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The 26-year-old British racing driver died in a crash during the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix when a bird struck him in the face. 22-year-old British driver Chris Bristow was killed during the same race. [302] [303] [unreliable source?] [304] John A. Byrnes, Richard Leroy McKinley, and Richard C. Legg 3 January 1961
Name of animal Image Date of death Details Jocko the monkey July 1880: The performance monkey from Goldsboro, North Carolina, was found dead after he hanged himself with a makeshift noose made with clothesline. It is believed that Jocko did it as an experiment after watching public hangings with his owner Rockwell Syrock. [2] [3] [4] Jumbo the ...
Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
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North Light (1 March 2001 – 20 March 2024) was Thoroughbred racehorse, and sire, bred in Ireland but trained in the United Kingdom. He was best known as the winner of The Derby in 2004 . Background
The earliest known such racing event as a tradition is reported from Vietnam. [1] [2] In the 20th century, this became a major event (though it generated protests) in Germany in 1920, and an organized International Elephant Race in Nepal from tourism interests in 1982. [3] Elephant racing is a popular form of animal racing in Afghanistan. A ...
Racing cyclists who have died during a race or during training are remembered by cycling aficionados and the cycling press. Their personal effects are exhibited in museums, [ 10 ] their cemetery markers and tombstones are visited by fans, and as one commentator wrote: "Plaques, statues and shrines to cycling's fallen heroes are scattered all ...
Dan Patch was a mahogany bay Standardbred stallion bred by Daniel (Dan) Messner Jr., a prosperous dry goods merchant from Oxford, Indiana.In late 1894, Messner purchased a three-year-old filly named Zelica for $255 (equal to $8,980 today), planning to use her as a buggy horse.