August 28, 2007

2007Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (born 1926)^[†]

Arthur Allen Jones was the founder of Nautilus, Inc. and MedX, Inc. and the inventor of the Nautilus exercise machines, including the Nautilus pullover, which was first sold in 1970. Jones was a pioneer in the field of physical exercise i.e. weight and strength training. He was born in Arkansas, and grew up in Seminole, Oklahoma.

2007Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (born 1932)^[†]

Hillel Kristal was an American club owner, manager and musician who was the owner of the New York City club CBGB, which opened in 1973 and closed in 2006 over a rent dispute.

2007Paul MacCready, American engineer and businessman, founded AeroVironment (born 1925)^[†]

Paul Beattie MacCready Jr. was an American aeronautical engineer. He was the founder of AeroVironment and the designer of the human-powered aircraft that won the first Kremer prize. He devoted his life to developing more efficient transportation vehicles that could "do more with less".

2007Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author (born 1935)^[†]

Francisco Alejandro Pérez Martínez, better known as Francisco Umbral, was a Spanish journalist, novelist, biographer and essayist.