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Biography of Malcolm ForbesName: Malcolm ForbesBirth Date: August 19, 1919 Death Date: February 24, 1990 Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: businessman Malcolm Forbes Millionaire Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) was the publisher of Forbes magazine from 1957 to 1990.The entire world knew how old Malcolm Forbes was when he died in 1990; extensive press coverage of his lavish 70th (and last) birthday party thrown in Morocco in September of 1989 insured that everyone who had not been invited would know what they had missed. Characterized as a man who loved the spotlight, who shamelessly enjoyed the privileges his money afforded him, and who was always in pursuit of adventure, Forbes was a balloonist, a motorcyclist, and a sailor who took many trips on his huge yacht, the "Highlander." He collected anything precious and beautiful, most famously, Faberge eggs. His son Robert was quoted in the Chicago Tribune as emphasizing Forbes's playful nature in a eulogy: "He was so many things to so many of us. Boss, bon vivant, raconteur, balloonist, columnist, happiest millionaire, leader of the pack...source, mentor, …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…pilot/astronautNorman Mailer (1923-) American writerSelected world events:1919:A Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution granting women suffrage was adopted by a joint resolution of Congress June 20, 1919 and sent to the states for ratification1921: Some 900,000 immigrants entered the United States in the fiscal year ending June 30, 19211925: Syria was created January 1, by a union of Damascus and Aleppo with French general Maurice Sarrail as high commissioner1934: Germany's President von Hindenburg died August 2, 1934 at age 87, and a plebiscite August 19, 1934 gave Adolf Hitler 88 percent of the votes needed to assume the presidency1948: Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic who resented his role in the partitioning of India1965: The Gambia gained independence February 18, 1965 after nearly 122 years of British colonial rule1976: Atlanta's WTBS superstation was founded by local sportsman-entrepreneur Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III1985: Live Aid, a marathon rock concert in Philadelphia , raised million for starving Africans July 13, 19851990: Haiti held her first free election since 1957 |