American businessman

Jerry Colangelo

Jerry Colangelo is an American businessman and sports executive. He formerly owned the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League, and the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He was also instrumental in the relocation of the original Winnipeg Jets team in the NHL to Phoenix to become the Phoenix Coyotes. In 2014, Grand Canyon University renamed its Christian based school of business after Colangelo, replacing Ken Blanchard's namesake.

Born

1939

November 20

Died

Living

Era

1930s

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Jerry, in brief

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Key dates

1939 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

284 Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor.
762 During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptures Luoyang from the rebels.
1194 Palermo is conquered by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.
1407 John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, agree to a truce, but Burgundy would kill Orléans three days later.

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The world in 1939

When Jerry arrived

april 1 Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.
april 18 Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
april 30 The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.
april 30 NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on November 20

Alistair Cooke 1908–2004 English-American journalist and author (born 1908) Edvard Westermarck 1862– Finnish philosopher and sociologist (died 1939) Jim Garrison 1921–1992 American lawyer and judge (died 1992) Kenesaw Mountain Landis 1866–1944 American lawyer and judge (died 1944) Kimberley Walsh 1981– English singer-songwriter and actress Kōhei Horikoshi 1986– Japanese manga artist Lee Yun-yeol 1984– South Korean gamer Oskar Potiorek 1853– Austro-Hungarian Army officer (died 1933) Victor D'Hondt 1841–1901 Belgian mathematician, lawyer, and jurist (born 1841)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1939

Adolfo Azcuna 1939– Filipino lawyer and judge Aníbal Cavaco Silva 1939– Portuguese economist and politician, 19th President of the Portuguese Republic Balu Mahendra 1939–2014 Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1939) Billy "Crash" Craddock 1939– American singer-songwriter Chandra Wickramasinghe 1939– Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist Claude François 1939–1978 Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (died 1978) David Frost 1939–2013 English journalist and game show host (died 2013) Dusty Springfield 1939–1999 English singer and record producer (died 1999) Ekaterina Maximova 1939–2009 Russian ballerina and actress (born 1939)

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