BIRTH(+)FACT(᙮)DEATH(-)

41st year  -  N° 29                 Thursday, 29 January 2026         Antwerpen		
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Chemist
Leo Henricus Arthur Baekeland
aka The Father of the Plastics Industry
known for inventing Bakelite


  • 14 November 1863 (+) is born in Gent, Belgium.

  • 23 February 1944 (-) dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Beacon, United States.


  • More info on Wikipedia