Eli Beeding
Eli Lackland Beeding Jr. was a U.S. Air Force captain and rocket test subject. In 1958, a series experiments using a miniature rocket sled began at Holloman AFB under the supervision of Colonel John Stapp and Captain Beeding. Participants rode the "Daisy Sled" at various speeds and in many different positions — even head first — in an attempt to learn more about the g-force limits of the human body. Eli Beeding, American captain and pilot (d. 2013)
17 December 1928
Born on the same birth date (17 December 1928): Doyle Conner • Marilyn Beck
Born on the same birth day (17 December): Alexandra Papageorgiou • Bo Guagua • Bob Stinson • Charl Langeveldt • Charles C. Banks • Charles-Louis Mion • Chris Matthews • Doyle Conner • Jasmine Armfield • Jeff Grayer • Kazys Grinius • Luis Alfageme • Nir Davidovich • Pedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of Osuna • Pope Francis • William Lyon Mackenzie King
Born in the same month (December 1928): Adam Exner • Bernard Cribbins • Bill Hewitt (sportscaster) • Dick Miller • Ernest Ashworth • Fredrik Barth • Friedensreich Hundertwasser • Harold Land • Ida Haendel • Irish McCalla • John Menkes • Malachi Throne • Marilyn Beck • Martin Cooper (inventor) • Mickey Thompson • Moe Koffman • Ulric Neisser