Eli Whitney is sometimes credited with developing the armory system of manufacturing in 1801, using the ideas of division of labor, engineering tolerance, and interchangeable parts to create assemblies from parts in a repeatable manner.

* 1765 – Eli Whitney, American inventor ( d. 1825 )

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* 1795 – Eli Whitney Blake, American inventor ( d. 1886 )

* 1895 – Eli Whitney Blake, Jr., American scientist ( b. 1836 )

About the same time, innovators like Eli Whitney ( 1765 – 1825 ), James Watt ( 1736 – 1819 ), and Matthew Boulton ( 1728 – 1809 ) developed elements of technical production such as standardization, quality-control procedures, cost-accounting, interchangeability of parts, and work-planning.

* 1794 – Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.

* December 8 – Eli Whitney, American inventor ( d. 1825 )

* March 14 – Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.

Eli Herschel Wallach ( born December 7, 1915 ) is an American film, television and stage actor who gained fame in the late 1950s.

* December 7 – Eli Wallach, American actor

December 1863-Colonel Eli Long Second Brigade Second Cavalry Division US reported.

In December 2009, the duo guest starred in a 21st-season episode of The Simpsons that also featured Cooper, Peyton and Eli Manning.

Eliahu ( Eli ) ben Shaoul Cohen (, 16 December 1924 – 18 May 1965 ) was an Israeli spy.

The needed fundraising restarted in earnest in 1996 — after the real estate depression passed — headed up by Eli Broad and then-mayor Richard Riordan and groundbreaking for the hall was held in December 1999.

On December 12, 2007, after more than 20 rockets landed in the Sderot area in a single day, including a direct hit to one of the main avenues, Sderot mayor Eli Moyal announced his resignation, citing the government's failure to halt the rocket attacks.

Eliyahu " Eli " Yishai (, born 26 December 1962 ) is an Israeli politician and head of the Shas party.

In December 2008, Moynahan guest starred in two episodes of the ABC television comedy-drama Eli Stone, playing the titular character's ( Jonny Lee Miller ) former girlfriend.

Eli Filip Heckscher ( 24 November 1879, Stockholm23 December 1952, Stockholm ) was a Swedish political economist and economic historian.

On December 13, 2003, Drew was traded to the Atlanta Braves along with catcher Eli Marrero for starting pitcher Jason Marquis, relief pitcher Ray King, and rookie prospect Adam Wainwright.

On December 13, 2003, Marquis was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals along with relief pitcher Ray King and rookie prospect Adam Wainwright for outfielder J. D. Drew and catcher Eli Marrero.

On December 10, Houston privately tasked Colonel Thomas I. Smith and Captain Eli Chandler with moving the nation's archives to Washington-on-the-Brazos.

* 13 October 1856-4 December 1878: Eli Hutchinson Jennings, Sr. ( 1814 – 1878 )

According to a New York Times article published on December 17, 2006, Eli Lilly has engaged in a decade-long effort to play down the health risks of Zyprexa, its best-selling medication for schizophrenia, according to hundreds of internal Lilly documents and e-mail messages among top company managers.

Eli Hollinshead purchased a parcel on December 18, 1850.

Eli Gold ( born December 1953 ) is an American sportscaster.

After a brief separation, Gangaji and Eli reconciled their marriage in December 2005.