Charles Pozzi

Charles Pozzi, French race car driver (died 2001)

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Born: August 27, 1909
Died: February 28, 2001
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1909

About Charles Pozzi

Charles Pozzi was a French racing driver who participated in one World Championship Formula One race in 1950, the year of its inception. After his retirement from racing, he founded Charles Pozzi S.A., the official importer of Ferrari and Maserati motor vehicles in France. Born Carlo Alberto Pozzi in Paris, France of Italian parentage, he became known as Charles, the French translation of his name. In 1949, he won the Comminges sports car Grand Prix, in Saint-Gaudens, with a Delahaye 145 (chassis N° 48775), equipped with a 4.5-litre six-cylinder Delahaye 175 engine.

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The world when Charles Pozzi was born

Charles Pozzi was born in 1909. 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 1909

Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
Notable inventionBakelite plastic
World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

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Measure	1909	2026
Population	88.8M	341 million

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