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Thomas J. Bata

Thomas J. Bata, Czech-Canadian businessman (died 2008)

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Born
September 17, 1914
Died
September 1, 2008
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1914

About Thomas J. Bata

Tomáš Jan Baťa,, also known as Thomas Bata Jr. and Tomáš Baťa ml., was a Czech-Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He ran the Bata Shoe Company from the 1940s until the 80s. In 1946, Bata operated 38 factories and 2,168 company shops; they produced 34 million pairs of shoes and employed 34,000 people. Baťa led the organization until 1984, when his son Thomas George Bata became the CEO. In 2007, he received the FIRST Award for Responsible Capitalism, the lifetime Achievement Medal.

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Thomas J. Bata timeline

  1. In 1946, Bata operated 38 factories and 2,168 company shops; they produced 34 million pairs of shoes and employed 34,000 people.
  2. Baťa led the organization until 1984, when his son Thomas George Bata became the CEO.
  3. In 2007, he received the FIRST Award for Responsible Capitalism, the lifetime Achievement Medal.

The world when Thomas J. Bata was born

Thomas J. Bata was born in 1914. 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 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Thomas J. Bata's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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