Historical Events
- 1412-01-16 The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy
- 1453-05-29 French banker Jacques Coeur's possessions confiscated
Event of Interest
1907-11-02 US banker J. P. Morgan locks over 40 bankers in his library to force them to find ways to avert New York banking crisis
J. P. Morgan
- 1915-10-19 US bankers arrange a $500 million loan to the British and French
- 1922-06-05 The Banker's committee of the Reparations Commission refuses an international loan to Germany
- 1923-11-29 The Dawes Commission, chaired by the American Banker Charles G. Dawes, is set up to look into the German economic situation and make recommendations that the US can accept
- 1934-11-20 New Belgian government of Theunis, Francqui & Gutt (3 bankers)
- 1945-01-27 Wally van Hall, Dutch banker and resistance leader, arrested
- 1982-06-19 The body of God's Banker, Roberto Calvi is found hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London
- 1994-03-14 Mexican banker and billionaire Alfredo Harp Helu kidnapped
- 1998-11-30 Deutsche Bank announces a US$10 billion deal to buy Bankers Trust, thus creating the largest financial institution in the world
- 2006-10-13 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to banker Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their microlending practises
Famous Birthdays
Cosimo de Medici
1389-09-27 cosimo de' Medici, Italian banker and de facto ruler of Florence and patron of the arts, born in Florence (d. 1464)
Cosimo de Medici
- 1459-03-06 Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant
- 1697-09-06 Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent, banker and merchant, born in Amsterdam (d. 1757)
- 1735-09-07 Thomas Coutts, Anglo-Scottish banker (Coutts & Co.), born in Ediburgh, Scotland (d. 1822)
- 1740-04-18 Francis Baring, English merchant and banker, born in Larkbeare House, Exeter
- 1744-02-23 Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German Jewish banker and founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty, born in Frankfurt (d. 1812)
- 1758-11-07 Edouard viscount de Walckiers, South Netherland banker and politician, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1837)
John Jacob Astor
1763-07-17 John Jacob Astor [Johann Jakob Astor] German-American businessman (first multi-millionaire in the United States), born in Walldorf, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1848)
John Jacob Astor
- 1786-12-05 Henry Drummond, English banker and religious leader, born in The Grange, Hampshire (d. 1860)
- 1791-10-26 Charles Sprague, American banker and poet (Curiosity), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1875)
- 1810-05-29 Erasmus Darwin Keyes, American banker, businessman and Major General (Union Army), born in Brinfield, Massachusetts (d. 1895)
- 1825-07-11 Edward Henry Hobson, American merchant, banker, politician, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Greensburg, Kentucky (d. 1901)
- 1827-02-01 Alphonse de Rothschild, French banker
- 1828-12-16 John Beatty, American banker, statesman, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Sandusky, Ohio (d. 1914)
- 1829-08-05 Milo Smith Hascall, American banker, real estate executive, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Le Roy, New York (d. 1904)
- 1832-12-12 Abraham Carel Wertheim, Dutch banker and philanthropist, born in Amsterdam (d. 1897)
- 1834-04-30 Lord Avebury [John Lubbock], British banker and politician, born in London (d. 1913)
- 1835-11-18 Americus Vespucius Rice, American politician, banker, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Perrysville, Ohio (d. 1904)
J. P. Morgan
1837-04-17 J. P. Morgan, Sr. [John Pierpont], American financier and banker (General Electric, Steel Corporation, AT&T), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1913)
J. P. Morgan
- 1839-01-25 Seldon Connor, American banker, 35th Governor of Maine, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Fairfield, Maine, (d. 1917)
- 1839-02-07 Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901)
- 1839-06-18 William Henry Seward Jr, American banker and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Auburn, New York (d. 1920)
- 1844-10-29 Albert Salomon Anselm von Rothschild, Austrian banker and member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria, born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1911)
- 1845-06-17 Hendrik Peter Staal, Dutch reformed officer and politician, born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1920)
- 1847-01-20 William R. Pettiford, African American minister and banker, founder of the Alabama Penny Savings Bank, born in Granville county, North Carolina (d. 1914)
Andrew Mellon
1855-03-24 Andrew Mellon, American banker (Mellon Bank), industrialist and Secretary of the Treasury (1921-32), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1947)
Andrew Mellon
- 1855-11-13 Daniel François Scheurleer, Dutch musicologist and banker, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1927)
- 1865-03-01 Gerard Vissering, Dutch banker/president (Bank of Java)
- 1865-08-27 Charles G. Dawes, 30th Vice President of the United States, banker and 1925 Nobel Peace Prize winner, born in Marietta, Ohio (d. 1951)
- 1867-02-21 Otto Hermann Kahn, German-American banker and patron of the arts, organized Metropolitan Opera Company, born in Mannheim, Germany (d. 1934)
Amadeo Giannini
1870-05-06 Amadeo Giannini, American banker and entrepreneur (founded Bank of America), born in San Jose, California (d. 1949)
Amadeo Giannini
- 1870-09-30 Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; father of Corliss Lamont; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (d. 1948)
- 1879-05-25 William Maxwell Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian English newspaper publisher (Daily Express), born in Maple, Ontario (d. 1964)
- 1880-06-21 Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, British civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician and banker, born in Hampstead, London (d. 1941)
- 1885-10-19 Charles E. Merrill, American investment banker (Merrill Lynch), born in Green Cove Springs, Florida (d. 1956)
- 1887-08-13 Julius Freed [Fried], American namesake and co-founder of Orange Julius fast food chain, born in Montana (d. 1952)
- 1892-02-15 James Forrestal, American banker/minister of Navy
- 1895-03-31 John Jay McCloy, US lawyer and banker (Secretary of War 1941-45, chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank)
- 1897-12-18 Fernand J Collin, Belgian economist/banker
- 1901-10-15 Hermann Abs, German banker to Adolf Hitler & Konrad Adenauer and director of Deutsche Bank (1938-45), born in Bonn, Germany (d. 1994)
- 1904-04-21 Gijs van Hall, Dutch politician and Mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), born in Amsterdam (d. 1977)
- 1906-02-10 Walraven (Wally) van Hall, Dutch banker/resisted Nazis
- 1909-05-21 Guy de Rothschild, French banker ( Rothschild Frères), born in Paris, France (d. 2007)
- 1909-12-21 George Ball, American politician and diplomat (US Ambassador to the UN, Under Secretary of State), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1994)
- 1910-01-07 Alain JG de Rothschild, French banker/baron
- 1916-08-30 Kenneth Keith, Lord Keith of Castleacre, English banker, born in Castle Acre, England (d. 2004)
- 1917-08-12 Douglas Gunsekera, banker
- 1918-01-17 Joseph Walker Barr, banker/politician
- 1920-04-13 Roberto Calvi, Italian banker and director (Banco Ambrosiano), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1982)
- 1920-05-20 John Cruickshank, banker
- 1922-05-14 Agha Hasan Abedi, banker
- 1923-02-17 Alden Winship Clausen, American banker (President of World Bank), born in Hamilton, Illinois (d. 2013)
- 1925-04-09 Michael Richardson, British investment banker and advisor to Margaret Thatcher known as "Mr Privatisation", born in London (d. 2003)
- 1925-10-24 Jayaram N. Reddy, South African politician
- 1926-08-15 Lewis T Preston, American banker (President of the World Bank 1991-95), born in NYC, New York
- 1927-07-20 Anthony Cavendish, British MI 6 agent/banker
- 1928-05-29 Felix Rohatyn, American investment banker (NY Big MAC Bonds), born in Vienna, Austria
John Gutfreund
1929-09-14 John Gutfreund, American investment banker, CEO of Salomon Brothers (King of Wall Street), born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)
John Gutfreund
- 1930-07-24 Charles Hambro, English banker, multi-millionaire and CEO (Hambros) (d. 2002)
- 1931-03-29 Evelyn de Rothschild, English banker and multi-millionaire, born in Westminster, London
- 1932-11-23 Michel David-Weill, French investment banker
- 1933-01-17 Bruno Schroder, British baron/banker/multi-millionaire
- 1934-04-20 Robert G. Wilmers, American banker (M&T Bank), billionaire and philanthropist, born in New York (d. 2017)
- 1935-05-28 Kenneth Kleinwort, English banker/multi-millionaire
- 1935-06-18 Hugh McColl, American banker, born in Bennettsville, South Carolina
- 1936-04-29 Jacob Rothschild, English banker and multi-millionaire, born in Berkshire, England
- 1936-08-10 Leendert-John Schalm, Dutch banker on Curacao
- 1936-10-13 John Menzies, Scottish publisher and multi-millionaire
- 1940-04-16 Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys, British banker and deputy CEO (Barclays de Zoete Wedd), born in England
- 1940-06-28 Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker (Grameen - microlending), economist (Nobel Peace Prize 2006), born in Chittagong, British India
- 1942-05-18 Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading, English aristocrat, banker and philanthropist
- 1942-12-14 David Band, British banker (BZW) (d. 1996)
Mario Draghi
1947-09-03 Mario Draghi, Italian banker, President of the European Central Bank, Prime Minister of Italy (2021-), born in Rome, Italy
Mario Draghi
- 1948-03-17 Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport, British-born investment banker
- 1949-08-30 Ted Ammon, American financier and investment banker, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
- 1955-04-18 Amschel Rothschild, British banker (executive chairman of Rothschild Asset Management of the Rothschild banking family of England), born in Paris (d. 1996)
- 1967-02-25 Nick Leeson, British banker (Baring bank)
Famous Weddings
Wedding of Interest
1880-05-06 Novelist Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) (60) marries banker John Cross (40) at George's, London
George Eliot
- 1892-09-14 American banker AP Giannini marries Clorinda Cuneo
- 1923-03-23 Writer Anaïs Nin (Delta of Venus) marries banker and artist Hugh Parker Guiler in Havana, Cuba
Wedding of Interest
1965-09-25 Novelist Danielle Steel (18) weds banker Claude-Eric Lazard
Danielle Steel
Wedding of Interest
1980-09-06 81st Prime Minister of UK Theresa May nee Brasier (23) weds investment banker Philip May at the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Wheatley, Oxfordshire
Theresa May
- 2004-11-13 "The View" co-host Star Jones (42) weds banker Al Reynolds at St. Bartholomew's Church in New York City
- 2005-08-21 "Strictly Come Dancing" hostess Natasha Kaplinsky (32) weds investment banker Justin Bower at St. Margaret's Church in Somerset, England
- 2006-04-01 Miss Costa Rica 2001 Piarella Peralta weds Dutch banker Tiemo Wesseling at Iglesia de Orosi in the Cartago province of Costa Rica
- 2007-09-08 Duchess Maria-Anna Henriette Gabrielle Julie in Bavaria (32) weds investment banker Klaus Runow near Munich, Germany
- 2009-05-21 Prince Hubertus Michael von Sachsen-Coburg (33) weds investment banker Kelly Jeanne Rondestvedt on a civil ceremony in Coburg, Germany
- 2010-07-31 Daughter of former US President Bill Clinton Chelsea Clinton (30) weds investment banker Marc Mezvinsky (32) at Astor Courts in Rhinebeck, New York
- 2013-06-08 Princess Madeleine of Sweden (30) weds banker Christopher O'Neill at The Royal Palace Church in Stockholm, Sweden
Wedding of Interest
2013-08-18 Actress Rosanna Arquette (54) weds investment banker Todd Morgan at a private ceremony in Malibu, California
Rosanna Arquette
- 2015-07-10 Fashion model Nicky Hilton (31) weds banker James Rothschild at Kensington Palace in London
Wedding of Interest
2015-11-29 Actress and designer Mary-Kate Olsen (29) marries banker Oliver Sarkozy in New York
Mary-Kate Olsen
Famous Divorces
- 2008-05-09 "The View" former co-host Star Jones (46) divorces investment banker Al Reynolds (39) after three-and-a-half years of marriage
Famous Deaths
- 1456-11-25 Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle
Cosimo de Medici
1464-08-01 cosimo de' Medici, Italian banker and de facto ruler of Florence, dies at 74
Cosimo de Medici
- 1525-12-30 Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66
- 1630-09-11 John de White, calvinist/banker to Prague, commits suicide
- 1718-01-06 Richard Hoare, English goldsmith and banker (b. 1648)
- 1757-06-27 Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent, banker and merchant, dies at 59
- 1812-09-19 Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German Jewish banker and founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty, dies at 68
- 1822-02-24 Thomas Coutts, Anglo-Scottish banker (Coutts & Co.), dies at 86
- 1837-04-17 Edouard viscount de Walckiers, South Netherland banker and politician, dies at 78
- 1850-03-27 Wilhelm Bear, German banker/astronomer (Moon Map), dies at 53
- 1860-02-20 Henry Drummond, English banker and religious leader, dies at 69
- 1862-09-30 Isaac Peace Rodman, American banker and Brigadier General (Union Army), dies of injury at about 40
- 1864-07-25 Clement H. Stevens, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 42
- 1875-01-22 Charles Sprague, American banker and poet (Curiosity), dies at 83
- 1875-08-27 William Chapman Ralston, American banker (b. 1826)
- 1877-03-24 Walter Bagehot, English economist/critic/banker, dies at 51
- 1897-11-30 Abraham Carel Wertheim, Dutch banker and philanthropist, dies at 64
- 1905-05-26 Alphonse de Rothschild, French banker, dies
- 1911-02-11 Albert Salomon Anselm von Rothschild, Austrian banker and member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria, dies at 66
J. P. Morgan
1913-03-31 J. P. Morgan, Sr. [John Pierpont], American financier and banker (General Electric, US Steel Corporation, AT&T), dies in his sleep at 75
J. P. Morgan
- 1913-05-28 Lord Avebury [John Lubbock], British banker and politician, dies at 79
- 1927-02-06 Daniel François Scheurleer, Dutch musicologist and banker, dies at 71
Andrew Mellon
1937-08-26 Andrew Mellon, American banker (Mellon Bank), industrialist and Secretary of the Treasury (1921-32), dies at 82
Andrew Mellon
- 1937-12-17 Gerard Vissering, banker/president of Dutch Bank, dies at 72
- 1941-03-03 Constant W L Scheurleer, archaeologist/banker/art expert, dies at 59
- 1941-04-16 Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, British civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician and banker, dies at 60
- 1945-02-12 Walraven [Wally] van Hall, Dutch banker/resisted Nazis, executed at 39
- 1946-07-02 Anthony Overton, publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81
- 1948-02-02 Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; father or Corliss Lamont; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (b. 1870)
Amadeo Giannini
1949-06-03 Amadeo Giannini, American banker and entrepreneur (founded Bank of America), dies at 79
Amadeo Giannini
- 1951-04-23 Charles G. Dawes, 30th Vice President of the United States, banker and 1925 Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 85
- 1952-04-23 Julius Freed [Fried], American namesake and co-founder of Orange Julius fast food chain, dies at 64
- 1956-10-06 Charles E. Merrill, American investment banker (Merrill Lynch), dies at 70
- 1977-05-22 Gijs van Hall, Dutch politician and Mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73
- 1977-07-30 Jorgen Ponto, West German banker, murdered
- 1982-06-18 Roberto Calvi, Italian banker and director (Banco Ambrosiano), hangs himself at 62
- 1990-12-11 Fernand J Collin, Belgian economist/banker, dies at 92
- 1992-01-23 Simon Brand, South African banker and adviser to President F. W. de Klerk, dies
- 1992-08-08 Eitan Berglas, Israeli banker and advisor, dies at 58
- 1993-10-21 Melchior Ndadaye, 1st Hutu President of Burundi (1993), murdered at 40
- 1993-11-02 P A Jacob Mees, Dutch banker (Mees & Hope), dies at about 86
- 1994-02-05 Hermann Abs, German banker to Adolf Hitler & Konrad Adenauer and director of Deutsche Bank (1938-45), dies at 92
- 1994-08-10 Leendert-John Schalm, Dutch banker on Curacao, murdered at 58
- 1995-04-24 Douglas Gunsekera, banker, dies at 77
- 1995-05-04 Lewis T Preston, American banker (President of the World Bank 1991-95), dies at 68
- 1995-08-05 Agha Hasan Abedi, banker, dies at 73
- 1996-02-23 Joseph Walker Barr, banker/politician, dies at 78
- 1996-03-28 David Band, British banker (BZW), dies at 53
- 1996-07-08 Amschel Rothschild, British banker (executive chairman of Rothschild Asset Management of the Rothschild banking family of England), dies at 41
- 1997-12-01 Michel Bélanger, French Canadian businessman and banker (b. 1929)
- 1998-05-08 Bebe Rebozo, American banker and Watergate figure (b. 1912)
- 2001-10-20 Ted Ammon, American financier and investment banker, bludgeoned to death at 52
- 2002-11-07 Charles Hambro, English banker, multi-millionaire and CEO (Hambros), dies at 72
- 2003-05-12 Michael Richardson, British investment banker and advisor to Margaret Thatcher known as "Mr Privatisation", dies at 78
- 2004-09-01 Kenneth Keith, Lord Keith of Castleacre, English banker, dies at 88
- 2005-07-31 Wim Duisenberg, Dutch banker (b. 1935)
- 2010-12-18 Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian banker and economist (b. 1940)
- 2013-01-21 Alden Winship Clausen, American banker (President of World Bank), dies at 89
John Gutfreund
2016-03-09 John Gutfreund, American investment banker, CEO of Salomon Brothers (King of Wall Street), dies at 86
John Gutfreund
- 2017-12-17 Robert G Wilmers, American banker (M&T Bank), billionaire and philanthropist, dies at 83
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Charles Crocker
Herbert Henry Dow
Oskar Schindler
Richard Branson
T. Boone Pickens