Car racers Gilles Villeneuve

Gilles Villeneuve

Living place: Canada

Birthday: 18-1-1950 (74 years old)

Population of the world 1950: 2.556 billions

Global rank: #56925

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Car racers Gilles Villeneuve profile

Who is Car racers Gilles Villeneuve?
Drag racer from Canada who won six Grand Prix titles between 1977 and 1982. He died in an accident while qualifying for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix.
He is still popular in Canadian culture. The country issued a stamp with its image in 1997.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He earned his professional racing license at Racing Jim Russell School before joining Formula Ford racing classes.

Family life info

The signature "V" on his helmet was designed by his wife, Joann.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Car racers Gilles Villeneuve?
He was teammates with French driver Didier Pironi.

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When was Car racers Gilles Villeneuve born?
Gilles Villeneuve birthday 18-1-1950 (at the age of 74).
Where is Car racers Gilles Villeneuve's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Gilles Villeneuve was born in . is a Car racers, whose Zodiac is Capricorn, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. Gilles Villeneuve's global rank is 56925 and whose rank is 250 in list of famous Car racers. Population of the world in 1950 is about 2.556 billions persons.
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Events in 1950 and 18-1

Events in the world in the birth year of Gilles Villeneuve

  • Korean War begins when North Korean Communist forces invade South Korea.
  • Sino-Soviet friendship treaty signed.
  • Communist Chinese forces invade Tibet.
  • British atomic physicist Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. Background: The Cold War

Birthday Gilles Villeneuve (18-1) in history

  • Day 18-1 year 1733: The first polar bear was exhibited in Boston, USA
  • Day 18-1 year 1778: Captain James Cook became the first European to visit the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).
  • Day 18-1 year 1782: Former US Secretary of State Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire.
  • Day 18-1 year 1788: The First Fleet, carrying convicts and sheep, arrived in Australia's Botany Bay.
  • Day 18-1 year 1912: The ill-fated Scott expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover Amundsen had been there first.
  • Day 18-1 year 1943: The Nazi siege of Leningrad was broken.
  • Day 18-1 year 1993: All 50 states joined in the observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
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