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Events on Monday 8 April 1861 1
1811 – 1861Elisha Otis (1811-1861)Died 8 April 1861, aged 49Elisha Otis, the American inventor who devised the safety elevator brake that made tall buildings practical, died in Yonkers, New York. His invention underpinned the later rise of skyscrapers. The company he founded continued to bear his name.