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Vittorio Jano

Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (died 1965)

Born
April 22, 1891
Died
March 13, 1965
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1891

About Vittorio Jano

Vittorio Jano was an Italian automobile designer of Hungarian descent, active in European racing car engine design from the 1920s through 1960s. At Alfa Romeo his first design was the 8-cylinder in-line mounted Alfa Romeo P2 Grand Prix car, which won Alfa Romeo the inaugural world championship for Grand Prix cars in 1925. After Dino's death, Jano's "Dino" V6 became the basis for the company's Formula Two and Tasman Series efforts.

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The world when Vittorio Jano was born

Vittorio Jano was born in 1891. 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 momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

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

Measure18912026
Population64.0M341 million

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