German-American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Lillian Vernon Company (born 1927)

Lillian Vernon

Lillian Vernon was an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She founded the Lillian Vernon Corporation in 1951 and served as its chairwoman and CEO until July 1989, though she continued to serve as executive chairwoman until 2003, when the company was taken private by Zelnick Media. When it went public in 1987, Lillian Vernon Corporation was the first company traded on the American Stock Exchange founded by a woman. New York University's Lillian Vernon Writers House is named after her and houses the University's prestigious creative writing program.

Born

1927

March 18

Died

2015

Era

1920s

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2015 Died

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37 Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (aka Caligula = Little Boots) emperor.
417 Pope Zosimus is elected following the death of Pope Innocent I.
1068 An earthquake in the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula leaves up to 20,000 dead.
1229 Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares himself King of Jerusalem in the Sixth Crusade.

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The world in 1927

When Lillian arrived

april 12 Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.[citation needed]
april 12 Rocksprings, Texas is hit by an F5 tornado that destroys 235 of the 247 buildings in the town, kills 72 townspeople, and injures 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history.
april 19 Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
april 23 Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Christian Goldbach 1690–1764 Prussian-German mathematician and academic (died 1764) Edgar Cayce 1877–1945 American psychic and author (born 1877) F. W. de Klerk 1936–2021 South African lawyer and politician, former State President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021) Jacob Bunn 1814– American businessman (died 1897) John C. Calhoun 1782–1850 American lawyer and politician, 7th Vice President of the United States (died 1850) Katy Gallagher 1970– Australian politician Kris Dunn 1994– American basketball player Miguel Poblet 1928– Spanish cyclist (died 2013) Mike Bell 1971– American wrestler (died 2008)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1927

Althea Gibson 1927–2003 American tennis player and golfer (died 2003) Antônio Carlos Jobim 1927–1994 Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1927) Barbara Rush 1927–2024 American actress (died 2024) Bud Grant 1927– American football player and coach (died 2023) Carmen Basilio 1927–2012 American boxer and soldier (died 2012) Clive Churchill 1927–1985 Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1927) Eugene Parker 1927– American astrophysicist and academic (died 2022) Ferenc Puskás 1927–2006 Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2006) Gabriel García Márquez 1927–2014 Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)

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