1991 Event Mazda becomes 1st Japanese car to capture Le Mans 24 hour race 1967 Event A. J. Foyt and Dan Gurney drove a Ford to victory in Le Mans 1958 Birthday Phillipe Boccara, born in Le Mans, France, U.S. sprint kayak 1996 Olympics 1955 Event Mercedes racing car kills 77 at Le Mans, France 1955 Event Le Mans race car accident kills 83 spectators, race continues 1946 Birthday Keith Mans, born in England, politician, born Keith Douglas Rowland Mans, Member of Parliament for Wyre, educated at the RAF College Cranwell and the Open University 1945 Birthday Jacques Ickx, Belgium, Le Mans auto race, 6-time winner 1944 Event U.S. 12 Army corp enters Le Mans through Orleans 1944 Event U.S. 79th/90th division enter Le Mans 1944 Event U.S. 15th Army corp occupies Le Mans 1943 Birthday Helmut Marko, auto racer, Le Mans Grand Prix 1939 Birthday David Hobbs, born in Royal Leamington Spa, England, auto racer, commentator for Speed, raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans twenty times 1933 Event Belgian Working people's party accept Henry de Mans Plan of Labor 1923 Event 1st Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance is run 1912 Birthday Jean Francaix, Le Mans France, composer, Naked King 1906 Event Hongar Szisz wins 1st Grand-Prix (Le Mans, France) 1858 Birthday Arnold Dolmetsch, Le Mans, musician 1517 Birthday Jacques Peletier, du Mans, French poet/scientist
