2005 Death Harold Kalin, singer, member of pop music duo with brother Herbert 'Herbie' Kalin, dies from automobile accident injuries, at age 71 1992 Death Stephen Albert, composer, Pulitzer Prize winner 1985, for symphony 'RiverRun', won Grammy Award 1995 for 'Cello Concerto', killed in an automobile accident in Cape Cod, Massachusetts 1988 Event Consumer Reports calls for a ban on the Suzuki Samurai automobile 1988 Event Pontiac announces the end of the Fiero automobile 1958 Event Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck 1957 Birthday Alan Donnelly, born in England, politician, Labor Party, leader, European Parliamentary Labor Party, 1998 - 2005, founded, serves, as executive chairman of public affairs company, Sovereign Strategy, represents President of Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, at Grand Prix 1955 Birthday Claus Strigel, director, Obituary for the Automobile, Act of God 1955 Event 1st solar automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Illinois 1955 Event Automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing 1954 Event 1st gas turbine automobile exhibited (New York City) 1939 Event 1st air conditioned automobile (Packard) exhibited, Chicago, Ill 1937 Event 1st permanent automobile license plates issued (Connecticut) 1937 Event 1st automobile/airplane combination tested, Santa Monica, Ca 1935 Event 1st automobile to exceed 300 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell (301.337 mph) 1930 Event 1st diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard sedan) completed 1929 Death Karl Friedrich Benz, automobile engineer (Mercedes), dies at 84 1927 Event Ford Motor Company manufactures its 15 millionth Model T automobile 1924 Event Ford Motor Company manufactures its 10 millionth Model T automobile 1915 Event Ford Motor Company manufactures its 1 millionth Model T automobile 1914 Event U.S. Post Office 1st used an automobile to collect and deliver mail 1908 Event Patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisc 1908 Event Around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris 1904 Event Automobile tire chain patented 1903 Event Clyde Coleman of New York City patents automobile electric starter 1903 Event 1st coast-to-coast automobile trip (SF-NY) completed 1903 Event 1st automobile trip across U.S. from San Francisco to New York, ended April 1 1902 Event American Automobile Association, AAA, founded in Cleveland, Ohio 1900 Event 1st U.S. automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (New York City) 1899 Event Henry Bliss becomes 1st automobile fatality (NY) 1898 Event Automobile speed record set-63 kph (39 mph) 1898 Event Dutch Automobile Club forms (KNAC) 1898 Event 1st automobile sold 1897 Event Automobile Club of Great Britain established (now: Royal Auto Club) 1896 Event A. H. Whiting wins 1st automobile race held on a track in Cranston, Rhode Island 1895 Event Charles E Duryea patents a gas-driven automobile 1892 Event Pneumatic automobile tire patented, Syracuse, New York 1891 Event Electric self-starter for automobile patented 1888 Event Philip Pratt unveils 1st electric automobile 1886 Event In Germany, Karl Benz drives 1st automobile 1879 Event George Selden files for 1st patent for a gasoline-driven automobile 1863 Birthday Henry Royce, automobile founder, Rolls-Royce 1862 Event Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir builds 1st automobile 1831 Birthday Clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer, Studebaker 1725 Birthday Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, designed and built 1st automobile
