Historical Events
Historic Event
1888-04-24 Eastman Kodak founded by George Eastman
Roll-film Camera
1888-09-04 George Eastman patents the first roll-film camera & registers "Kodak"
- 1889-04-06 George Eastman begins selling his Kodak flexible rolled film for the first time
- 1986-01-09 After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak must give up its instant camera business.
Famous Birthdays
George Eastman
1854-07-12 George Eastman, American inventor (Kodak camera, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company), born in Waterville, New York (d. 1932)
Famous Deaths
George Eastman
1932-03-14 George Eastman, American inventor (Kodak camera and founder of the Eastman Kodak Company), shoots himself in the heart at 77