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Events on Friday 2 December 1892 1
1836 – 1892Jay Gould (1836-1892)Died 2 December 1892, aged 56Jay Gould was an American railroad executive and financier notorious for aggressive speculation, including his role in the Black Friday gold panic of 1869. By the time of his death he controlled a major portion of the US railroad network.