Born:
George Eastman, born in Waterville, New York, inventor, Kodak camera
George Eastman History:
March 14, 1932 - George Eastman, U.S. industrialist (Kodak-camera), suicide at 77
June 4, 1929 - George Eastman demonstrates 1st technicolor movie in Rochester, New York
July 30, 1928 - George Eastman shows 1st color motion pictures
April 6, 1889 - George Eastman places Kodak Camera on sale for 1st time
September 4, 1888 - George Eastman patents 1st roll-film camera and registers "Kodak"
May 7, 1888 - George Eastman patents "Kodak box camera"
October 14, 1884 - George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film
More Notable Birthdays on July 12:
1937 - Bill Cosby, born in Philadelphia, actor/comedian, I Spy, Cosby, Leonard Part 6
1908 - Milton Berle, born in Harlem, New York City, comedian, Uncle Miltie, Mr. Television
1904 - Pablo Neruda, born in Chile, poet, Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971
1817 - Henry David Thoreau, born in Concord, Massachusetts, naturalist/pacifist, Walden Pond
