Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:55:20 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-born-shoe-magnate-thomas-j-bata-dies-93-8592514© 2026 Radio Prague International The famous Czech-born industrialist Thomas J. Baťa has died in Toronto, Canada, just a few weeks short of his 94th birthday. Mr Baťa was the former head of one of the world’s biggest footwear companies, first founded by his father in Zlín in Moravia in 1894. News of his death brought immediate reaction from around the world including in his native Czech Republic, which Mr Baťa visited often – the last time just this summer. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/czech-born-shoe-magnate-thomas-j-bata-dies-93-8592514 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9