King C. Gillette begins marketing safety razor blades in 1901.
King Camp Gillette was an American businessman who lived from January 5, 1855 to July 9, 1932. He created a popular version of the safety razor. Before Gillette's creation, there were other versions. The tiny, affordable, disposable stamped steel blade was Gillette's breakthrough. Gillette is incorrectly credited with developing the "razor and blades" business strategy, in which razors are marketed inexpensively in order to boost the demand for blades. Gillette Safety Razor Company, on the other hand, embraced the business strategy of its rivals.
Related On This Day
In 1829, Britain makes "Sati" (a widow who burns herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre) illegal in India.
Bhopal tragedy in 1984: Union Carbide pesticide facility in Bhopal, India, leaks 45 tonnes of methyl isocyanate and other poisonous substances, killing 2,259 (official number) and injuring over 500,000 (including subsequent fatalities).
United Arab Emirates, which was established as a federation on December 2, 1971
Rajendra Prasad, Indian statesman and first President of India (1950–62), was born in Zeradai, British India, in 1884.
Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (Versace), was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy in 1946.
Ip Man, a Chinese martial artist and master instructor of Wing Chun, died in 1972 at the age of 79.
The Indian Navy retaliates the Pakistan Navy and Karachi in 1971.
2017 Shashi Kapoor [Balbir Raj Kapoor], a well-known Indian Bollywood actor, dies at the age of 79 from a chest illness.
Britney Spears, an American popstar, was born in McComb, Mississippi in 1981.
Pablo Escobar, a Colombian drug kingpin, was shot dead by Colombian police in 1993, at the age of 44.
Indra Lal Roy, an Indian World War I flying ace, was born in Calcutta, British India, in 1898.
Ramaswamy Venkataraman, an Indian politician and the eighth President of India, was born in Rajamadam, British India, in 1910.
Chandra Shekhar Aazad, an Indian lawyer and activist (Bhim Army), was born in Ghadkauli, Uttar Pradesh, in 1986.
Lucy Liu, an American actress (Ally McBeal), was born in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York in 1968.
IK Gujral, an Indian politician and former Prime Minister of India, was born in Jhelum, British India, in 1919.
Jay-Z, an American rapper and record producer, was born in Brooklyn, New York City in 1969.
General Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Emperor of France in 1804 at Notre Dame de Paris in a ceremony presided over by Pope Pius VII.
Kanaka Dasa, an Indian musician and composer of Carnatic music, was born in Baada, Vijayanagara Empire, around 1509.