Deaths on December 8

Camille Jenatzy

Died on December 8, 1913

Camille Jenatzy, Belgian race car driver (b. 1868)

Camille Jenatzy (1868, Schaerbeek – 8 December 1913, Habay la Neuve) was a Belgian race car driver. He is known for breaking the land speed record three times and being the first man to break the 100 km/h barrier.

He was nicknamed Le Diable Rouge ("The Red Devil") after the colour of his beard .

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Events on 1913

21 Feb

Balkan Wars
Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
25 Jun

Great Reunion of 1913
American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
3 Jul

Great Reunion of 1913
Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
4 Jul

Great Reunion of 1913
President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
16 Aug

HMS Queen Mary
Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary.

Deaths on December 8

Camille Jenatzy

Died on December 8, 1913

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Events on 1913

Balkan Wars

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Great Reunion of 1913

Great Reunion of 1913

HMS Queen Mary