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James H. Kindelberger

James H. Kindelberger, American businessman (died 1962)

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Born
May 8, 1895
Died
July 27, 1962
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1895

About James H. Kindelberger

James Howard "Dutch" Kindelberger was an American aviation pioneer. He led North American Aviation from 1934 until 1960. An extroverted character, Kindelberger was famed for his emphasis on hard work, orderliness and punctuality. Kindelberger managed to get a $1 million order for a military trainer, the North American BT-9. The two decided in 1946 to invest $1 million in a rocket engine test facility in Santa Susana, California, and a supersonic wind tunnel at Los Angeles International Airport.

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The world when James H. Kindelberger was born

James H. Kindelberger 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 James H. Kindelberger's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18952026
Population68.0M341 million

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