E. Roland Harriman

E. Roland Harriman, American financier and philanthropist (died 1978)

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Born: December 24, 1895
Died: February 16, 1978
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1895

About E. Roland Harriman

Edward Roland Noel "Bunny" Harriman (December 24, 1895 – February 16, 1978) was an American financier and philanthropist. Harriman was born on December 24, 1895, in New York City. Averell Harriman, the financier and government official, four years his senior. After regaining his health in California, in November 1919, Harriman joined the Merchant Shipbuilding.

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E. Roland Harriman timeline

1895Harriman was born on December 24, 1895, in New York City.
1919After regaining his health in California, in November 1919, Harriman joined the Merchant Shipbuilding.

The world when E. Roland Harriman was born

E. Roland Harriman was born in 1895. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1895

Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in E. Roland Harriman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1895	2026
Population	68.0M	341 million

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