deaths
January 27, 2018
Ingvar Kamprad, Founder of IKEA (born 1926)
Ingvar Kamprad
Feodor Ingvar Kamprad was a Swedish billionaire business magnate who founded IKEA in 1943 and grew it into a multinational retail company that became the world's largest furniture seller in 2008. He moved to Switzerland with his Swiss wife in 1976, moving back to Småland in 2014 after her death in 2011.
IKEA
IKEA is a multinational conglomerate founded in Sweden that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, household goods, and various related services.
January 27
January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 338 days remain until the end of the year.