Ron Brown

Ronald Harmon Brown was an American politician. He served as the United States Secretary of Commerce during the first term of President Bill Clinton. Before this, he was chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). He was the first African American to hold these positions. He was killed, along with 34 others, in a 1996 plane crash in Croatia.

1 August 1941

Born on the same birth date (1 August 1941): Étienne Roda-Gil

Born on the same birth day (1 August): Beckie Scott • Christer Basma • Craig Clarke • Emperor Kōgon • Esteban Paredes • Frank Worrell • Isobel Lilian Gloag • J. Lee Thompson • José Padilha • Julie Bovasso • Karen Carney • Park Si-eun (entertainer) • Patryk Małecki • Sergeal Petersen • Stuart Holden • Tyron Henderson • Veerle Dejaeghere • Vhrsti • Wolfgang, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

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