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): Craig Reid (footballer, born 1985) • Donovan Solano • James Booker • Josh Barfield • Martin Ødegaard • Patrick Müller (footballer) • Taylor York • Wendy Hoyte

Born in the same month (December 1928): Bill Hewitt (sportscaster) • Bo Diddley • Dick Miller • Dick Van Patten • Doyle Conner • Ernest Ashworth • Eve Bunting • Guy Bourdin • Harold Land • Martin Cooper (inventor) • Muhammad Habibur Rahman • Noam Chomsky • Philip K. Dick • Tatyana Shmyga