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Maurice Farman

Maurice Farman, French race car driver and pilot (died 1964)

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Born
March 21, 1877
Died
February 24, 1964
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1877

About Maurice Farman

Maurice Alain Farman was a British-French Grand Prix motor racing champion, an aviator, and an aircraft manufacturer and designer. A champion tandem cyclist with brother Henry, Maurice Farman began racing Panhard automobiles and won the 1901 Pau Grand Prix, the first race ever to be called a Grand Prix. In May 1902 he won the "Circuit du Nord" race from Paris to Arras and back. He also competed in that year's Paris to Vienna race won by Marcel Renault. He was awarded Aviator's Certificate (Brevet) no. 6 by the Aero-Club de France, issued on November 18, 1909.

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Maurice Farman timeline

  1. A champion tandem cyclist with brother Henry, Maurice Farman began racing Panhard automobiles and won the 1901 Pau Grand Prix, the first race ever to be called a Grand Prix.
  2. In May 1902 he won the "Circuit du Nord" race from Paris to Arras and back.
  3. He was awarded Aviator's Certificate (Brevet) no. 6 by the Aero-Club de France, issued on November 18, 1909.

The world when Maurice Farman was born

Maurice Farman was born in 1877. 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

  • Top headlineReconstruction ends — federal troops leave the South
  • Technology milestoneThomas Edison invents the phonograph
  • Notable inventionPhonograph — talking machine
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRutherford B. Hayes
  • U.S. population44.2M

1877 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Maurice Farman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18772026
Population44.2M341 million

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