1933 Birthday Frank Brake, English multi-millionaire 1908 Event Patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisc 1889 Event Daniel Stover and William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake 1872 Event George Westinghouse, Jr. patents triple air brake for trains 1869 Event Steam power brake patented (George Westinghouse) 1859 Birthday Georg Knorr, German engineer, brake system trains 1838 Event Ephraim Morris patents railroad brake