2015 Event H.J. Heinz Co and Kraft Foods Group Inc. will merge to form the third-largest global food company, Kraft Heinz Co.; the merger will be financed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Jorge Paulo Lemann's 3G Capital 1988 Event Phillip Morris announces $11 Billion tender offer for Kraft 1986 Death Joseph Kraft, U.S. columnist, dies at 61 1977 Death Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63 1977 Death Walter Kraft, composer, dies at 71 1969 Birthday Karen Kraft, San Mateo, California, rower, 1996 Olympics silver 1964 Birthday Gregory Thomas Kraft, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney-2nd 1959 Event Kraft Music Hall with Milton Berle, last airs on NBC-TV 1956 Event Kraft Theater presents an act from "Profiles in Courage" 1947 Event "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC 1929 Birthday Dave King, born in Twickenham, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall 1928 Birthday Pierre Olaf, Cauderan France, actor, Kraft Music Hall 1928 Event Velveeta Cheese created by Kraft 1923 Birthday William Kraft, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer/percussionist 1922 Birthday Leo Kraft, born in Brooklyn, New York, composer, author, educator, recorded on CRI label, studied composition with Karol Rathaus, Randall Thompson, Nadio Boulander 1918 Birthday Norman Wisdom, born in London, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall 1905 Birthday Walter Kraft, composer