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Pierre Veyron

Pierre Veyron, French race car driver (died 1970)

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Born
October 1, 1903
Died
November 2, 1970
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1903

About Pierre Veyron

Pierre Veyron was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver active from 1933 through 1953. Vagniez purchased a Bugatti Type 37A that Veyron drove to his first racing victory, winning the 1930 Geneva Grand Prix. For his service during the war, the Republic of France awarded him the Legion of Honour in 1945. Pierre Veyron (1 October 1903 – 2 November 1970) was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver active from 1933 through 1953. Pierre Veyron enrolled at university to study engineering.

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Pierre Veyron timeline

  1. Pierre Veyron (1 October 1903 – 2 November 1970) was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver active from 1933 through 1953.
  2. Vagniez purchased a Bugatti Type 37A that Veyron drove to his first racing victory, winning the 1930 Geneva Grand Prix.
  3. For his service during the war, the Republic of France awarded him the Legion of Honour in 1945.

The world when Pierre Veyron was born

Pierre Veyron was born in 1903. 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 1903

  • Top movieThe Great Train Robbery (first narrative film)
  • Best-selling book"Lady Rose's Daughter" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst World Series — Boston vs Pittsburgh
  • Top headlineWright brothers achieve first powered flight
  • Technology milestoneFirst powered airplane flight (12 seconds, 120 feet)
  • World population~1.63B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population80.4M

1903 versus 2026

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

Measure19032026
Population80.4M341 million

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