Happy Birthday Halle Berry (1966)
Halle Berry (born August 14, 1966) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and beauty contestant becoming Miss Ohio USA in 1986, first runner-up in Miss USA 1986 and placing sixth in Miss…
Happy Birthday Jean-Claude Andruet (1940)
Jean-Claude Andruet (born 13 August 1940 in Montreuil) is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship. Andruet took three WRC event wins during his career; 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, 1974 Tour de…
Happy Birthday Parnelli Jones (1933)
Rufus Parnell “Parnelli” Jones (August 12, 1933 – June 4, 2024) was an American professional racing driver and racing team owner. He is notable for his accomplishments while competing in…
Happy Name Day Susan (11/08)
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…
Happy Birthday Lucas DiGrassi (1984)
Lucas Tucci di Grassi (born 11 August 1984) is a Brazilian racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Lola Yamaha ABT. In formula racing, di Grassi competed in Formula One in 2010, and won the 2016–17 Formula E Championship with…
FlixBus is founded (2011)
FlixBus (styled FLiXBUS) is a German brand that offers intercity bus services in 45 countries in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Oceania, with over 300,000 daily connections. It is owned by Flix SE ,…
Hot Wheels Crack Ups! Side Banger (2026)
Two other innovations were introduced briefly in Hot Wheels cars in the 1980s – Thermal Color Change paint, and rotating ‘crash panel’ vehicles (“Crack-Ups”). The former was able to change color on…
Rudolf Diesel is Granted the Patent for the Diesel Engine in the US (1898)
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is also called a compression-ignition engine (or CI engine).…
Happy Birthday Nigel Mansell (1953)
Nigel Mansell (born 8 August 1953) is a British former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1980 to 1995. Mansell won the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship in 1992 with Williams, and won 31 Grands Prix across 15 seasons. In American open-wheel racing, Mansell…
Happy Birthday Bruce Dickinson (1958)
Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English musician who is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Dickinson has performed in the band across two stints,…
Happy Birthday Dorian Hrewood (1950)
Dorian Harewood (born August 6, 1950) is an American actor, best known for playing Jesse Owens in The Jesse Owens Story (1984), Det. Paul Strobber on Strike Force (1981–1982), and Rev. Morgan Hamilton in 7th Heaven (1996–2003). He also played…
Happy Birthday Colin McRae (1968)
Colin McRae MBE (5 August 1968 – 15 September 2007) was a British rally driver. He was the 1991 and 1992 British Rally Champion, and in 1995 became the first British driver to win…
Happy birthday Jeff Gordon (1971)
Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American stock car racing executive and former professional stock car racing driver who currently serves as the vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports. He raced full-time…
Happy Birthday Michael Ealy (1973)
Michael David Brown (born August 3, 1973), known professionally as Michael Ealy, is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films such as Barbershop (2002), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Takers (2010), Think Like a…
Happy Birthday Frank Biela (1964)
Frank Biela (born 2 August 1964) is a German auto racing driver, mainly competing in touring cars and sportscar racing. He has raced exclusively in cars manufactured by the Audi marque since 1990. Biela notably won the 1991 Deutsche…
Happy Birthday Jason Momoa (1979)
Jason Momoa (born August 1, 1979) is an American actor and film producer. He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series Baywatch: Hawaii (1999–2001), which was followed by portrayals of Ronon Dex on…
Happy Birthday Louis de Funès (1914)
Louis de Funès (31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. His acting style is remembered for its high-energy performance and his wide range of facial expressions…
Happy Birthday Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, film producer, politician, and former professional bodybuilder who served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. Schwarzenegger began lifting weights…
Hot Wheels Crack Ups Front Ender (2026)
Two other innovations were introduced briefly in Hot Wheels cars in the 1980s – Thermal Color Change paint, and rotating ‘crash panel’ vehicles (“Crack-Ups”). The former was able to change color on…
Happy Birthday Fernando Alonso (1981)
Fernando Alonso (born 29 July 1981) is a Spanish racing driver who competes in Formula One for Aston Martin. Alonso has won two Formula One World Drivers’ Championship titles, which he won in 2005 and 2006 with Renault, and has won 32 Grands…
Happy Name Day Kimberley (28/07)
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…
Happy Birthday Patrick Long (1981)
Patrick Brian Long (born July 28, 1981) is an American professional racing driver. He has competed in Pirelli World Challenge and the FIA World Endurance Championship, as well as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR…
The Last Citroen 2CV is Produced (1990)
The Citroën 2CV is an economy car produced by the French company Citroën from 1948 to the 27th July 1990. Introduced at the 1948 Paris Salon de l’Automobile, it has an air-cooled engine that is mounted in the front and drives the front…
Happy Name Day Anne (26/07)
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…
Happy Birthday Jason Statham (1967)
Jason Statham (born 26 July 1967) is an English actor. He is known for portraying tough, gritty, or violent characters in various action thriller films, and has been credited for…
Louis Bleriot is the First Man to Fly Over the Channel (1909)
Louis Blériot (1 July 1872 – 1 August 1936) was a French aviator, inventor, and engineer. He developed the first practical headlamp for cars and established a profitable business manufacturing them, using much of…
Happy Birthday Tiago Monteiro (1976)
Tiago Monteiro (born 24 July 1976) is a Portuguese racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2005 to 2006, and World Touring Car from 2007 to 2022. Monteiro joined SEAT in the World Touring Car Championship in 2007, remaining with them until 2012 as he claimed several victories across…
Happy Birthday Richie Evans (1941)
RichardEvans (July 23, 1941 – October 24, 1985), was an American racing driver who won nine NASCAR National Modified Championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to 1985. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame lists this…
Happy Name Day Madeline (22/7)
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…
Happy Birthday Ian James (1974)
Ian James (born 22 July 1974 in Epsom) is a British-American racing driver and principal of the Heart of Racing Team, competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. James has 11 total sports-car wins. In…