Births on March 18

Peter Jones (entrepreneur)

Born on March 18, 1966

Peter Jones, English businessman

Peter David Jones (born 18 March 1966) is a British entrepreneur, businessman, and reality television personality with interests in mobile phones, television, media, leisure, retail, and property. He is the last remaining original investor on the BBC Two and now BBC One show Dragons' Den and on American television series American Inventor.

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. According to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2021, Jones is worth an estimated £1.157bn.

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Events on 1966

10 Mar

Buddhist Uprising
Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
6 Jul

Hastings Banda
Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as its first President.
10 Jul

Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Chicago Freedom Movement, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago. As many as 60,000 people attend.
14 Oct

Montreal Metro
The city of Montreal begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid transit system.
8 Nov

Reconstruction Era
Former Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke becomes the first African American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.

Births on March 18

Peter Jones (entrepreneur)

Born on March 18, 1966

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Events on 1966

Buddhist Uprising

Hastings Banda

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Montreal Metro

Reconstruction Era