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Victor Hémery

Victor Hémery, French racing driver (died 1950)

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Born
November 18, 1876
Died
September 8, 1950
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1876

About Victor Hémery

Victor Théodore Eugène Hémery (18 November 1876 – 9 September 1950) was a French racing driver. He was the winner of the Vanderbilt Cup in 1905. On 30 December 1905 Hémery set a land speed record of 109.65 mph (176.46 km/h) in Arles, France, driving a Darracq. On 8 November 1909, Hémery set another new speed record at Brooklands of 202.691 km/h (125.946 mph) driving the famous "Blitzen. That October, he won the Vanderbilt Cup at Long Island, New York, beating Felice Nazzaro, Louis Chevrolet, and Ferenc Szisz.

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Victor Hémery timeline

  1. On 30 December 1905 Hémery set a land speed record of 109.65 mph (176.46 km/h) in Arles, France, driving a Darracq.
  2. On 8 November 1909, Hémery set another new speed record at Brooklands of 202.691 km/h (125.946 mph) driving the famous "Blitzen.

The world when Victor Hémery was born

Victor Hémery was born in 1876. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst National League baseball season
  • Top headlineBattle of Little Bighorn — Custer's Last Stand
  • Technology milestoneAlexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
  • Notable inventionTelephone
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population43.4M

1876 versus 2026

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Measure18762026
Population43.4M341 million

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