William Hudson (engineer)

Sir William Hudson was a New Zealand-born engineer who headed construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme for hydroelectricity and irrigation in Australia from 1949 to 1967, when he reluctantly retired at 71. The scheme was completed in 1974, under budget and before time.

27 April 1896

Born on the same birth date (27 April 1896): Rogers Hornsby • Wallace Carothers

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Born in the same month (April 1896): Einar Lundborg • Ernst Udet • Fred Barnett (English footballer) • Fred Haney • Frits Peutz • Hans List • Johnny Golden • Léo-Paul Desrosiers • Na Hye-sŏk • Nikolay Semyonov • Reverend Gary Davis • Robert E. Sherwood • Robert Henry Best • Rogers Hornsby • Ruut Tarmo • Señor Wences • Tristan Tzara • Wallace Carothers • Wop May • Yip Harburg • Árpád Weisz