John Kay (flying shuttle)

John Kay was an English inventor whose most important creation was the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. He is often confused with his namesake, who built the first "spinning frame".

17 June 1704

Born on the same birth day (17 June): Adrián Campos • Cliff Gallup • Giovanni Paolo Panini • Isabelle Delobel • John Craven (economist) • Karol Sikora • Linda Chavez • Starhawk

Born in the same month (June 1704): Benjamin Huntsman • Carlos Seixas • Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens • John Taylor (classical scholar)