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Percy Williams (sprinter)
1908May, 19

Percy Williams (sprinter)

Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter (d. 1982)
Percy Alfred Williams (May 19, 1908 – November 29, 1982) was a Canadian athlete, winner of the 100 and 200 metres races at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a former world record holder for the 100 metres sprint.

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  • 30Jan

    Jan C. Smuts

    Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
  • 17Sep

    Orville Wright

    The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
  • 27Sep

    Ford Piquette Avenue Plant

    The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
  • 1Oct

    Ford Model T

    Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825.
  • 14Oct

    Detroit Tigers

    The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, clinching the World Series; this would be their last until clinching the 2016 World Series.