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Estée Lauder (businesswoman)

Estée Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founder of Estée Lauder Companies (died 2004)

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Born
July 1, 1906
Died
April 24, 2004
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1906

About Estée Lauder (businesswoman)

Estée Lauder was an American businesswoman. She co-founded her eponymous cosmetics company with her husband, Joseph Lauter. Lauder was the only woman on Time magazine's 1998 list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century. She co-founded her eponymous cosmetics company with her husband, Joseph Lauter (later Lauder).

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The world when Estée Lauder (businesswoman) was born

Estée Lauder (businesswoman) was born in 1906. 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 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Estée Lauder (businesswoman)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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