Profession: Oil Industrialist
Nationality:
American
Why Famous: Co-founder of the Standard Oil Company and the world's first billionaire.
Born: July 8, 1839
Birthplace: Richford, New York, USA
Star Sign: Cancer
Died: May 23, 1937 (aged 97)
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis
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Married Life
- 1864-09-08 Business magnate John D. Rockefeller (25) weds abolitionist Laura Spelman (24)
Historical Events
- 1868-12-01 John D. Rockefeller begins anti oil war
- 1870-01-10 John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil
- 1913-03-14 John D. Rockefeller gives $100 million to Rockefeller Foundation
- 1916-09-29 American oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller becomes the world's first billionaire
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