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Leslie Johnson (racing driver)

Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (died 1959)

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Born
March 22, 1912
Died
June 8, 1959
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1912

About Leslie Johnson (racing driver)

Leslie George Johnson was a British racing driver who competed in rallies, hill climbs, sports car races and Grand Prix races. Although a prodigiously gifted driver who early in his career won the admiration of senior competitors such as Raymond Sommer and Louis Chiron, he never made a full commitment to racing. In sports car racing, Johnson achieved Aston Martin's first postwar international victory, and also the first successes for Jaguar's XK120 model in both England and America.

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The world when Leslie Johnson (racing driver) was born

Leslie Johnson (racing driver) was born in 1912. 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.

Culture in 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Leslie Johnson (racing driver)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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