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): Aurelio López • Chantal Mouffe • George Howard (British Army officer) • Helen Glover • John Amis • Juan María Bordaberry • Ken Livingstone • Kendrick Lamar • Mark Tauscher • Michael Showalter • Mildred Fox • Travis Roche

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