George P. Mitchell

George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013)

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Born: May 21, 1919
Died: July 26, 2013
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1919

About George P. Mitchell

George Phydias Mitchell was an American businessman, real estate developer and philanthropist from Texas credited with pioneering the economic extraction of shale gas. Mitchell and his wife Cynthia, along with the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation, have distributed or pledged more than $900 million in grants to causes, programs, and institutions. In 2012, he committed an additional $20 million to the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy. Built for an estimated $4.2 million, the official ribbon cutting ceremony was held on October 23, 1998. In 2004, Forbes magazine estimated his net worth as $1.6 billion, placing him among the 500 richest people worldwide.

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George P. Mitchell timeline

1998Built for an estimated $4.2 million, the official ribbon cutting ceremony was held on October 23, 1998.
2004In 2004, Forbes magazine estimated his net worth as $1.6 billion, placing him among the 500 richest people worldwide.
2012In 2012, he committed an additional $20 million to the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy.

The world when George P. Mitchell was born

George P. Mitchell was born in 1919. 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 1919

Best-selling book"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBlack Sox scandal — 1919 World Series fixed
Top headlineTreaty of Versailles signed — 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
Technology milestoneFirst nonstop transatlantic flight (Alcock & Brown)
Defining fadOuija boards
Notable inventionPop-up toaster
World population~1.79B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population103.2M

1919 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in George P. Mitchell's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1919	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,000	$435,000
Average income	$2,000	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	103.2M	341 million

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