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| 1873
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Born 137 years ago
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Died 107 years ago.
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24
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5
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, aged 30
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Barrow was the agent for DMG in South West France. He started racing in 1900 and in 1903 drove a De Dietrich in the fatal Paris to Madrid race in 1903. He contracted pneumonia brought on from his injuries sustained when he crashed in the race and died a few days later.
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| 1912
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Born 98 years ago
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Died 47 years ago.
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13
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3
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, aged 51
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Austin Dobson was a racing driver competing in Maserati and Alfa Romeo. His brother Arthur also used to race.
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| 1916
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Born 94 years ago
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Died 23 years ago.
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12
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2
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, aged 71
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A British hill-climb champion in 1950 with his Alfa Romeo 3.8S, Poore, a wealthy industrialist, briefly became a member of the Connaught Racing Syndicate in 1952, scoring a fine fourth place in the British GP.
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| 1926
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Born 84 years ago
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Died 7 years ago.
(
26
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10
/2003)
, aged 77
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A native of Fresno, Calif., Boyd followed his idol, Bill Vukovich Sr., to Indianapolis, only to be involved in the crash that took Vukovich's life.
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| 1935
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Le Mans and saloon car racer, owner of Lola Cars and the Mondello Park Circuit.
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| 1954
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| 1946 |
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Born
9
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3
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1856
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Died
64 years ago.
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19
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8
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1946)
, aged 90
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De Dion was an innovator and pioneer in the automobile industry. He also founded the first automobile club in 1895 and organized the world's first auto show in Paris in 1898.
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Born
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1
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1923
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Died
48 years ago.
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19
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8
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1962)
, aged 39
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Promising Italian Formula Junior driver who was killed in the XI Gran Premio Pergusa Formula Junior race in 1962.
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| 1975 |
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Born
18
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3
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1937
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Died
35 years ago.
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19
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8
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1975)
, aged 38
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| 1983 |
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Born
25
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8
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1904
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Died
27 years ago.
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19
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8
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1983)
, aged 79
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