History Hop Tags - Bankruptcy

1607-01-13

The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.

1811-02-20

Austria declares bankruptcy

1922-07-06

Dutch auto/airplane manufacturer Trompenburg declares bankruptcy

1953-10-07

Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply

1970-03-31

Federal bankruptcy court allows Seattle Pilots to be sold to Milwaukee

1970-04-01

Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000 Although negotiations were conducted over a period of months, it was not until March 13 when a federal bankruptcy referee declared the Pilots bankrupt

1979-05-23

Rocker Tom Petty files chapter 11 bankruptcy

1980-03-31

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad operates its final train after being ordered to liquidate its assets due to bankruptcy and debt owed to creditors.

1982-05-13

Braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy

1984-05-01

Mick Fleetwood (of Fleetwood Mac) files for bankruptcy

1985-02-19

ADM of Amsterdam declares bankruptcy

1987-04-12

Texaco files for bankruptcy

1989-03-09

Eastern Airlines files for bankruptcy

1990-04-18

Bankruptcy court forces Frank Lorenzo to give up Eastern Airlines

1990-06-04

Greyhound Bus files bankruptcy

1991-07-11

Calumet Farm, home to 8 Kentucky Derby winners, files bankruptcy

1991-10-10

Greyhound Bus ends bankruptcy

1991-12-12

Orion Pictures filed Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection

1993-05-24

Kim Basinger files for bankruptcy to avoid paying $7.4M settlement

1994-03-18

Zsa Zsa Gabor files for bankruptcy

1994-12-06

Orange County California files for bankruptcy

2001-10-11

The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.

2001-12-02

Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York

2002-01-22

Kmart Corp becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

2002-07-21

Telecom giant WorldCom files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the largest such filing in United States history.

2003-10-31

A bankruptcy court approves MCI's reorganization plans, essentially clearing the telecommunications company to exit bankruptcy.

2009-04-30

Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

2009-06-01

General Motors files for chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.

2013-07-18

Detroit, Michigan, files for bankruptcy to become the largest US municipal bankruptcy at $18.5 Billion

2016-06-11

Gawker files for bankruptcy after losing $140m case

2016-08-17

Gawker Media sold to Univision in bankruptcy auction