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Francis Robicsek (July 4, 1925 – April 3, 2020) was a Hungarian- American cardio-thoracic surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina. [1] Before moving to America, he was one of the surgeons to perform Hungary’s first heart valve replacement surgeries in 1954.
Frederick Douglas Alexander (February 21, 1910 – April 13, 1980) was an American businessman, civil rights activist, and politician from Charlotte, North Carolina. Elected to the Charlotte City Council in 1965, he was the first African American to serve on it since the 1890s. He was repeatedly re-elected, serving until 1974.
Kenneth Rhyne Harris Sr. (May 16, 1935 – January 17, 2009) [1] was the 48th Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina serving from 1977 to 1979. [1] [2]Harris was born in Harmony, North Carolina on May 16, 1935 [1] to Roy Lee and Beulah Barker Harris. [1]
The 1995 Winston 100 at Charlotte was the 15th series start for Phillips, who entered the race having just won his first pole position after setting a lap speed of 157.444 miles per hour (253.382 km/h). Phillips led the first two laps of the race before falling back through the field.
Pearl Anna Neal was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, the daughter of Nora L. Neal (later Nora Caldwell). [1] She attended Lincoln Academy in King's Mountain.She graduated from Howard University's Conservatory of Music in 1922, and pursued further studies at the Juilliard School and the Chicago Institute of Music.
Elbert Kirtley Fretwell Jr. (October 29, 1923 – October 18, 2012) was an American academic and Chancellor Emeritus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was born in New York City and is the son of Elbert K. Fretwell, who served as the second Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America. He and his wife lived in Charlotte ...
Richard Hudson, United States Representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district; Cheslie Kryst, lawyer; Miss North Carolina USA 2019 and Miss USA 2019 [14] Pat McCrory, 74th Governor of North Carolina; longest-serving mayor in Charlotte's history (1995–2009) James McDuffie, North Carolina State Senator
Douglas was born in Iredell County, North Carolina on September 3, 1894. He served in the United States Army during World War I.. In 1946 Ben Douglas founded Douglas Furs, after Franklin D. Roosevelt asked a personal favor of Ben Sr. – to find a way to clean the fleece-lined fur-trimmed flight jackets for the soldiers flying in the then current war in Europe.