Lanier 1942– American baseball player, coach, and manager Jean-Pierre Blanchard 1753–1809 French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight (died 1809) Jeremy Spencer 1948– English singer-songwriter and guitarist Mitch Miller 1911– American singer and producer (died 2010) Timmie Rogers 1915– American actor and singer-songwriter (died 2006)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1930

Ahmad Shah of Pahang (died 2019) 1930– Alfred Balk 1930–2010 American journalist and author (died 2010) Alifa Rifaat 1930– Egyptian author (died 1996) Anne Francis 1930–2011 American actress (born 1930) Antony Armstrong-Jones 1930–2017 1st Earl of Snowdon, English photographer and a former member of the British royal family (born 1930) Carolyn Jones 1930–1983 American actress (died 1983) Chris Barber 1930– English trombonist and bandleader (died 2021) David Dacko 1930–2003 Central African politician, 1st president of the Central African Republic (died 2003) Dolores Huerta 1930– American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers

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