American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways (born 1899)

Juan Trippe

Juan Terry Trippe was an American commercial aviation pioneer, entrepreneur and the founder of Pan American World Airways, one of the iconic airlines of the 20th century. He was involved in the introduction of the Sikorsky S-42, which opened trans-Pacific airline travel; the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, which introduced cabin pressurization to airline operations; the Boeing 707, which started a new era in low-cost jet transportation; and the Boeing 747 jumbo jets. He also founded InterContinental Hotels & Resorts.

Born

1899

June 27

Died

1981

Era

1890s

Country

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Juan, in brief

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1899 Born
1981 Died

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1499 Amerigo Vespucci sights what is now Amapá State in Brazil.
1556 The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.
1743 In the Battle of Dettingen, George II becomes the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle.
1760 Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina.

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The world in 1981

When Juan departed

april 10 Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He died twenty-six days later.
april 11 A massive riot in Brixton, south London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
april 12 The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission.
april 14 STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on June 27

Abbath Doom Occulta 1973– Norwegian musician Charlie Macartney 1886–1958 Australian cricketer and soldier (died 1958) Craig Hodges 1960– American basketball player and coach Danny Schechter 1942–2015 American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015) Drake Bell 1986– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Jennifer Goodridge 1980– American keyboard player Maximilian 1596– Prince of Dietrichstein (died 1655) Philip Guston 1913–1980 American painter and academic (died 1980) R. D. Burman 1939–1994 Indian film composer and music director (born 1939)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1899

Albert Claude 1899–1983 Belgian biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1983) Alfred Blalock 1899– American surgeon and academic (died 1964) Alfred Hitchcock 1899–1980 English-American director and producer (born 1899) Andrei Platonov 1899–1951 Russian author and poet (died 1951) Andrija Artuković 1899–1988 Croatian politician, war criminal, and Porajmos perpetrator, first Minister of Interior of the Independent State of Croatia (born 1899) Billy Rose 1899–1966 American composer and songwriter (born 1899) Bruce Catton 1899–1978 American historian and journalist (born 1899) Chief Dan George 1899–1981 Canadian actor (died 1981) Corneliu Zelea Codreanu 1899– Romanian politician (died 1938)

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