1997 Richard Gnida, Limo driver in Detroit Red Wings crash, pleads guilty
1996 Ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver, dies at 93
1996 Scott Evans Brayton, racing car driver, dies at 37
1995 Giancarlo Baghetti, racing driver/journalist, dies at 60
1995 Keith Odor, racing Driver, dies at 33
1995 Juan Manuel Fangio, racing Driver, dies at 84
1994 Hannes Wustinger, Austrian race car driver, dies at 29
1994 Don Watson, race car driver, dies in an accident at 46
1994 Kay Petre, early racing driver, dies at 91
1994 Duncan Hamilton, driver, dies at 74
1994 Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Grand prix driver, dies in crash at 34
1994 Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver, dies in crash at 31
1993 Winnie Mandela's driver/bodyguard murdered in Johannesburg
1991 Willy T. Ribbs becomes 1st black driver to make Indianapolis 500
1990 Bill Vukovich, Indie 500 driver, dies in crash at 27
1989 Tim Richmond, race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS
1988 Bobby Allison at 50 becomes oldest driver to win Daytona 500
1981 British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, a truck driver later convicted of "Yorkshire Ripper" murders of 13 women
1979 "Driver's Seat" by Sniff 'n' the Tears peaks at #15
1979 Rocker Nigel Olsson runs a stop sign, crashes and kills a driver
1976 36-hr kidnap of 26 school children and their bus driver in California
1974 Peter Revson, U.S. race car driver (Indianapolis 500), dies at 35
1974 Jeremy Laster, Fullerton California, water polo driver 1996 Olympics
1973 Clarence White, rocker (Byrds), killed by drunken driver at 29
1973 Wolf Wigo, Abington Penn, water polo driver 1996 Olympics
1971 Chris Oeding, born in Santa Ana, California, water polo driver 1996 Olympics
1971 Chi Kredell, born in Long Beach, California, water polo driver 1996 Olympics
1971 Minnie Driver, actress, Good Will Hunting
1970 Jochen Rindt, German race car driver, dies at 28
1969 Colin Keely, Buffalo, New York, water polo driver 1996 Olympics
1968 Mika Hakkinen, racing driver
1967 Kirk Everist, Houston Texas, water polo driver 1996 Olympics
1966 Drunk driver kills 10 children in Asse Belgium
1963 John Andretti, race car driver
1962 Jodie Foster, Bronx New York City, actress, Taxi Driver, Accused
1962 Roland Ratzenberger, driver
1962 Bruce Driver, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers
1959 Scott Evans Brayton, racing car driver
1958 Johnny "Earl of" Dumfries, racing driver
1955 RCA Victor's best investment paying $25,000 to Sun Records and Sam Philips for rights to Elvis Presley, a truck driver from Tupelo Miss
1955 Isabelle Adjani, born in Paris, actress, Story of Adele H, Driver, Ishtar
1954 Susan H Butcher, dog sled driver, Idatarod
1954 Willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51
1954 Derek Warwick, race car driver
1954 Philippe Alliot, race driver, grand prix
1954 Riccardo Patrese, driver, Grand Prix
1950 Jody Schecter, South African auto maker, World Driver's 1979
1948 Malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63
1948 Billy O'Donnell, harness racer driver of year, 1984
1943 Robert De Niro, born in New York City, actor, Bang the Drum Slowly, Taxi Driver
1942 Jochen Rindt, German race car driver
1941 Elzie "Buddy" Baker, race-car driver
1940 Mario Andretti, race-car driver, 1969 Indianapolis 500
1940 Herve Filion, sulky driver, 1969 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame
1940 Harry Gant, NASCAR driver
1939 Jackie Stewart, Scotland, driver/sports announcer, 27 Grand Prix
1939 Harvey Keitel, actor, Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs
1938 Janet Guthrie, race car driver, 1st woman to race in Indianapolis 500
1938 Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28
1937 Richard Petty, auto race driver, Daytona 500-1979,81
1936 Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver, world champ 1966
1936 Jim Clark, race car driver, Indianapolis 500
1935 A J Foyt, Houston, auto race driver, Indy 500 1961, 64, 67, 77
1934 Giancarlo Baghetti, racing driver/journalist
1934 John Surtees, British race car driver
1931 Robert Duvall, born in San Diego, California, actor, Great Santini, Taxi Driver
1929 Stirling Moss, race car driver
1924 George Segal, New York, sculptor lifelike mixed-media figures, Bus Driver
1924 Betty Driver, actress, Coronation St, Pardon the Expression
1920 Betty Driver, actress, Penny Paradise
1920 Duncan Hamilton, driver
1919 Alberto Sordi, born in Rome, Italy, actor, Miser, Taxi Driver in New York
1916 Ralph Baldwin, harness driver, set 11 major world records
1911 Juan Manuel Fangio, racing driver
1906 Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory
1903 Mona Washbourne, England, actress, Stevie, Billie Liar, Driver's Seat
1903 Ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver
1903 Kay Petre, early racing driver
1902 Willie Shaw, race car driver, Indy 500-1937, 39, 40
1791 John Stone, Concord, Massachusetts, patents a pile driver
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