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1999 Greg Moore, promising Canadian racecar driver, competed in Indy Lights, CART World Series, fatally injured in violent car crash on the 10th lap of the CART season finale
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, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival, dies while qualifying for San Marino Prix, in 1994 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-hour kidnap of 26 school children and their bus driver in California 1975 Greg Moore, born in New Westminster, British Columbia, promising Canadian racecar driver, competed in Indy Lights, CART World Series 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 Bruce Driver, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers 1960 Roland Ratzenberger, Salzburg, Austria, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival 1959 Scott Evans Brayton, racing car driver 1959 Brett Bodine, born in Chemung, New York, auto racer, former NASCAR Winston Cup driver, current Sprint Cup, pace car driver, employed as Director of Cost and Research by NASCAR 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 1955 Mike Smith, born in Britain, British DJ, radio presenter, racing car driver, pilot, businessman, Breakfast Show Presenter of BBC Radio One 1986 - 1988, used on-air nickname 'Smithy' 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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