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Henry Bessemer

Henry Bessemer Born: 1813Birthplace: Hertfordshire, England Bessemer steel process—In 1855 Bessemer, an English industrialist, patented the “Bessemer converter,” an early blast furnace that…

Henry Armstrong

Henry ArmstrongBorn: Dec. 12, 1912Boxer held feather-, light- and welterweight titles simultaneously in 1938; pro record 152-21-8 with 100 KOs.Died: Oct. 22, 1988Roone ArledgeA - CLance…

Henri Richard

Henri RichardBorn: Feb. 29, 1936Hockey C leap year baby who played on more Stanley Cup championship teams (11) than anybody else; at 5-foot-7, known as the “Pocket Rocket ”; brother of…

Henry Mancini

Henry Mancinipop composerBorn: 4/16/1924Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio A winner of Oscar and Grammy Awards, Mancini worked as a staff composer for Universal Pictures (1952–58), contributing music to…

Henry Ford

Henry Ford created the first inexpensive mass-produced automobile -- the Model T -- and revolutionized American industry by developing and refining the assembly-line method of manufacturing. Henry…

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda was one of America's most popular movie stars from the 1940s through the 1970s. Early in his career he was closely associated with director John Ford, starring in Ford movies including…

Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry was the American orator who urged colonists to take up arms against the British, proclaiming, "I know not what course others may take; but as for me... give me liberty or give me death…

Henry III, Holy Roman emperor and German king

(Encyclopedia) Henry III, 1017–56, Holy Roman emperor (1046–56) and German king (1039–56), son and successor of Conrad II. He was crowned joint king with his father in 1028, and acceded on Conrad's…

Matilda, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Matilda, Saint: see Henry I (Henry the Fowler).