Joe Burns is a famous racing-driver. He is being interviewed on a sports programme. Reporter: You've had a very dangerous life, haven't you, Joe? I mean, you've almost been killed several times, haven't you? Joe: Yes, I suppose that's right. Reporter: When was your worst accident...
Two years later, he was killed at age 29 in a skiing accident in a benefit race in 1984 at his hometown of Schladming. Birthplace: Schladming, Austria Johannes Mario Simmel Dec. at 84 (1924-2009) Johannes Mario Simmel (7 April 1924 – 1 January 2009), also known as J. M. Simmel...
Luigi Fagioli Race car driver Luigi Cristiano Fagioli (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi faˈdʒɔːli]; 9 June 1898 – 20 June 1952), nicknamed "the Abruzzi robber", was an Italian motor racing driver. He is currently the oldest driver to win a race in Formula One, al...
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“Writing this book required me to conquer serious inner demons. I was mildly dyslexic at a young age and still have a lot of trouble with dysgraphia: miswriting and mixing up letters. Finishing my senior thesis in college almost killed me, and this book was more than twice the length.”...
American race car driver, Horatio Nelson Jackson is born in1872. English author and poet, Mary Webb is born in1881. American actor Ed Begley is born in1901. English-American actress Binnie Barnes is born in1903. American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin is born in1942. ...
Mario Andretti 1940- Italy : Sports The race car driver saw the Italian Grand Prix at Monza as a small child. He left war-torn Italy in 1955 with his family and came to Pennsylvania. Andretti began racing with his twin brother, Aldo, who later quit after serious injury. Mario went on ...
She was married to her second husband, Clark Gable, when she was killed in a plane crash in 1942. Shelley Long Fort Wayne 1949- Her role as Diane Chambers in the wildly popular 1980s sitcom, Cheers, earned Shelley Long an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two ...
Young underscored his point in the liner notes from 'Decade': "I am not a preacher, but drugs killed a lot of great men." Bob Seger, "Night Moves" (1976) Capitol Bob Seger, "Night Moves" (1976) This song about high school and the summertime ("sweet summertime, summertime") of ...
His partner, photographer Fernando Bengoechea, was killed during the devastating event, and Berkus went on to tell their story on Winfrey's daytime talk show, giving a face to the millions who were affected by the natural disaster, but also to young gay men coming out. Four years after the...